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Originally Posted by CSG Mike
My choice of word was unpredictable, not uncontrollable. Important distinction; don't put words in my mouth. If it was completely predictable, I'd have no issues with it. I know exactly how the throttle will respond, every time, with a NA/SC car.
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Oddly enough, I can say the same with our turbo setups. But I recognize that not all turbo or s/c setups are equal. And yes, I see a lot of the kits are more concentrated on peak power than area under the curve, so I can it being a bit more of a pain in the corners than a turbocharger setup that's already in the middle of it's torque area.
Again, this sounds awfully like a personal preference deal, and I'm 100% behind that.
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But, using your professional drivers as a data set, if asked if they'd rather have a 450tq/300hp restricted NA/SC engine, or a 450tq/300hp turbocharged engine, I think they would all universally pick the NA/SC engine. Would you disagree with this, somewhat anecdotal statement?
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Only partially. What they universally say is they'd rather have the 450tq/300hp n/a motor over s/c or turbocharged.
It's not so anecdotal, I had an A racing license in Japan and was involved with said drivers for several years, from several different countries. I've had that discussion on and off for decades. I have to be honest here, though, they never mentioned superchargers. It's probably an American thing.
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At the end of the day, throttle response (transient response) of a turbocharged car is *not* the same as a NA or SC car. Nothing will change the laws of physics, no matter how badly you want it to. At least, not with the technological means we have today.
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And the S/C isn't the same as pure N/A. There is an impact to the response thanks to that belt that actually powers the S/C unit. We can circle around this endlessly, but nobody would willingly supercharge or turbocharge the engine if the power we wanted was already there in n/a form.
And nothing will change the fact that, once you move past the endlessly repeated transient response argument, the turbocharged car will have far more torque available far earlier on, right where people daily drive their cars, or right where somebody is trying to power out of a corner.
Which *is* why some people prefer turbochargers. Even at the track!
And to provide evidence that a turbo fr-s doesn't explode spontaneously at the track!
Youtube vidya:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut55yR2Yu8M"]New Toyota GT86 TURBO vs McLaren MP4-12C - YouTube[/ame]