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Originally Posted by JohnnyR
Why exactly would this car lose it's "quickness" through a corner via FI again? It's weight isn't going to change significantly first off, the chassis can obviously handle the power gain, and they can throw a little wider/stickier tire on there to put the power down as it already has a solid diff in the rear. 50-100lbs is not much of an issue considering how much of a gain you would get throughout the range. 50-100lbs more onto the stock N/A motor is a heavy penalty, but the power this car would gain would instantly offset that by a margin.
I love how people "think" that by adding more power is going to disrupt the handling capabilities of the car. Or, just make it less fun. That's flat out wrong. The chassis was designed for handling from the get go, and that's what matters most. Adding power here is icing on the cake. Powering out of turns, getting up to ideal track speeds faster/sooner on straights, all pluses.
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It's not about the fact that the car would be slightly slower through the corners... It's about that you wouldn't be using the car to it's fullest.
Take this as an example:
Driving a Mazda MX-5/Miata @ 95% of it's ability, vs. driving a Supra at 40% of it's ability (or whatever to match the actual performance of the Miata @ 95%).
While you might be covering the same amount of track/road in the same time, in either car. You would be having a lot more fun in the MX-5, and you'd feel like a much better driver... Because you're almost using the full potential of the car. Driving a Supra @ 40% of it's abilities wouldn't be as fun as chucking a small, "underpowered" car like the MX-5 to almost it's full ability, coming out of corners at full throttle compared to half throttle, etc.
I think this is what everyone is meaning when they say it's going to reduce the fun factor of this car. By adding a SC, you raise the power, meaning you go faster, you're more likely to make a mistake, and you're more likely to do more damage when you do... Introducing these "responsibilities" kind of ruins the fun factor of the car, because you're always thinking of what happens when things go wrong. Whereas chucking a small car with low power is much safer, so you can allow yourself to puch it further, and have more fun doing it.