When driving hard you're never out the power band
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theres so many reasons why not to have a laggy turbo
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my argument has always been change your driving style.
You'll only experience lag on the initial take off.
Now I jump out of a rev 2 into a rev 3 with a ct-26 hybrid
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and its noticable, I jump out of them both and jump into mine and its like land of the geriatrics until the rpm scale is pushed
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so the engine setup isn't gonna win any prises for traffic light grand prix around the town.
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the torque is simply generated at the top of the rev band
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but something that pulls soo well at the top end shouldnt' be frowned upon.
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I'm used to driving hondas and always had to ring their necks to get anything out of them.
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I dont mind it.
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you just have to accomodate for the change in driving style
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As a friend tested mine.
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complained how laggy it was intially.
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sure.
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drive it another 15 mins and change your driving style
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he was absolutely blown away with how quick it was and running such low boost too
! Taken away his poor perception of laggy turbo's
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I know, the more torque you generate lower down the rpm scale, the faster car you'll have around the streets
/ circuits etc
I have a power band from 5K to 8500 rpm
( 3.5k rpm
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as nathan has mentioned, each time you change up, you're still above 5K rpm.
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enough to leave that adrenelin rush each time.
Given the driving is on a track, you're up in the high rpms anyway.
The key is knowing how to drive the engine.
When I took a boosted rev 2 on the track, it was very quick, but my engine power
/ torque range was 2500 rpm to 5500 rpm
( 3K rpm
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and changing up.
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you could see the car losing on acceleration anything greater than 5500 rpm.
Now I was always dissapointed in this.
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why have an engine that spins so well, but the turbo can't keep up
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One thing I was aiming for with my setup, gearbox
/ driveshaft longivity.
I have history of driving it a little too hard and the results are more hassle for me to pull the box out and more moths being exposed to atmosphere.
A little lag helps reduce the shearing torque transfer of the engine, especially if its trying to break traction too thus increasing life of the drivetrain and reducing clutch wear.
All adds up.
My comments are not intended to spark off debates of lag on turbochargers, but to open the minds of those who comment without optimism.
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when on full chat, they can still produce serious grunt, but just in a different rev range.
