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ekam · 01-12-2011, 05:18 AM

NA engines in general have flatter torque curve and this is especially true for our flat 6 engines. In a track car you want steady power not power spike from hitting boost in big turbo units mounted on little 4-cyl engines. You'll often read about turbo lag on WRXs and they're slow on a tight track because it's hard for them to stay in boost.

Turbo engines also require bit more care than NA engines.

01-12-2011, 05:18 AM	#4
ekam Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,656	NA engines in general have flatter torque curve and this is especially true for our flat 6 engines. In a track car you want steady power not power spike from hitting boost in big turbo units mounted on little 4-cyl engines. You'll often read about turbo lag on WRXs and they're slow on a tight track because it's hard for them to stay in boost. Turbo engines also require bit more care than NA engines. Last edited by ekam; 01-12-2011 at 05:21 AM.