What makes a car un-streetable? Describe it!
Jon Doe over here runs an FP RED or any other very large turbo on the street. He loves it. Gas hog that eats motorbikes on the highway. Jack Average over there says "Its no fun on the street if its bigger than a 16G."
Have you run a large turbo? What made you turn down a very large Turbo? Or, why do you keep it?
I once owned a dyno tested 400 whp Ford Fairmont with a high compression 351W, hot cam, and a five speed transmission. That thing took ten minutes to warm up in the morning. It was a ***** to keep the carb in tune. The growl at idle it was scary. At 6,000 rpms it could break windows. It drank gas like a black hole drinks light. But, I still LOVED driving it around town. I was embarrassed to take a date out in it, or go anywhere I wanted to make a good impression..but I loved driving it. Bad manners don't bother me.
How big is too big? Why is an FP Red too big for the street?
Research tells me this: The larger the turbo, the more power it takes to spool it. The bigger the turbo the later full boost comes on. There are turbo's that don't start making boost until 5,000 RPM's right? But from 5 thousand to 8500 they are unstoppable.
How much boost does a green make at 4,500 rpms. How much boost does a red make at 4500?
I'm rambling aren't I. What is my real question? What is the biggest turbo that can be run without rediculous side effects in this application: a car that does not run nitrous, is driven 3 to 4 days a week mainly on the highway, has a built motor, and a driver who lives for power not comfort. I would like to know WHY this one is and that one isn't.
I wish I could ride with several DSM owners who have various turbo's like 20G's, Green's, Red's, L2-3etc's The mid south has an extremely low population of DSM's
Jon Doe over here runs an FP RED or any other very large turbo on the street. He loves it. Gas hog that eats motorbikes on the highway. Jack Average over there says "Its no fun on the street if its bigger than a 16G."
Have you run a large turbo? What made you turn down a very large Turbo? Or, why do you keep it?
I once owned a dyno tested 400 whp Ford Fairmont with a high compression 351W, hot cam, and a five speed transmission. That thing took ten minutes to warm up in the morning. It was a ***** to keep the carb in tune. The growl at idle it was scary. At 6,000 rpms it could break windows. It drank gas like a black hole drinks light. But, I still LOVED driving it around town. I was embarrassed to take a date out in it, or go anywhere I wanted to make a good impression..but I loved driving it. Bad manners don't bother me.
How big is too big? Why is an FP Red too big for the street?
Research tells me this: The larger the turbo, the more power it takes to spool it. The bigger the turbo the later full boost comes on. There are turbo's that don't start making boost until 5,000 RPM's right? But from 5 thousand to 8500 they are unstoppable.
How much boost does a green make at 4,500 rpms. How much boost does a red make at 4500?
I'm rambling aren't I. What is my real question? What is the biggest turbo that can be run without rediculous side effects in this application: a car that does not run nitrous, is driven 3 to 4 days a week mainly on the highway, has a built motor, and a driver who lives for power not comfort. I would like to know WHY this one is and that one isn't.
I wish I could ride with several DSM owners who have various turbo's like 20G's, Green's, Red's, L2-3etc's The mid south has an extremely low population of DSM's
