Hybrid Turbos by Dan Jones. Article No 5 in a Series by Experts in the Industry

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Holy cow!! Is this thread AWOL or what? It feels/seems like I've logged on to a forum about politics and/or religion. What the .... is going on here?
Several of these posts are packed with underlying frustration/anger from other/previous topics/discussions.

Now some on-topic typing:

A hybrid turbo is a blend. One taketh 2 turbo's with different caracteristics and makes a blend, preferably the best of both worlds.

I know that by definition you could make a hybrid that combines the worst of both worlds, but that would be stupid, so why do it :-)

You embark on the hybrid adventure in order to make a turbo that is tailored to your specific needs/wants. Still, it'll be a trade-off.
I want a turbo with NO lag, huge CFM figure and a direct fit (cheaper to fit). NO such thing exists!

Like my hybrid for example (not from TT btw). I really wanted a 19T in my V40.
I was told lag would be more than with the 14T (Pyaap's car proved that this isn't exactly true). I needed adapter plates, oil return lines etc etc (more money) or maybe even a new exhaust manifold!. The 19T could take me up to 340HP (but the stock internals cannot), All I wanted is a V40 with about 300HP.

In my case it turned out that a hybrid was the answer. A TD04-14T with a Big16G compressor wheel shuffed in it.

Very cost effective way to reach 300HP. Is a 19T better? It IS capable of delivering more Horses!? Not in my case, I want 300 HP with minimal efford (money).

Is the hybrid the BEST turbo for every-one, hardly. Like always, YMMV!

Just my 2 cents