There must not be too many people out there with triples yet apparently. No one has really chimed in with dyno numbers, track time , manors of this setup and such.
Who's running TRIPLES and how do you like em verses compounds
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I see, I think Larry at DP told me just this week when I was talking to him that their truck was running the 72mm in the valley with 2 366s making 1100 rwhp and some change.
I should have a truck running in the near future with Marks 72 and two s366's. A s371 and two s366's is also a very good combo that has put a friends full weight CCSB in the very low 10's with plenty more in it and the truck spools great. Here is the truck at Rudy's getting some logs to get the tuning worked out. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NVBOTsVeOLY
Wow , thats damn good for a full weight truck to pull a low 10. I already have the DP 72 in the valley . I want to work with what I have and add at least the 2. 366s . With my 5700# truck , I can see 9s happening . Thanks for the video clip !
thanks prostreeter. Last year my truck dyno'ed 1106rwhp with Marks old 72 and a BMW 483. Mark made 1158rwhp on his 72 and two 366 but drove way better then my truck. Mark was also just running a single pump. He could have pushed it harder but could not keep a tq converter in it. The power came on sooner and a lot smoother.
I currently have the same setup as your truck . I believe it would be more fun and easier driving if its like what you describe . Question is what was he breaking in those convertors ? Was that single pump modded/stroked ? How much injectors ?
I'm not sure what was breaking in the converters but I know he went through a few. When we were at the track last fall he twisted his c2/p2 as well. He was running an Exergy 12mm pump and 200% injectors. The truck had great street manners. It could go from a truck anyone could drive on the street to 1158+.
Better get a cage for that beast! Guess you won't be ready for ennis this week?
Truck is ready. I haven't taken it apart . I had Convertor Reworked but I put it back together already
I just don't see any advantage to triples for racing, maybe streetability and towing but that's about it. Looks to me the weak link in your setup will be the tranny. Allison's have come a long way, but they don't live very long under very high hp applicatons. You really need a second TCM for racing only as they don't like high HP after being driven on the street very much. Mike L and others are working on making them survive better.
I myself honestly don't understand the triples craze. Okay, I can understand they MIGHT spool better on the street. But honestly, do they really spool any better on the street than a set of twins when you put the skinny pedal to the floor? My single 72 is a hog driving around the street, unless I punch the pedal.
I just can't justify the extra cost, weight, potential leaks, and complication of a triple kit. Simplicity goes a long way
As far as I am concerned a compound setup can do anything a triple setup can do, for less money and less parts.
I just can't justify the extra cost, weight, potential leaks, and complication of a triple kit. Simplicity goes a long way
As far as I am concerned a compound setup can do anything a triple setup can do, for less money and less parts.
Doing all the work yourself triples are cheaper if you go with plain turbos. Two 366's for a total of $1200 vs a s483 for $1700 or more. Piping is around 400 bucks with extra pieces. So I could build a triple kit for about 4-5 hundred cheaper than a twin kit with s483. But of course when you buy a complete kit from a company it will be more because of the labor it took to fab it.
Danville just got done building this triple kit and it put down some stupid numbers. This is Alex's daily driver. There is no way you could make this much power and have it as your DD with twins. This was on tune 4, tune 5 should hit 2000hp then they plan on spraying it.
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That's 1 way to look at it although that may have been exactly what was said when the first set of compounds came along . I have a compound now and I may keep them or I may try triples . If I go triples I would sell my S483 and at that point I'm only spending around 1 thousand + cash earned from S483 .Going to a bigger atmospheric turbo or to buy the 2 366s is about the same money .Ill build my own piping . And whether I go with triples or bigger on my atmospheric I still have to up the sticks
Not sure . That setup that made stupid #s is probably bigger than a 72/366/366 if I was a betting man . I'd be happy with 1200-1300 rwhp. Get it in the 9s and hopefully have it stay together