[s-cars] To RS2 or Not? (longish)

[mlp]

A couple of questions about the guestimates you've posted Greg,

(1) if you look at the changes (delta) between the setups, and then at the
torque to hp comparison at similar rpms, doesn't something seem off?

(2) Do you know if both engines were also running the RS2 exhaust cam? I
thought, in my case at least, and unfortunately at the time only backed up
by a seat of the pants dyno, it brought the turbo (a "factory spec" whatever
that might have been RS2) on line several hundred rpm, ?? 300-500, sooner.

(3) There are a shop or two out there claiming new turbo technology now
available to you, the public, promising 'quicker spooling, faster moving'
boost, i.e. Turbonetics semi BB, and Innovative full ball bearing Garrett
assemblies.

In the FWIW category, I believe I've heard around the coffee tables & tofu
food courts up in Boulder a UrS savant or two hypothesizing they has seen
turbo nirvana in an all out RS2 set up, & even at altitude arrive as early
as @3200 rpm, maybe even a bit sooner.  Only speculation on my part, but at
more reasonable elevations of mind & thought, if not lung capacity, you
might see a bit better, sooner nearer sea level.

Lots of Luck

mlp

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Johnson [mailto:gregsj2 at attbi.com]
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 10:06 PM

snips
> I did a bit of charting this weekend using
> Jeremy Williams IA Chipped '91 200 TQ Dynograph
> posted on the S-Car list (files/jeremy_audi.jpg) and
> RS2 Dynograph

?? Joern's

> also on the S-Car list Photos/RS2-UrS4 DynaPack)
> From these two graphs, here's what I've *estimated*

Torque:         RPM/K24/RS2      Delta     Net
                2000/190/120	   - 70
                2500/210/135	   - 25
                3000/255/170	   - 85
                3500/270/260	   - 10     -190 @ 3500rpm
                4000/286/350	   + 64     -126 @ 4000

		    4500/ ? / ?         ?
		    5000/ ? / ?         ?      ???

Torque conclusion: the K24 hammers the RS2 until about 3500, then the
contest is over.

HP:             RPM/K24/RS2      Delta     Net
                2000/75/60       - 15
                2500/100/70      - 30
                3000/150/120     - 30      -75
                3500/180/200     + 20      -55
                4000/210/325     +115      +60

                4500/250/360     +110      +170
                5000/273/394     +121      +291