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Re: why SC and not turbo M cars? (archive)
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Posted by noah on June 18, 2000 at 21:41:25:

In Reply to: why SC and not turbo M cars? posted by Chris Sawatsky on June 18, 2000 at 20:39:23:

: someone posted a few sites of stuff about M cars, and i only found SC kits available for the M coupe/roadster. you'd think that with the already nice low-end of the 3.2, a turbo would be a more desirable top end boost.
: or is the dinan SC kit a vortec centerfugal (sp?) type supercharger?
: do any of you drive turbo M's?

There is a Turbo M3 at some of the local autocross's in my area. My friend, an instructor, drove the car and said it was just about undriveable. The turbo was like a switch totally upsetting the car and breaking traction, BOTH speeding up AND slowing down. He was forced to left foot break to keep the boost up - not a good set-up. Why take a car that handles great and make it a twitching mess? Even at the Lowest boost the car was like an Original 911 Turbo.

Supercharging is a far better solution. You get smooth power that is pleasing.



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