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Originally Posted by RegisBou
I think you are right about the amateur racer thing. I was trying to help out people who want more power and want to go to the track all the time.
Showing them that NA in the long run is safer and cheaper.
The article? I read it in some magazine in France and I dont even remember the title of the mag. (Yes I am bilingual)
What i dont understand is how you guys dont get the whole turbo lag dilemma?
If you are at the limit of your tires (or close to it) in a turn and you have a lower torque NA platform with the same HP as a turbo variant, you will be able to go WOT (Wide Open Throttle) sooner than the turbo because of excess torque making the driver have to wait longer before he can go WOT in a turbo vehicle.
Another aspect of the turbo lag is if the driver enters to fast and has to let off to rotate the car by the time the car is back on rails, the gas needs to be mashed and boost needs to build while the NA car has all available HP and torque in the rev range once the throttle is pushed down.
This is comparing cars with the same WHP levels...
If that doesn't make sense, then nothing will.
In good regards,
Regis
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the issue is that you are using wot as a quantitative term when it is qualitative. it doesnt matter if you can get more on the throttle earlier simply because you have more tq available in the turbo in your situation. you are basically telling us that tq is bad. and with decent turbos like the ones readily available today turbo lag is all but a non issue not really even measurable by most drivers. there may be a decrease in throttle response but im pretty sure that all that extra tq you are saying is bad more than makes up for it