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

[Bill Clancy]

really?
I just got some new software from Robert Meyer.   it is not installed yet.
do you think this is the answer?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Strangways" <Strangconst at rogers.com>
To: "S-CAR at audifans.com" <S-CAR-List at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: tubo vs super -- Re: [s-cars] was, 0-60 , 1/4mile,now:Re:
superchargers are bad, mmkay?


> 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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