And that is why (it looks like) it needs 2 full seconds after he floors it for the sloooow turbo to kick in, at above 3500rpm. Pretty pointless IMO.originally came with 2 small turbos, he just converted it over to one LARGE turbo
And that is why (it looks like) it needs 2 full seconds after he floors it for the sloooow turbo to kick in, at above 3500rpm. Pretty pointless IMO.
Yes I did...and of course it is a bit silly of me to try and make a point with one small video like this...Did you not see this ?
His wife wanted a Frogeye Sprite (Bugeye in the US), he bought one for her, and had a blast driving it. It was only when he looked at the speedo, he realized he wasn't going that fast at all.
Lee.
Yes I did...and of course it is a bit silly of me to try and make a point with one small video like this...
But the point of BMW using two turbos was to get rid of the turbo lag and have a very wide usable rev range and good torque very low down, I think it's just a shame to get rid of that, that's all.
(sigh)... sometimes less is more. A friend of mine once had a Cosworth YB powered Capri that he used to surprise crotch-rocket bikes with. His wife wanted a Frogeye Sprite (Bugeye in the US), he bought one for her, and had a blast driving it. It was only when he looked at the speedo, he realized he wasn't going that fast at all.
Lee.
Personally, I can drive mine decently for the most part. But, I am not good at a strong launch. So, unless the power is fairly disproportionate the drag race is lost at the starting line.
Won't get get regulated out of existence, we are running out of oil. That, or Global Warming will kill us all.
Fuel injection and ultra-fast computers that control every tuning function have allowed the use of insane boost levels. My hat is off to manufacturers that can apply the technology and build road-worthy cars with sick power levels and still drive like their more pedestrian models. I have mixed feelings about it due to being an old fart who tends to live in the past. Kids are putting turbos on junk and running faster than we ever did with our huge cams and carburetors. But it's the new way things are done...get with it or move the hell out of the way.
I had an old Ironhead Sporster drag bike that was a rocket (for what it was). There wasn't a stock part in the engine. It would leave so hard on the rice bikes that they wouldn't catch me until I clicked 4th gear, at about 70 MPH, I think they were just clicking 2nd. Even at the track, without a slick and a wheelie bar, there aren't a lot of people who can launch a high performance sport bike.
Yeah i often wonder why a smart car doesn't get 100mpg. Not much better than many sedans but i guess that's somewhat off topic in a 750+hp thread