How do you drive a turbo?
03-23-2005 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Aaron@S-S
And a V10 
*jealous*
*jealous*
And that car would cruise in 6th gear at 1800 RPM all day... Gotta love the T56...
Did they change the gearing in the STi to where it needs less RPMs for the same freeway speeds as the say 02' WRX or are the ratios the same?
03-23-2005 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by bemani
Wrong. Should be 011 to keep your boost up.
And you hit your brakes every time you shift? That new turbo isn't going to help you much
And you hit your brakes every time you shift? That new turbo isn't going to help you much
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03-23-2005 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by R4ND0M_AX3
He might attempt the mars turn 4 move.
03-23-2005 | 05:02 PM
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Speaking of GT4, I had a real close battle with a Lotus Elise in my Legacy GT on El Capitan endurance. Won by 0.191s, only because I blocked it on the straight. Running almost the same lap time and pit strategy, wheel to wheel for close to 2 hours. I wish I could've save the replay 
The only enduro race that wasn't boring.
The only enduro race that wasn't boring.
03-23-2005 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by code3conley
In all seriousness.... I was just wondering if you always have to get enough rpm to hit the turbo.... Is it bad for the car to short shift a lot?
Its not bad to short shift the car any more then it would damage a non-turbo car. Except, that if you shift too soon, your RPMs may drop below your turbo threshold.
03-23-2005 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by nKoan
When driving spiritedly, I try and keep my rpms in a good range, say 2k to 5k or so. When driving normally (for better fuel mileage), I try my best to keep it under 3k or so.
Its not bad to short shift the car any more then it would damage a non-turbo car. Except, that if you shift too soon, your RPMs may drop below your turbo threshold.
Its not bad to short shift the car any more then it would damage a non-turbo car. Except, that if you shift too soon, your RPMs may drop below your turbo threshold.
03-23-2005 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by illy
Sigh...
And that car would cruise in 6th gear at 1800 RPM all day... Gotta love the T56...
And that car would cruise in 6th gear at 1800 RPM all day... Gotta love the T56...
and i too have launched an imprezza 30ft in the air at sears point turn 2 in GT4. wow was that surprising.
03-24-2005 | 12:10 AM
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Try it with a 300hp Lotus... it clears the fence in front of the stands by about 5 feet. 
Well, would if it didn't instantly stop like there was Magic Safety Tape there. 
Well, would if it didn't instantly stop like there was Magic Safety Tape there.
03-24-2005 | 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by ryball
Mod the crap out of it and keep it above 3500 rpm. Keep the pedal on the right on the floor as much as you can in school zones. Learn how to rev match.
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