turbo vs V8

[BLACKVZSV8]

Actually theres a huge market for modding jap cars.

Intercoolers, different turbos, BOVs, cams, clutches, ECU upgrades, Boost controllers, exhausts, external wastegates, suspension, the list goes on.

Jap cars are generally a lot better optioned than aussie cars but they still have a huge modding potential.

 

[VS Omega]

You people are comparing large Australian family sedans to medium Japanese family sedans.. just thought I'd point that out, they're designed for comfort and safety. Who cares what can do what, at then end of the day they're still only family cars with maybe a bit of power

 

[VS Omega]

4cyl turbos will generally get hosed off the line by V8s because of a thing called turbo lag. Its very hard to launch a turbo car hard to get on boost quickly because of the very fine line between bogging down and lighting the tyres up and going nowhere. An exception to this rule is the 4wd turbo cars...

Turbo lag? What era are you living in, the 80s? If someone was serious about making their turbo'd car go fast, they would be changing aspect ratios, adding another turbo or swapping internals with lighter weighted parts..

And let's all not forget that the Commodore weighs just about 2 tonnes these days (VE will be close), while these Japanese cars are about the same weight as a VL or slightly heavier, and don't have to adhere to as strict regulations as Australian made cars

 

[vlv8vic]

righto, looks like a shitfight developing. seems to be some members who need reminding of the rules, they can be found at the top of the page. any further discussion not relating to the original question will result in thread closure and warnings.

 

[bangers]

4cyl turbos will generally get hosed off the line by V8s because of a thing called turbo lag. Its very hard to launch a turbo car hard to get on boost quickly because of the very fine line between bogging down and lighting the tyres up and going nowhere. An exception to this rule is the 4wd turbo cars...

yeah cos all the ricer knobs put go fast parts in cos they look good but don't know how to use them eg. puting the biggest intercooler you can find on while only running 8psi and wondering why it takes so long to spool up.

 

[Turko]

Just to let you guys know. Turbo Lag still Exists .

 

[BLACKVZSV8]

Turbo lag? What era are you living in, the 80s? If someone was serious about making their turbo'd car go fast, they would be changing aspect ratios, adding another turbo or swapping internals with lighter weighted parts..

And let's all not forget that the Commodore weighs just about 2 tonnes these days (VE will be close), while these Japanese cars are about the same weight as a VL or slightly heavier, and don't have to adhere to as strict regulations as Australian made cars

You sir are an idiot. You cannot remove turbo lag by changing ratios, adding turbos (that suggestion is almost laughable) and using lighter (and weaker) internals.

A turbo will not produce positive boost until a certain RPM (depending on size of said turbo) is reached. The bigger the turbo, the more the lag as it takes more RPM to produce positive boost. Small turbos have less lag but produce less power and therefore are impractical when chasing HP.

Please do a little research in future before posting to save making an idiot of yourself.

 

[Turko]

You sir are an idiot. You cannot remove turbo lag by changing ratios, adding turbos (that suggestion is almost laughable) and using lighter (and weaker) internals.

A turbo will not produce positive boost until a certain RPM (depending on size of said turbo) is reached. The bigger the turbo, the more the lag as it takes more RPM to produce positive boost. Small turbos have less lag but produce less power and therefore are impractical when chasing HP.

Please do a little research in future before posting to save making an idiot of yourself.

Amen to that :yeah:

 

[vlv8vic]

You sir are an idiot. You cannot remove turbo lag by changing ratios, adding turbos (that suggestion is almost laughable) and using lighter (and weaker) internals.

A turbo will not produce positive boost until a certain RPM (depending on size of said turbo) is reached. The bigger the turbo, the more the lag as it takes more RPM to produce positive boost. Small turbos have less lag but produce less power and therefore are impractical when chasing HP.

Please do a little research in future before posting to save making an idiot of yourself.

Despite what peoples opinions are etc, you have no right to call them idiots, or badmouth them for having an opinion. This isnt tolerated at JC and youll fast learn we dont keep people like you around here.
Consider this a friendly pre-warning.

 

[BLACKVZSV8]

OK then so what is the acceptable term for someone who obviously has no idea what they are talking about and is incapable of using logic to form an opinion and or theory on how things work?