A quick pic - APS C5 twin turbo system

[peter@aps]

Hi Guys, here's a quick pic of the yet to be released C5 twin intercooled twin turbo system, enjoy! :)

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/under1a.jpg

Peter

[Selah]

tease...

[peter@aps]

tease...here's another pic of the twin intercooler pipes. :)

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/duct1.jpg

Peter

[BlownC5]

When is the expected release date?

[peter@aps]

When is the expected release date?If all goes to Plan, late Nov/earlyDec 06. :)

Peter

[texfire]

There is a place in dallas called texas twin turbo that has a kit out now that is kick ass... check out there web site @ trt.com

[texfire]

sorry... texas rear turbo

[powermad]

Where is that smiley with the drool??!!

[predator]

:xgto:

if yall ever get the urge to just give one of those systems away... let me know im sure i would allow you to throw one on my vette...

and what is the price estimate on such an upgrade?

-me

[DBN]

The kit looks awesome! Does mounting the turbos that close to the oil pan and starter not create too much heat and high oil temps?

[peter@aps]

The kit looks awesome! Does mounting the turbos that close to the oil pan and starter not create too much heat and high oil temps?Glad you like. There will be some excellent heat sheilding in the system and in extreme road conditions I recommend a full flow oil cooler as oil temp is border line at high power levels. Especially when the engine is generating high HP and being flogged in sustained high ambient/high speed/high engine load conditions. :yup: :)

Peter

[peter@aps]

Guys, here's the latest pics of the APS twin intercooler system for the C5, enjoy! :)

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/c5_front.jpg

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/c5_3_4.jpg

Peter

[440 rwhp trans am]

you whould not want to get into a fender bender with that thing. bend all the shit up. need a bumper stronger than plastic or really good breaks

[peter@aps]

you whould not want to get into a fender bender with that thing. bend all the shit up. need a bumper stronger than plastic or really good breaksLol...............maybe all of us guys with front mount coolers need to fit a nudge bar on the front end. :D

[peter@aps]

Here's a new pic of the APS C5 twin intercooled twin turbo system with the optional extreme fuel system that I got from our web guy today................this pic shows the speed density version ( MAF deleted) though the production APS twin turbo system will retain the mass air flow housing as requested by many forum members, enjoy! :)

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/3_4_front.jpg

Peter

[BlownC5]

Very nice, what kind of boost does this system put out?

[peter@aps]

Very nice, what kind of boost does this system put out?Well, you can run anywhere between 5 PSI to 25 PSI, just depends on how much power/torque you're looking to produce. :)

[GA Country Boy]

Lol...............maybe all of us guys with front mount coolers need to fit a nudge bar on the front end. :D

That's a great idea! I have them on my truck, but never thought about the car!:)

[peter@aps]

That's a great idea! I have them on my truck, but never thought about the car!:)Lol......Maybe we can start a new trend with Corvette nudge bars.:lol: :cheers:

Peter

[GA Country Boy]

Lol......Maybe we can start a new trend with Corvette nudge bars.:lol: :cheers:

Peter

MAYBE people will get out of my way then!!!:uzi:

[z0sick6]

heh nice :)

[krnlpnc]

Looks like a very well designed system. Thanks for sharing those high quality pics. Have you announced expected pricing?

[ss~zoso~ss]

25 psi, wow that'd be like 1000 hp

[peter@aps]

Looks like a very well designed system. Thanks for sharing those high quality pics. Have you announced expected pricing?Thanks for those kind words, here's another pic of the C5 intercooled TT system (same pic from 3 different angles) which shows the turbo position and exhaust manifolds more clearly, enjoy!

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/c5_l_f_r.jpg

Pricing for the C5 twin turbo system will be finalized by the end of Sept. :)

Peter

[peter@aps]

Hi Guys, Here's the latest pic of the C5 twin turbo system with the MAF meter installed, the MAF meter will be retained in the APS twin turbo system and a speed density package will be a future option, enjoy! :)

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/maf_duct1.jpg

Peter

[GA Country Boy]

That's a pretty neat package. Do you anticipate any ground clearance problems with the C5 (below the motor)?

[peter@aps]

That's a pretty neat package. Do you anticipate any ground clearance problems with the C5 (below the motor)?No, I don't anticipate any ground clearance problem and we have covered plenty of hard test miles on very rough and undulating roads, steep access to driveways, etc, etc. All looks very positve right now and the low mount turbo design keeps the under hood temps down (nice and cool under the hood) which is a very important as LS1 engines are very power sensitive to high inlet air temps. :)

Peter

[GA Country Boy]

No, I don't anticipate any ground clearance problem and we have covered plenty of hard test miles on very rough and undulating roads, steep access to driveways, etc, etc. All looks very positve right now and the low mount turbo design keeps the under hood temps down (nice and cool under the hood) which is a very important as LS1 engines are very power sensitive to high inlet air temps. :)

Peter

That's great about the clearance. I seem to scrape on every bump around.
What you say about the IAT's is definitely the truth!!! Despite a large Front Mount Intercooler, my first pass down the strip is usually the fastest.

[peter@aps]

That's great about the clearance. I seem to scrape on every bump around.
What you say about the IAT's is definitely the truth!!! Despite a large Front Mount Intercooler, my first pass down the strip is usually the fastest.For sure, if you have really efficient intercooling the last pass should as quick as the first pass (though that's not always the case) and it always helps to cool down the engine bay down between passes if possible, a little meth injection never hurts either.:yup: :)

Peter

[peter@aps]

Hi Guys, Here's the first set of power and torque graphs from the APS intercooled twin turbo system on bone stock C5 ZO6 engine at just 7.6 PSI boost pressure. As you can see from the graphs provided the rear wheel torque has been increased by approx 220 FTLBs and the rear wheel power by approx 230 whp.:naughty:

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/c5_stock_vs_turbo.gif

The graph below shows power verus boost pressure and the peak boost is approx 8 PSI tapring off to 7.6 PSI in the higher rpm range. The boost taper (approximately 1/2 a PSI) is caused by the increased exhaust back pressure (back pressure is approx 6 PSI at max power) as we have retained the stock rear muffler in the base twin turbo system. A larger rear muffler with higher exhaust gas flow would allow full boost in the higher rpm range and this larger muffler is currently in development and will be available as an upgrade option in the near future. :yup:

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/c5_boost.gif



Obviously the APS twin turbo system is capable of much higher power and torque at higher boost levels with a forged engine. As this C5 is owned by a private individual we purposely kept the boost conservative in order to provide safe engine operation. It's worth keeping in mind that the base turbochargers have sufficient mass air flow for around 800 to 850 whp at approx 15 PSI for the guys who want to get more serious and have the budget for a nicely prepared forged engine. :D

Peter

[BlownC5]

Very nice :yup:

[peter@aps]

Very nice :yup:Glad you like. :)

Peter

[peter@aps]

Very nice :yup:Thanks, I realy appreciate your kind words. The C5 twin turbo package had taken a long in engineering and has been a very time consuming project though the final result makes it all so worthwhile, the C5 twin turbo Corvette is just amazing to drive in all road conditions and I'm sure that the TT C5 is highly capable of a low 10 second pass with some decent drag radials, what a blast. :D :naughty: Here's some new pics of the production C5 twin turbo system parts, the production parts in the C5 system will be identical to the pics, enjoy! :)

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/lhs_manifold1.jpg

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/turbos2.jpg

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/turbos1.jpg

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/rhs_ducts.jpg

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/wastegates_n2.jpg

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/c5/wastegates_n1.jpg

Peter

[ss~zoso~ss]

how much does that kit go for, including installation

[peter@aps]

how much does that kit go for, including installationI'll have final pricing for the intercooled twin turbo system very soon (within the next day or so), I'll update you as soon as possible. Install cost would run somewhere between $2000 to $2500 at a pro shop. :cheers:

Peter

[QSVert]

:drool:

It's on my Christmas list.....

[peter@aps]

:drool:

It's on my Christmas list.....Awesome, have a great/fast Xmas. :)

Peter

[mangusta1969]

Peter,

Your TT system design and overall system engineering looks great! It looks equal to or better engineered (front mount intercoolers) than the TT systems that Callaway used to do as a regular production option for the C4 models. What type of fuel management and fuel enrichment systems are you using on this C5 TT System?

Do you have any US dealers at this time?

thanks,

Steve

[M6HUGGERSS]

nice looking kit peter!

any idea what the final WEIGHT GAIN will be? 75-100 pounds maybe?

[NHRAMAN]

Where is that smiley with the drool??!!

:true: DAMN...Seems to be GONE..?????????????????? **BRING BACK THE "drooler".!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[peter@aps]

Peter,

Your TT system design and overall system engineering looks great! It looks equal to or better engineered (front mount intercoolers) than the TT systems that Callaway used to do as a regular production option for the C4 models. What type of fuel management and fuel enrichment systems are you using on this C5 TT System? Thanks for those kind words and there's a load of engineeering gone into the C5 twin turbo system over the last 9 months so the system should cope well with the extreme performance expected from C5 enthusiasts. We tune via HP tuners and are using a set of 60 lb injectors with an APS fuel system which has a twin drop in fuel pump arrangement like in the pic below.


Do you have any US dealers at this time?

thanks,

SteveSteve, We have many US dealers, email me if you want further dealer information, peter@airpowersystems.com.au

Peter

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/corvette/apscc6-fss09/components.jpg

[peter@aps]

nice looking kit peter!

any idea what the final WEIGHT GAIN will be? 75-100 pounds maybe?Glad you like. I'd guess that would be about right on the weight as we would need to take the total weight of the twin turbo system and then deduct the weight of the original parts that are removed. When I get some spare time I will get around to weighing all of the parts to arrive at a final increased weight number. :yup: :)

Thanks,

Peter