tubo vs super -- Re: [s-cars] was, 0-60 , 1/4mile, now:Re: superchargers are bad, mmkay?

[Bill Clancy]

IMHFO turbos need 3000 RPM.
I don't know where in the world those printed figures came from.    I have
driven the car up hill at 2000 RPM with the gas flat to the floor and my
other foot on the brake and ( to prevent it from accelerating), given it 10
seconds to wind up and then let go of the brake -- and nothing.    it has
the torque of a 50 cc dirt bike.

someone is lying to us.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Noah" <noahgodwin at earthlink.net>
To: "Bill Clancy" <clancybill at yahoo.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: tubo vs super -- Re: [s-cars] was, 0-60 , 1/4mile,now:Re:
superchargers are bad, mmkay?


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Clancy" <clancybill at yahoo.com>
> > the data, it is supposed to have 265 ft-lbs of torque at 1800.
> > ahhh.....I'm not getting that.   I need 3000 rpm to get torque.
> >
>
> I get the same feeling. I read about the 258 ft lbs 1950 rpm and expected
> this car to feel like a torque monster. It still feels like a peaky turbo
> motor. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the car, but it's not what I expected.
> Granted, I am chasing down some driveability issues that I hope will
resolve
> this.
>
> What do other people think? does your S car have gobs of low end torque? I
> hoping I'll find some wonderful boost leak down there somewhere that will
> give me this mad torque I had read about. But I do get 2.1 bar of boost on
> my built in gauge...
>
> -Noah