Date: 20 Feb 2003 14:18:28 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: BMWs keep trying to smoke me!
Someone who looks an awful lot like -Bob- <noemailnopsammain.com> wrote: > On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:20:28 GMT, Paul Halliday > <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> wrote: >>Turbo driving is a skill. You can floor it and it will move (not like a >>supercharged hot-hatch though), but if you build the boost you get much more >>fun. > Exactly. I tried to explain to some folks one day why it took > some actual training - self or instructor based - to drive a > Saab turbo. Interestingly enough (or not, you tell me), the technique I learned driving my Saab 2-strokes worked great for me in the 900T. The 2-strokes don't have an accel pump on the carb(s), so in order to get a smooth start, it's "clutch in, quick stomp on gas & release, then clutch out and accellerate". I found when I got to the turbo, my feet just did it automatically, and I at least imagine that that little move gets the turbo impellor going, reducing lag. I didn't notice I was doing it until another Saaber pointed it out to me, and spotted me as a 2-stroke driver. Anyone else do something like this? Dave Hinz