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The fastest speed you have driven at?

Originally posted by evoluzione
actually mate, superchargers and turbos are very different to one another. a supercharger compresses the air before it enters the engine, the denser the air, the better it is, whereas a turbo works on the exhaust gasses. the latter being more fun i think, as it's not as smooth as the supercharger (although these days they're a little more subtle). nothing like watching that turbo boost guage creeping from the negative into the boost zone and feeling it punch you in the back and catapult you forward at scary speeds :D
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I agree about the fun factor but if you want to go fast a SuperCharger will typically beat a Turbo any day except in price.

Also just to add a little on the explanation of the two... A super charger is typically belt driven off the crank shaft like the Alternator is. It cranks a compressor that compresses the incoming air into the intake of the car. A turbo does a very similar thing but instead of being ran off the crank shaft it is is propelled by exhaust gases. You basically have to fan blades. One is in the exhaust being pushed by the exhaust. The other fan is in the intake of the car but the intake has to be ran down low in the car near the exhaust so the fan can be put in it. Compressing air causes it to heat up and expand which in turn defeats the purpose of getting more oxygen in the motor. So what you do is run the compressed air through what is called an intercooler (not all turbo or supercharged cars have them). An intercooler is basically a big radiator that the compressed air goes through prior to entering the intake. It is more common to run an intercooler on a turbo then a supercharge simple because turbos heat the incoming air more due to there proximity to the exhaust.
 
Originally posted by evoluzione
actually mate, superchargers and turbos are very different to one another. a supercharger compresses the air before it enters the engine, the denser the air, the better it is, whereas a turbo works on the exhaust gasses. the latter being more fun i think, as it's not as smooth as the supercharger (although these days they're a little more subtle). nothing like watching that turbo boost guage creeping from the negative into the boost zone and feeling it punch you in the back and catapult you forward at scary speeds :D
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oh i know, i just misread what he said. i thought he said he was gonna put a supercharger on it, wasnt paying to much attention.

iJon
 
I agree, I *love* my turbo! It makes driving so much fun, gives you one hell of a rush, and I just cannot get enough of that turbo whine when you are going at full boost. :) I cannot wait until I can afford a WRX STi....now that will be one sweet ride. I drove a WRX last year in the snow and I swear, it is one of the most exciting experiences I've ever had.
 
Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I agree, I *love* my turbo! It makes driving so much fun, gives you one hell of a rush, and I just cannot get enough of that turbo whine when you are going at full boost. :) I cannot wait until I can afford a WRX STi....now that will be one sweet ride. I drove a WRX last year in the snow and I swear, it is one of the most exciting experiences I've ever had.
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oh i love those cars so much, that was my second choice for a car. i had a customer coming in who drove one, it said it was such a blast driving.

iJon
 
Yeah, if I had the money, my choice would probably be between the WRX STi or the Corvette...although the new RX-8 and G35 coupe are looking pretty sexy both in red, too.
 
Originally posted by MacBandit
The new 350Z Turbo should be out next year.
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i heard the 350z isnt as fun to drive as it looks. although i would drive it first to decide, not by a book.

iJon
 
Turbo? Sweet! I was pretty disappointed to learn the twin turbo Z car was lacking when they brought it back from the grave...I miss those days of the Supra TT, RX-7 TT, 3000GT/Stealth TT, 300ZX TT...there were some great cars before they got killed and replaced by slow, ugly SUVs.
 
Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Turbo? Sweet! I was pretty disappointed to learn the twin turbo Z car was lacking when they brought it back from the grave...I miss those days of the Supra TT, RX-7 TT, 3000GT/Stealth TT, 300ZX TT...there were some great cars before they got killed and replaced by slow, ugly SUVs.
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The RX-7 isn't dead. They are actually going to bring it back. I can't remember when but I'm thinking it is next year also.

Personally I prefer a normally aspirated car with the same amount of horsepower as the turbo/supercharged car. It's much more reliable and has a better power delivery. If you want to go fast everywhere not just in a straight line then power delivery is extremely important.
 
Originally posted by MacBandit
The RX-7 isn't dead. They are actually going to bring it back. I can't remember when but I'm thinking it is next year also.

Personally I prefer a normally aspirated car with the same amount of horsepower as the turbo/supercharged car. It's much more reliable and has a better power delivery. If you want to go fast everywhere not just in a straight line then power delivery is extremely important.
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my best friend who has a bimmer, his younger brother has an rx-7, its got every damn thing you could have in a car on that thing. when you get in you feel like your in a cockpit with all the gauges. i swear if i worked hard enough i could put my heard in the exhaust.

iJon
 
I've heard it is coming back, too, in fact, I believe in Japan they have been selling the RX-7 and Supras to this day. I agree with the more reliable power delivery of a NA engine, but I just cannot describe the kinds of ****s and giggles you get when you are working a turbo...it's just a whole different experience and it's a blast.

My turbo is fast....a Camero SS may have lots more raw power at any given time and be faster overall...but when the turbo kicks in, you have the whole experience of the boost guage going wild, the sound of the turbo spooling up, the sound of the BOV between beautifully orchestrated shifts and the skills you pick up in order to keep that turbo spooling to its max at any given time. It takes more talent to get a turbo to perform to its capabilities, and to me, that's a big part of driving--the experience. Besides, when I have the turbo kicking in, this is basically all you see of my car...
 
Agreed, the Supra rocked hard. I went to Europe a couple of years ago and at Monoco I saw a bright yellow Toyota Supra twin turbo...it was new, shiney, and *so* sweet. They were seriously great cars and even now a used one will cost you an arm and a leg.
 
Fastest I've ever gone was 157+ on my suped up Honda VFR750. Not sure how much faster because I was still accelerating when I passed the cop who clocked me. He didn't catch up to me until I was in my driveway already cleaning off my bike for about 5 minutes.
 
Didn't even know I was being chased. It was easter sunday and I think I woke him up. He was prety angry when he finally caught up with me. Luckily I knew someone on the force and he was working.
 
-PixelFactory

I'd have loved to see the look on his drowsy face as he blinked at the radar readout trying to comprhend just what he was looking at, and what the hell happened.

Kinda like me looking at my alarm clock in the morning trying to stop this box with the red number-thingies from making that awful racket (caveman arr-arr).
 
Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Gotta have the turbo, it makes life real interesting once it hits between 10-12 psi. :D
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That is what I call a nice wax job, you know it's good when you can see youself! What kind of product do you use?
 
Fast Wax...you can find it at Wal Mart and in auto sections of most places. You just spray it on after you wash your car and wipe it off. The amazing part is that that is the original paint from 1989 and it shines like a mirror.
 
well i hit 110 out on the highway today, ill have to work on it some more.

iJon
 
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