BIG TURBO/Hardcore turbo guys. I want your opinion
Okay so like most people here ive moved up through the turbo ranks. I started with a T25 and loved it but got tired of it. Then moved up to a Greddy 18g and I absolutely love this turbo also. I actually havent gotten tired of it at all lol. But I want balls to the wall roll on power and a car that can crush at the track also. So Im moving to a bigger T3 Turbo. From what Ive read its at full spool at 4500rpms where as the greddy is making full spool at about 3600rpms. The greddy makes a great 1/4 mile turbo. But for high speed run ins with the big dogs im gonna need more then 400whp. Now onto the important stuff...the questions:
All you guys with big turbo setups, do you regret not going with something more responsive? I mean turbo lag sucks and all. But as long as the turbo spools before 5k then you still have boost through out all your revs as you go through the gears. So it cant really suck that bad. Daily driving I never get into boost anyway so that wouldnt really be a problem would it? Next question...
With these big turbos do you find that you actually have better traction? I mean the lag should be good enough to get traction well before boost. Put that with a long winded P11T tranny and I should have a car that has a nice long usable power band in each gear. At first I was thinking that I wouldnt want the G20 tranny because of the long gears. With a quick spooling turbo I guess it could hurt acceleration. But with a bigger turbo longer gears would be better.
Anybody have any comments here? To me turbo lag isnt a big deal when you get such a hard rush when the turbo does kick in. But its not for some people. Do you love or hate your bigger turbo?
All you guys with big turbo setups, do you regret not going with something more responsive? I mean turbo lag sucks and all. But as long as the turbo spools before 5k then you still have boost through out all your revs as you go through the gears. So it cant really suck that bad. Daily driving I never get into boost anyway so that wouldnt really be a problem would it? Next question...
With these big turbos do you find that you actually have better traction? I mean the lag should be good enough to get traction well before boost. Put that with a long winded P11T tranny and I should have a car that has a nice long usable power band in each gear. At first I was thinking that I wouldnt want the G20 tranny because of the long gears. With a quick spooling turbo I guess it could hurt acceleration. But with a bigger turbo longer gears would be better.
Anybody have any comments here? To me turbo lag isnt a big deal when you get such a hard rush when the turbo does kick in. But its not for some people. Do you love or hate your bigger turbo?