Greg Gordon wrote:Hey Mats, I was not making a case for supercharging vs turbocharging, I am making a case for forced induction vs normally aspirated. The limit of 1.7 liters for turbo cars makes my point exactly.
Mats, we all know you are a forced induction guy. Don't even try to say you are going to build a NA motor to try and win
I picked that video because it's late in the season and Han's car was further developed, but even in it's first outings it was a killer down the straights.
Niclas' car is certainly fast and competitive around the course, but Han's pulls away from it easily on the straights, even when exiting the corners at a lower speed.
Hehe, yeah I know. We do agree but I just wanted to point out that fact so people could make a desicion based on the correct info.
My choise for a turbo engine is quite simple, we all know that the torque from a boosted engine easily can destroy the gearbox, with a turbo you can tailor where you want the torque so just bleed off the exhausts in the mid range and make it count where you can turn it into speed instead of destruction.
But in this case I agree with all of the above speakers, first figure out what you want, keep it as simple as possible and then just drive/enjoy! No 24v in the world will make you happker then a 12v unless it's normally aspirated and all the 3.2 cranks in the world won't change the fact that a well built 2.5 supercharged is more then enough to break the gearbox... Everything over that is just bragging points for ego. And it comes at a huge cost in terms of build time and reliablity.
Keep
It
Simple,
Stupid.
KISS