how come the honda/acura pro import racers dont squeeze w/ their turbo setups?
03-18-2002, 12:36 PM
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how come the honda/acura pro import racers dont squeeze w/ their turbo setups?
ok i know the turbo civics are tough to control down the track cause of the high hp and fwd, but how come they dont use like a 100-150 shot in the last gear or so to get that extra push? curios..... 
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Re: how come the honda/acura pro import racers dont squeeze w/ their turbo setups? (lucas569)
a few use NOS such as Ed Bergenholtz,Padakis,Rado,Sabori to name just a few
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Re: how come the honda/acura pro import racers dont squeeze w/ their turbo setups? (falconGSR)
good question. of course you cant expect an answer to be the same. its just PREFERENCE. i wouldnt run NOS... if im going to wear the shiet out of my engine... i rather turn up the boost all the way up, instead of setting a limit to the boost just to wait to inject NOS in my engine. ever heard of overkill?
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Re: how come the honda/acura pro import racers dont squeeze w/ their turbo setups? (falconGSR)
well it comes down to weight usually. in our series with turbo and nitrous in the quick class they would have to weigh in at 2100 but with turbo alone they only have to weigh 1900
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Re: how come the honda/acura pro import racers dont squeeze w/ their turbo setups? (lucas569)
Its not just about horsepower. An often overlooked issue here that very very few people really realize is that its not the HP you need to run a time. If you cant put that power down, its no good.
FWD is obviously an inherently difficult obstacle to get around especially in drag racing. Increasing power makes it very very tricky to hook up. For the most part, many racers have enough difficulty putting down the power of their big turbos alone. With wheelie bars being the norm, 28" slicks on almost every race car and super strong axles (mark williams) the new cars will be able to start to put power down, but trannies should soon become an issue.
Also fogging a motor usually gives bottom end grunt, its not a top end technique. A friend is running a y2k turbo this year. Many other pros are runnign such big turbos it boggles the mind. With that much air moving into only 2L motors, it really doesnt need any more stuff shoved in there. OH and one more thing, most everyone is on methanol too.
FWD is obviously an inherently difficult obstacle to get around especially in drag racing. Increasing power makes it very very tricky to hook up. For the most part, many racers have enough difficulty putting down the power of their big turbos alone. With wheelie bars being the norm, 28" slicks on almost every race car and super strong axles (mark williams) the new cars will be able to start to put power down, but trannies should soon become an issue.
Also fogging a motor usually gives bottom end grunt, its not a top end technique. A friend is running a y2k turbo this year. Many other pros are runnign such big turbos it boggles the mind. With that much air moving into only 2L motors, it really doesnt need any more stuff shoved in there. OH and one more thing, most everyone is on methanol too.
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