# Mercedes Split Turbo **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 9, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mercedes-split-turbo/268977 "2014-04-09T13:57:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mercedes-split-turbo/268977/1 "2014-04-09T13:57:23Z")
Very cool F1 tech here: Road car potential? Maybe some day. ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mercedes-split-turbo/268977/2 "2014-04-10T06:13:00Z")
looks like some of the vortech supercharger units but obviously exhaust driven instead of belt driven… ![http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/images/scaled/_1200px_img-124-0-xlarge.jpg](http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/images/scaled/_1200px_img-124-0-xlarge.jpg) ![http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i223/WUGcatsvt/kits_vortech_ford_focus_svt.jpg](http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i223/WUGcatsvt/kits_vortech_ford_focus_svt.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RedDemon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reddemon/32/6101_2.png) [@RedDemon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDemon)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mercedes-split-turbo/268977/3 "2014-04-20T20:01:58Z")
I’m confused by what he said towards the end of the video. He first says Mercedes moved the compressor away from the hot turbine where it will run cooler and require smaller intercoolers (makes complete sense), but then later says they moved the very hot compressor to the front of the engine which made the rear of the engine cooler. This allowed Mercedes to place the transmission closer to the engine. The problem is the turbine is where most of the heat in a turbo is generated so how can he say that moving the “very” hot compressor makes the turbine run cooler? The turbine will be glowing red at race pace…. Can someone explain? Am I over thinking this? ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mercedes-split-turbo/268977/4 "2014-04-21T03:43:51Z")
I think he meant normally the compressor would be hot due to it’s proximity to the turbine. ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mercedes-split-turbo/268977/5 "2014-04-22T16:49:48Z")
> [@RedDemon](#): > > I’m confused by what he said towards the end of the video. He first says Mercedes moved the compressor away from the hot turbine where it will run cooler and require smaller intercoolers (makes complete sense), but then later says they moved the very hot compressor to the front of the engine which made the rear of the engine cooler. This allowed Mercedes to place the transmission closer to the engine. > > The problem is the turbine is where most of the heat in a turbo is generated so how can he say that moving the “very” hot compressor makes the turbine run cooler? The turbine will be glowing red at race pace…. > > Can someone explain? Am I over thinking this? the guy said it incorrectly, he was probably reading a script and didn’t catch it. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mercedes-split-turbo/268977/6 "2014-04-22T19:13:54Z")
it also allows the overall package to be smaller compared to Ferrari and Renault engine packages…Mercedes is tearing it up this season for sure