[torsen] RE: RS2 turbocharger

[Bernard Littau]

Boy this torsen list is full of tough cookies.  Into the Dragon's Den we
go...

> just to remind everyone - these numbers come from official autocar road
> tests, and so are as close to kosher as you could find -
> electronic timing,
> electronic speedo, and known conditions (both at the millbrook proving
> ground).  also, once again, the cars share gear ratios, transmissions and
> other running gear.  it is about as close as you could get without
> physically putting a k24 in an rs2, or an rs2 in an s2.

OK everyone, I'll point out that what kind of stopwatch and speedo they used
and the identical running gear, etc., while essential things to have be the
same, do not in any way make the potential gap between an RS2 and an S2
depend solely on turbocharger model.

While I do not know these newer cars, I am prone to believing that there are
more differences between them than just the turbo.  My guess is the S2 was
optimized to be driven around town, and the RS2 was optimized to spank other
cars on the Autobahn.

Most of us, I think, want to know, all other things in our cars being equal,
which is better for our purpose, the K24 or the RS2.

Until someone takes a single car and runs K24 and RS2 turbos back to back;
or two identical cars, but one with K24 and one with RS2, we really
shouldn't conclude anything.

My point here is that no one has presented data that warrants definitive
conclusions being drawn.

Best,

Bernard Littau
Woodinville, WA
'88 5ktq