TurboII Swap Weight Bias?
01-23-11, 06:12 PM
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What rev limiter!?
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TurboII Swap Weight Bias?
Hi I tried searching but either I suck at it (quite possible!) or there is no real info where I was looking.
I was wondering what the overall weight gain and balance of an FB is post TurboII swap. I'm debating on switching to boosted power over the N/A setup we are running now in the name of torque. I have to keep the same power due to the rules (unless I add weight, which I would rather not...), but 40ish ft-lbs of torque would be sick!
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I was wondering what the overall weight gain and balance of an FB is post TurboII swap. I'm debating on switching to boosted power over the N/A setup we are running now in the name of torque. I have to keep the same power due to the rules (unless I add weight, which I would rather not...), but 40ish ft-lbs of torque would be sick!
Thanks
01-24-11, 04:32 PM
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Hi I tried searching but either I suck at it (quite possible!) or there is no real info where I was looking.
I was wondering what the overall weight gain and balance of an FB is post TurboII swap. I'm debating on switching to boosted power over the N/A setup we are running now in the name of torque. I have to keep the same power due to the rules (unless I add weight, which I would rather not...), but 40ish ft-lbs of torque would be sick!
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I was wondering what the overall weight gain and balance of an FB is post TurboII swap. I'm debating on switching to boosted power over the N/A setup we are running now in the name of torque. I have to keep the same power due to the rules (unless I add weight, which I would rather not...), but 40ish ft-lbs of torque would be sick!
Thanks
That's a GSL-SE with an '87 T-II engine and gearbox. BTW, it's for sale. Speaking of torque, it puts 301 lb./ft. to the rear wheels.
01-25-11, 02:29 PM
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From my site, http://www.cris.com/~Asam/Res7/Res7.html : 2540 lb. (1360 front, 1180 back)
That's a GSL-SE with an '87 T-II engine and gearbox. BTW, it's for sale. Speaking of torque, it puts 301 lb./ft. to the rear wheels.
That's a GSL-SE with an '87 T-II engine and gearbox. BTW, it's for sale. Speaking of torque, it puts 301 lb./ft. to the rear wheels.
Due to my class rules, my car would only be able to make ~270 whp so obviously 300 wtq would not happen either way.
01-26-11, 02:05 AM
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I run with NASA. The car is setup to run PTC right now, but I'm most likely going to start tearing it apart to run ST2. ST2 is a power to weight regulated class. In other words, I can run whatever combination of engine I want, as long as I do not exceed the ratio. Long story short, at my cars current weight (2340 with me in it), I'm allowed ~270whp.
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I run with NASA. The car is setup to run PTC right now, but I'm most likely going to start tearing it apart to run ST2. ST2 is a power to weight regulated class. In other words, I can run whatever combination of engine I want, as long as I do not exceed the ratio. Long story short, at my cars current weight (2340 with me in it), I'm allowed ~270whp.
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01-26-11, 11:33 PM
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We don't have them at every race. We don't protest each other much either way though. I wish we had it around more so I could check myself across different elevations. Not much different here in the midwest, but would be interesting to see.
