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      07-10-2010, 08:43 PM   #83
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I think the 959 was the only 911 Turbo variant to use sequential turbos. That was Porsche's first Twin-Turbo 911 for the street and they abandoned that approach, since using 2 identical turbos in parallel proved to work much better. All factory 911 Turbos since have used 2 identical parallel turbochargers (993, 996, and 997).
Yup, parallel on the new ones. They have plenty of usable power at 2.5k, and RIP from 3.5k to redline. Virtually 0 lag about 3.5. Reminds me a lot of the S65 actually, just about 50% more power at most points.
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