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

[Mark Strangways]

Bill, my K24 spools up to about 24 PSI at 2400 -2600 RPM.
What software do you have ? You do know that the ECU will limit the boost at
low RPM to prevent turbo surge / stalling.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Clancy" <clancybill at yahoo.com>
To: "Noah" <noahgodwin at earthlink.net>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: tubo vs super -- Re: [s-cars] was, 0-60 , 1/4mile,now:Re:
superchargers are bad, mmkay?


> 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
>
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