[s-cars] Why audi I5 started as 2.1 liters - Audisport Historical Trivia

[Keith Maddock]

James Bufkin <jbufkin at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> I'm not bashing the RS2.  Its a great turbo.  I do have an issue with those
> who say its a good track/race turbo.  Its not.  too small for prolonged use
> at 4000-7000 rpm so its not the end all be all turbo some say it
> is.  Others have already done the math(correctly) and seen what its doing
> at high RPMs.   And thats why you just don't see K26s in the 20V race
> cars.  Its a GREAT street turbo.  I'd use one in a heartbeat for that
> purpose.

This is, I might observe, perhaps a key point (of misunderstanding
perhaps) in some of the discussion here.

Some people are evaluating "Best turbo for a street car in the USA"
while other are evaluating "Best turbo for a track car" . For sure the
"winner" for each category will NOT be the same turbo.

Cheers,
Keith