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themadscientist »
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Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:07 pm
Since I am at it let me bring up a few more. Not quite as "OMFG you didn't say that" as the other guy, but definitely suspect.
On the downside of natural aspiration, Tyler Tanaka (I'll say the company name in a minute) says this:
"The naturally aspirated guys are gluttons for punishment. No offense. I love Pro Stock-for the racing aspect. But to spend $100,000 dollars to get 2 more horsepower baffles me. I don't like hitting myself on the head with a hammer and hoping for a different result. With $4000.00 to $5000.00 plus a couple of six-packs and wrenches over a weekend, you can double your horsepower with a turbo"
No doubt, NA power comes at a higher cost but $50,000 per pony is a serious misrepresentation.
A weekend, some beer and a couple of wrenches, for twice the power, eh?
Maybe some of us can do that, I can, but there are several busted motors in the past that showed me what I know now. Not entirely untrue but certainly exaggerated. Why the dogma?
Second quote from Mr. Tanaka, on superchargers, opposing them:
"Because superchargers deliver boost via RPM, the shock on an engine's internals is dramatic. You're slamming forced air directly onto those components and they are getting pounded."
Now should I read anything into the fact that this guy works at Turbonetics?
Now if the supercharger is delivering boost parallel to RPM wouldn't that be stunningly linear? Cmon, give me "parasitic drag", "complexity of aftercoolers", something better than that.
Slamming forced air in? Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't that what your products do? Dramatic shock to the engine internals? Something like a big turbo spooling up and screaming to 15lbs in a matter of seconds perhaps?
Sorry, that dog won't hunt, Tyler. Call Brian at Hasport, he will explain how to de-power your engine to protect those pussified pistons.