Can you drive a car without boost?

[Kaido_RR]

Hey,

Im looking at upgrading 2 a new car, and find myself looking for something with a turbo, i just cant bring myself to not be driving a turbo car, i use to be a fun fan on V8 but now after driving a r33 for over 6months i just dont want a v8 unless its got a turbo or 2

Have u found that without boost a car isnt the same after driving a skyline for along time?

thanks Mike

[Lepperfish]

No..

[Kaido_RR]

YAY im not the only one

[funkymonkey]

I do it all the time... wha?

[WazR32GTSt]

once you boost, you will never go back...

[Duncan]

Its easy, take a 350z out for a thrash....just as much fun

[NuGGeT]

Get a WRX new pluss boost, cant go wrong

also why u wanna upgrade?

[Abo Bob]

Get a Prius.

[knore]

If your asking in the first place it obviously means the boost bug hasnt bit you hard enough

Get a GTR and put a T51R on it

:nowigetit

[racsov500]

yes u can. its called "natural aspiration."

the prius is a good idea, but forget about a decent engine.

[Lozza150]

Get a GTR and put a T51R on it  

:nowigetit

Doh!!!.... No boost till 6,000rpm.......then Wham!.... rev limiter

[CerealKiller]

My mate's 20V Sprinter, and DC2 Type R both have no boost...both go quite nicely...not close to being on boost but it's a different experience...no turbo lag.

[funkymonkey]

drive an S2000 with the usual N/A mods (extractors, exhausts, CAI with CO2 cooling) and throttle bodies... you'll never wanna drive with boost again.

[WazR32GTSt]

drive an S2000 with the usual N/A mods (extractors, exhausts, CAI with CO2 cooling) and throttle bodies... you'll never wanna drive with boost again.

oooooh BIG call...

[Roy]

drive an S2000 with the usual N/A mods (extractors, exhausts, CAI with CO2 cooling) and throttle bodies... you'll never wanna drive with boost again.

Yeh big call, and i agree... recently drove a Lotus Elise....ahhhhh throttle response, and went for a drive in a 5 spd VS 304 Ute, crisp throttle reponse is fun, just a different kind of fun....

Ive been thinking a lot about getting an old muscle car of late and before there was centrifugal blowers/turbos there was big cams or screw type superchargers

[knore]

Doh!!!.... No boost till 6,000rpm.......then      Wham!.... rev limiter

Boost really hits about 4500-5000rpm with a T51R, the lag really isnt that bad considering the turbo size

[funkymonkey]

oooooh BIG call...

put a mugen (??) stroker kit in it and you'll give lotsa turbo cars a run for their money off the line...

[pentae]

Your talking to someone who drives a turbo (2 litre, thankyou very much..) silvia, and has thrashed many GTRs, a 350z (in USA, left hand drive) and many other cars..

Boost is the only way to go.

The 350z is a very boring drive acceleration wise, but is fun around corners.

[Roy]

Boost really hits about 4500-5000rpm with a T51R, the lag really isnt that bad considering the turbo size

....on a std engine you wont be getting 1bar of boost until after 5,500rpm.... still who cars about the lousy response, the noise they make spooling is worth the wait alone

[knore]

For sure,

And who runs a T51R on a standard engine lol