how does a turbo effect daily driving??

[Die Ford V8]

I was kindof curious on how it will drive with a turbo.
Can a turboed car be a daily driver??

How many miles could you put on one of these kits till they wear out??

My friend keeps bugging me about the so-called lag it will have and how it will totally screw up my drivability on the street. Anything you want to say to him.?...

I keep telling him it will be a fast car and who cares if it is a little on the "extremely fast" side all the time(nothing mellow)...i think that is the reason for a turbo. anyways.

also one more question for tiago, do I have to remove the a/c unit for your turbo or not. My a/c just went out and I was wondering whether i would need to delete it for room purposes or whatever.

thanks in advance for your feedback.

[mrbako]

the good thing about turbo's is that they don't provide boost until you get on the throttle. during most of daily driving, you will not be in boost which means less wear on the engine as opposed to a supercharger setup.

the lag your friend is talking about will not affect the drivability, however it may suprise you when you open the throttle more than 60%. your foot will adjust to the new powerband. you will find yourself getting off the throttle before you would normally because the "lag" will catch up, boost a little, and wham....you're up to speed. i think that is one of the most enjoyable aspects of a turbocharged vehicle.

and to help tiago...no...the a/c does not need to be removed for his kit. however...if yours is not working and you don't want it...ditch it. however as a daily driver...you may want it. i don't think it gets too terribly hot up there in oregon.

[DavidSiri]

I don't get what the thing with lag is. My car performs better than a stock 3.8L by far when I am NOT boosting. my 0-60 time without boost is by far faster than I was with my stock 3.8L.

The driveability will not be affected AT ALL. The only time you will get power is when you want it, and you mash the gas.

Not to sound rude, but "your friend" does not have a clue about FI.

[hou-tex-six]

No offense to anyone, but I dont see how these same ole questions are asked over and over and over and over and over and over and ....

Do a search, read a book, research some information.

Cp

[Die Ford V8]

This post was to basically show my friend what you guys with turbos actually think. He thinks its dumb to turbo anything non american although he hates most american cars. I just wanted some first hand feedback from guys with kits and that know alot about them. He only reads and reads and reads books(and he knows every spec of every car) but i cant seem to show him a turbo would be a good idea. He thinks they are lame and would ruin your daily driving and says a supercharger would be better, but personally (not that I have firsthand experience), I think a SC would we way worse and more expencive to have than a turbo and would give you better results. But then again they both have their pros and cons.
I just think for our cars a turbo would be our best bet, but thats my $.02. anyways thanks for the info and keep it comming if you dont mind.

[Tiago]

it makes daily driving alot more enjoyable. ;)

[oil pan 4]

Our daily driver turbo selection is a little more thought out than some peoples.
I have seen many 4 cyl cars in the import mags that don't start boosting untill 4000 and some times over 5000 rpms, any thing under 3000rpms is useless. That is not much of a daily driver by any means.
With a small high revving engine VE is a constanly diminishing factor.
I think we like the all engine torque on the low end and the turbos added high end hp.
I think it is the best way to go. Take the best and make it better.
Does your friend work on cars?
If all you do is read what others wrote then all you will know is what they tell you.

[lifeguardinme19]

I've driven a buick grand national before, and let me tell you, those things are fun to drive!!! And as far as it goes for a daily driver, they are great! Ok, yes it's not the same 3.8L V6 that we have and stuff, but you cant go wrong with a turbo v6. Drives normal in the low RPM ranges when easy on the throttle(easy on throttle = normal daily driving) yet when you drop the hammer, WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

[Die Ford V8]

what about mileage??? how has it effected your guy's mileage

[CamaroRob97]

If you are always hammering on it your gas mileage is going to suck. If you don't it will be about the same as N/A.

[Mighty Thor]

Originally posted by mrbako:
the good thing about turbo's is that they don't provide boost until you get on the throttle. during most of daily driving, you will not be in boost which means less wear on the engine as opposed to a supercharger setup.

Don't turn this into another SC vs. Turbo thing again. You're wrong on this one.

I get great gas mileage on mine and I've had my SC for almost 6 years and no problem and my car had no problems with it (other than oil leak from the main seal I have never taken it to a shop) and I've seen no wear any sort of indication of wear on my car at all. Boost is nice at low rpm and the speed comes up nicely and smoothly. I'm running 85 mph at 2500-2550 rpm.

[Die Ford V8]

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Originally posted by mrbako:
the good thing about turbo's is that they don't provide boost until you get on the throttle. during most of daily driving, you will not be in boost which means less wear on the engine as opposed to a supercharger setup.


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Don't turn this into another SC vs. Turbo thing again. You're wrong on this one.

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you just started a SC vs. Turbo thing and now i just ended it. www.endSCvs.Tubro.com, I just want to know about Turbos and I dont want this thread to be locked. thanks for your info though just keep it daily driving of a turbo, I dont want a SC because I i dont have the money. thanks

[Mighty Thor]

Originally posted by Die Ford V8:
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Originally posted by mrbako:
the good thing about turbo's is that they don't provide boost until you get on the throttle. during most of daily driving, you will not be in boost which means less wear on the engine as opposed to a supercharger setup.


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Don't turn this into another SC vs. Turbo thing again. You're wrong on this one.

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you just started a SC vs. Turbo thing and now i just ended it. www.endSCvs.Tubro.com, I just want to know about Turbos and I dont want this thread to be locked. thanks for your info though just keep it daily driving of a turbo, I dont want a SC because I i dont have the money. thanks

I never started it and it wasn't directed at you anyway. You already know what you want anyway. But to say Turbo is makes the car more reliable than SC is wrong.

E-mail me and I will discuss this more. But yes this trend should go on according to its topic. By the way your link doesn't work, so you never ended it [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[mrbako]

i didn't say anything about it being more reliable...all i said is that is is less stressful on the engine...and that is a fact...so get your panties out of a wad.

[DavidSiri]

How about everyone just shuts up....