Twins Reliability?
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Twins Reliability?
I'm close to buying a new turbo. Was trying to stay with a single (expense) vs going to a twin setup. Daily driver trying to get 600hp. Now under the impression I'll need the twins to make a good D/D with that kind of HP. Recently read somewhere that Twins can be somewhat unreliable. I don't want to end up having to adjust/tweak, or repair my D/D even somewhat regularly. Any comments????
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Im going to chime in and say from everything I have read - a 600 HP daily driver 12v is going to NEED twins. Do some searching and youll find that twins are almost as reliable as a single. I think the main reason people say they are not as reliable is because the fact that there are more parts = more possible problems, but when your bombing a truck, the farther you push the truck, the more chances you have of breaking something. Other than that hammer down.
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Reliability with twins
after the refurbishing on mine, i will say i have no maintainance on them other than check the IC hoses every oil change. No problems since i have reinstalled and reworked everything. Dexter has it on the money here. the more u push a truck, the more ur gonna break.
For my 500 horse plus truck, twins are awesome. i wouldnt go any other way..
after the refurbishing on mine, i will say i have no maintainance on them other than check the IC hoses every oil change. No problems since i have reinstalled and reworked everything. Dexter has it on the money here. the more u push a truck, the more ur gonna break.
For my 500 horse plus truck, twins are awesome. i wouldnt go any other way..
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Well, I spoke to the guys at the II booth at TS Outlaw event today. He steered me toward a Phat Shaft 62/14, which can be used in a twin set-up later. But he also told me that a Super Phat Shat 62/14 would probably work as a single.
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Do you tow???
I just took off a super-62, unhappy with it for ANY type of towing.
I now have a HX35-12wg on top of a B2.
There is no comparison. I have it all now, minimal smoke, egt never over 1200, and great towing.
I just took off a super-62, unhappy with it for ANY type of towing.
I now have a HX35-12wg on top of a B2.
There is no comparison. I have it all now, minimal smoke, egt never over 1200, and great towing.
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once you get all you leaks worked out and the waste gate or gates adjusted they are trouble free. like j-fox said you have the best of everything. no smoke great towing and egts under control.
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I can tell you from experience a DD 600hp 12v auto with out twins is tough.
As far as reliability of the twins......I have had them on my trucks for over 4 years now and have yet to have a problem with them. If you buy a well made set there aren’t a lot of things that can go wrong. Turbos are a pretty reliable part if they are run with-in their design parameters and the oil is kept clean.
You never mentioned if you planned on towing but if you do forget a single at that hp with a 12v. Just my $.02
As far as reliability of the twins......I have had them on my trucks for over 4 years now and have yet to have a problem with them. If you buy a well made set there aren’t a lot of things that can go wrong. Turbos are a pretty reliable part if they are run with-in their design parameters and the oil is kept clean.
You never mentioned if you planned on towing but if you do forget a single at that hp with a 12v. Just my $.02
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