Patent ID: 7571717

Claim:
A turbocharger system for a V-block engine, comprising: a first turbocharger operably connected to a first side of the V-block engine and including a first exhaust portion having a first exhaust turbine disposed therein and rotatable in a first direction in response to engine exhaust gases acting thereon, and a first air compressor portion having a first impeller therein operably connected to the first exhaust turbine so as to rotate in the first direction as viewed along the direction of the first impeller air inlet of the first turbocharger; and a second turbocharger operably connected to a second side of the V-block engine and including a second exhaust portion having a second exhaust turbine disposed therein and rotatable in a second direction opposite that of the first direction of the first turbocharger exhaust turbine in response to engine exhaust gases acting thereon, and a second air compressor portion having a second impeller therein operably connected to the second exhaust turbine so as to rotate in the second direction opposite that of the first direction of the first turbocharger air compressor impeller as viewed along the direction of the second impeller air inlet of the second turbocharger; whereby the first and second turbochargers are arranged on the V-block engine so as to be mirror images of each other.