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Originally Posted by rhythmnsmoke
Sorry for the gender screw up...lol. Didn't pay much attention to the screen name.
You are back pedaling a little though, as you were talking about mid-corner throttle response. My immediate thought was track racing. Yet you don't race or inted to race on the track. You can't compare this type of stuff on the streets as you don't drive with the same prowess on the street as you would the track. You simply are not going to drive to the absolute limit on your local street. And if you were then you SHOULD be on the track putting that skill to the test. By your comments though it does not sound like you have much experience with owning/driving a properly sized/equipped turbo cars. You can drive turbo cars with applications tailored toward drag racing, and then there are setups engineered toward road racing. Which is going to have optimized throttle response over the drag setup. All turbo setups are not the same. They are equipped so so...that they would be optimized for that particular task. For Road Racing a Supra with a big single T67 on it would not be ideal. For drag and highway pulls its better suited for.
And what do you mean not allowed to time laps? What track or race events don't allow you to time your own car? What, they ban you from running a datalogger?
And quite the contratry, the thread is titled Supercharger or turbocharger. Being that this car is NA from the factory, it would be "Modified" in order to run either would it not? Therfore YES we are talking about modified cars.
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Ahh for some reason I thought there was something about a turbo option in engine configs. Sorry about that. If there isn't then cool as I would prefer NA anyway. I wouldn't modify the car as I don't see the point really. I've modified a fair few cars but don't bother with it anymore. If it doesn't do what I want I buy a car that does.
In the UK you are not allowed to time laps on a trackday, it is by definition non-competitive. I know this because I worked for a trackday company for over 3 years. So datalogging is not allowed.
I have no interest in drag racing, always though that was for straightline junkies who can't drive. I understand what you are saying about different spec turbos and the comparison to drag racing. I've driven a variety of turbo cars on track. I've not owned one because I've not seen the appeal really.
I'd take the car on trackdays, that's where I'd want spot on throttle response. On the road in the wet it's great to have a sharp throttle to balance the car as there is the odd road over here where you can drive pretty hard.
I guess at the end of the day I'm something of a purist when it comes to how cars handle and how the engine/drivetrain interacts with that.