Date: 2 Oct 2002 20:28:54 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Saab V8
Someone who looks an awful lot like Dave Finnegan <dfinnegannopsamhronicity.com> wrote: > Why do you like turbos better than normally aspirated engines? > Just curious. > I would think that given a 250 Hp turbo engine and a 250 Hp > normally aspirated engine, in the same car, that the normally > aspirated engine would "perform" better. It depends entirely on the torque curves. With proper engine management, it's quite likely that the turbo car will outperform the NA car with the same peak horsepower. Area under the curve, and all that. Also, fuel consumption in a turbocharged engine is significantly lower under normal conditions, than an equivalently powered NA engine. > By that I mean the NA engine would not suffer from turbo lag; > albeit slight, or not so slight as some have suggested. Also, I > would expect the NA engine to provide greater engine breaking. Well, I have a pedal for that, so I must honestly say that I don't use engine braking very often. > I certainly appreciate the improved gas mileage of a turbo. And, > I expect the NA would be heavier and thus reduce performance to > some degree. Yup. That too. Dave Hinz
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