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Re: Turboing the Celica SX ST162 anyone? Thu, 14 October 2004 02:52 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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are front wheel drive turbo cars really that unenjoyable?

Well it depends, I would personally limit the boost in 1st and 2nd gear, probably to something low like 7psi, and then up the boost in higher gears, maybe run 10-12psi.

You really don't want buggerloads of torque at the front wheels, it will totally piss you off going around a race-track Razz

I can see what Wiso is saying, driving a turbo FWD is not so much fun as it is really bloody hard. It's a nice challenge and would be sort of interesting on the track, but as a road car I would really start to dislike it after about a week hehehe especially when the ST162 in stock form is such a great design - sure it could handle a bit more power, maybe swapping in a slightly later gen 3S-GE, but as soon as you start pushing out 250Nm of torque or more (ala a turbo engine) you are just going to ruin it's fun factor. The geometry of the suspension, and layout of the car really was only designed for moderate amounts of torque.
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Read Message   Turboing the Celica SX ST162 anyone? alliance_22Mon, 11 October 2004 12:47
Read Message   Re: Turboing the Celica SX ST162 anyone? drft spec - st167Tue, 12 October 2004 02:11
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