Re: Twin turbos....Mental institution... Sign us all up...

[JShadzi at aol.com]

>The thing I'm realizing though, how much power does anyone need?

Well, about 3 hund...no...4 hundre...wait..5..6..hmm...I think about 700 ought to do it?!

>At 6psi
>with the K24 and EFI the car was faster than needed for street use. I have a
>feeling the new MC with the k26/27 running 18psi will even be scary to drive
>on the drag strip.

Yes, its gets a little rediculous on the street, currently at a relatively sane 15psi I can only accelerate for a few seconds in any given driving situation before I'm bound for jail or the such...on the track, though, its a different story.

My caveat, though, is that "green" drivers should have less power than more, everytime I go to the track I'm realizing that the power is probably hurting my driving technique - the best thing you can do as a driver is to learn to drive a slow car fast (ala Carter), to apply power through the turns, and to make fast laps with the least amount of brakes and the least slowing down.  But, shore is fun hitting the straights and dusting off Camaros and giving Corvettes a real run for their money  =)

>But! If I still want more power, and feel safe on the
>track with it, you all can count on a twin turbo MC around Christmas time :)
>Mike

I'm all for more power, I just don't don't think you need to do twin turbos to get it, I don't want to discourage you from doing something cool and different, but I believe that using two small turbos in an I5 is probably going to get in the way of big power, as opposed to guaranteeing it.

Sometimes in this world of Honda racers and bling-bling, its tempting to look for gimmicks to get power, when the basic, sound, proven, and (most importantly) simple concept is usually best (yes, EFI is simple and proven).

But, like I said, I'll be looking forward to seeing how it progresses  ;)

Javad
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