DDMworks Ariel Atom With Turbo AND Supercharger

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OK, so you mean to tell me that these guys at a place called DDMworks decided to put on both turbo AND a supercharger? For real?

Look, I love, just simply love, the Ariel Atom. It's like a modern reinterpretation of Colin Chapman's evergreen Lotus 7. And if I was less of a traditionalist, I'd be all over the Atom even more so. And just the way it sits, stock and from the factory (as it were) seems good enough to me.

But you know, there's always people out there that want more power. Genghis Kahn, Mussolini, Nixon, Cheney and, it would seem the fine fellows at DDMworks. The Atom, as it comes stock, tips the scales at 1,375 pounds, puts out over 200 horsepower and does zero to 60 miles per hour in a little over three seconds.

Clearly, that version is for weenies, so South Carolina-based tuners DDMWorks bolted on a Borg-Warner turbo mated to a Harrop supercharger. Seriously, just how much moonshine does the palmetto state produce these days?

" Power to weight ratio is the name of the game here, and the twin-charged Atom has only 3.4 lbs per horsepower, a better power to weight ratio than a Bugatti Veyron or an Enzo Ferrari." So says DDMWorks, and I'm not arguing with them in the slightest. I know some ER docs that might like to though.

The twin blowers seem to be some sort of a kit (You mean they're going to just sell these to anyone with a checkbook? Dear Lord!) that bolts onto the stock 2.0L LSJ ECOtec 4 banger. There's a Borg-Warner S256 Turbocharger and a Harrop HTV1320-LSJ supercharger. The supercharger uses Eaton's TVS rotor assemblies, the same type used on the new Corvette ZR1's supercharger.

Boost for both compressors is handled by a HKS electronic boost controller, Synapse blow off valve and wastegate (I hope they mean wastegates, plural). All the exhaust exits through a custom made 3" magnaflow exhaust. All the plumbing, (tubing, manifolds) as well as the tuning for making the entire system work together is done in house by DDMWorks.

Here's the part that kills me though: "Power output is raised substantially from 230hp in the stock Ariel Atom to 375HP+ at the wheels, a gain of 145HP. Base price for the twin-charged Ariel Atom upgrade starts at $6,500 USD installed with the TVS based systems and larger gains available with other options and configurations. The Twin-charged Ariel Atom upgrade is currently available with installation and tuning done onsite at our facility in South Carolina."

Wait, did they say " ... larger gains available with other options and configurations"?

Wait. Just give me a second here.

OK, jus ... hang on

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