Turbo'd s.b. chev...in a 69 Camaro? maybe?

[Ken Kelly]

Turbo lag isn't a problem with the automatic only if life
consists of a series of quarter mile dashes. Try a road
course, or street driving, and you won't ignore turbo lag.

		Ken

"Todd....!!" wrote:
> 
> Makes sense to me....
> 
> Personally, I'd rather have the 'lag' and more power as well as less
> thermal stress on the engine than the alternative...
> 
> In dragracing, if runnin an automatic, turbo lag is not an issue, due to
> power braking prior to launching at the startin line gettin rid of the
> initial lag....
> 
> Cool?
> 
> LATER!
> 
> Todd....!!
> 
> soren wrote:
> >
> > ---
> > >Matter of fact, I wonder if ANY big car manufacturer even offers any
> > >cars which are turbo equipped without an intercooler?
> > >
> > >Anyone?
> >
> >     Probably not right now, but recently (recent in the timeline of
> > automotive technology, I think mostly the 1980s) Chrysler, Mitsubishi,
> > Subaru, Buick, are the ones I have personally seen that have no stock
> > intercooler.  And they did know about intercoolers then, evidently those
> > particular models didn't require them.  I suppose that the masses who are
> > used to naturally aspirated performance might rather have a low-boost,
> > low-lag system where the turbo pushes air through about one foot of intake
> > piping instead of 6 ft.
> >
> > Soren