Drive - Tuned! - Exige 710bhp
Discussion
I'm a bit confused as well...
Why has the supercharger gone?
I assume this set up will be even lighter but will that offset the 'torque fill' (buzz phrase of 2014 by all accounts) the SC provided?
Will likely be a very different driving experience now and will be interested to see a dyno plot when that beast comes on boost, I imagine a delicate right foot will be needed!
Why has the supercharger gone?
I assume this set up will be even lighter but will that offset the 'torque fill' (buzz phrase of 2014 by all accounts) the SC provided?
Will likely be a very different driving experience now and will be interested to see a dyno plot when that beast comes on boost, I imagine a delicate right foot will be needed!
Ronin, What the length of the runners on the new intake? obviously runner length is not as critical on a superchargered engine thanks to the boost making up for a poor intake manifold. However in an ideal world you want decent length runners.
Also, have you got any other means of making the turbo to respond nice and quickly - ie anti-lang?
Also, have you got any other means of making the turbo to respond nice and quickly - ie anti-lang?
The supercharger was needed to spark things up for the tall gearing of the standard Toyota E153 gearbox replacement. But now that I've installed the much shorter Kazz gears I am always in the RPM sweet spot for turbo spool up.
My buddy Simon has a quick Honda S1 with compounding so all is not lost. As for the pile of turbo Eliges out there are all slow and heavy and I never tried to be anything but have my own Lotus running the way I thought it should be.
Not the fastest or the flashiest but the car I wanted it to be.
As Porsche said.
There will be a bit of anti-lag tuned in but the billet ball bearing 6262 spools up pretty quick on its own.
So taking out 35 lbs and 60+hp of parasitic hp loss should make things a tad better me thinks and the extra power will take a drive or two to feel back up to normal.
As for the runner length I've played around with turbos for a long time and the manifold volume should make for a quick drive and the absence of massive low RPM torque will extend bearing life.... But we'll see since no one else is talking or sharing any R$D
My buddy Simon has a quick Honda S1 with compounding so all is not lost. As for the pile of turbo Eliges out there are all slow and heavy and I never tried to be anything but have my own Lotus running the way I thought it should be.
Not the fastest or the flashiest but the car I wanted it to be.
As Porsche said.
There will be a bit of anti-lag tuned in but the billet ball bearing 6262 spools up pretty quick on its own.
So taking out 35 lbs and 60+hp of parasitic hp loss should make things a tad better me thinks and the extra power will take a drive or two to feel back up to normal.
As for the runner length I've played around with turbos for a long time and the manifold volume should make for a quick drive and the absence of massive low RPM torque will extend bearing life.... But we'll see since no one else is talking or sharing any R$D
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