i wasnt being down right serious but i mean if you had 350 hp at the wheels peak, they your probly seeing a damn good amount at Lower rpms too. thats alot more than stock i am sure. even if you shift at 3K rpms thats still alot of power at that rpm. its still gonna be somewhat tough. you would have to crawl around in the snow.

and if you part throttle a 2wd car with same power, i dont see how it would be any different from a AWD car if you have the proper tires. my friends 2wd S10 went damn good in the snow for years with just 150lbs in the bed and studded tires

and whats so funny about my statement on FI vs N/A

try making 700hp on a 355 N/A and driving it on the street. it can be reliable but not as street friendly. i should have mentioned i was thinking of street friendly-ness. blown 355 can easily make 355 and maintain streetablility and be more reliable

 

It's very easy to stay out of boost on a turbo car Orr89RocZ.

 

thats makes sense... just realized that its turbo'd and not N/A so power down low is not there since no boost is being made...

eh, brain farts......

 

Well, an STi has exceptionally good torque (even down low), I even have a buddy who's car made near equal, if not more torque on his STi at around the 400 level. With a turbo though, you can stay completely out of boost and not really make any power. I've known some Supra guys who drive their single turbo set-ups in the snow.

 

As for how fast the VR6 cars are. My buddy has one swapped into his 1990 GTI has all sorts of mods done to it. Wiht the 305 tbi in my car he had me by about 7 cars. Not bad considering my car has a couple hundred pounds on his and down atleast 50 hp.

 

I'm not picking on you but why do people think turbo=no low end power or boost?

That has to be one of the biggest misconceptions in the automotive world.

Like I said, not picking on you but a lot of people say the same comment you did.

 

i understand what your saying. turbos have produced tons of Low end torque over superchargers and N/A motors... i have seen comparison tests and turbos can make impressive down low numbers. dont get me wrong, i know what they are capable of...

its just that i forgot you can stay out of boost to limit that power, to make it easier to drive in snow conditions where power is not what you need. thats what i was getting at. you can control boost to limit your power to lessen the low end to drive better in the winter.

 

Sellout. Traitor.

I'm NOT flaming you or anything, but having owned the car for over a year now, the car is VERY streetable...I think most people who have/could drive the car would agree. Granted, smelling like exhaust is a minus to some, but I like it. The car surprised me on just how "street friendly" it is, it doesn't act tremendously different than any other thirdgen until you put your foot into it. I mean this seriously. As far as reliability goes, I wouldn't hesitate to make it my daily driver if I had to...I think it has more to do with doing things right which is why this car can be trusted. If I had put the car together I'd be standing on the side of the road with my thumb out. Anyway, I'm not jumping in on you, I'm just saying you'd be very surprised just how "street friendly and reliable" this NA car can be.

Oh yeah, and I do take my oldest daughter for rides in the IROC occasionaly and have no fears because when I have her in the car I'm not going to be stupid.

Later,

James

 

thats good to know, i have heard stories about that car and thought it was alittle rough on the street. but its good to know that it really isnt.

 

It's a good, fast, reliable car. I have a lot of blood, sweat, and tears in that car. It is a wonderful machine .... and has even more potential than what people realize There is just something about it.

The biggest reason that the car is so streetable is because of my tuning. I have a lot of time into that car with regard to the tuning. It's a wolf in sheep's clothing. Those who I have taken for a ride in the car didn't believe me when I told them it had a 3600 stall converter ... and they definitely didn't believe me when I gave them an idea of the cam specs. The cam is huge and on an LSA that most say won't work in an EFI motor. But it does work ... and it works darn well.

James: a gutted 3" converter will be fine! Go for it.

Tim

 

You're still a traitor!!!

j/k...I remember your car at the Nats in MD...that really was a sweet ride