Howdy folks,
Why is it that you will sometimes hear a recommendation to stay with a relatively mellow gearing if your power-adder is a Turbo? I have no experience with power adders, but it seems to me that a nice set of 4.10s would be ideal when mated with a turbo. The gears for power down low, then the turbo kicks in up top. But reputable folks have recommended just the opposite, gear-wise. In fact, I have heard that our stock ratio is ideal. Why is this, and would this also apply to centrifugal blowers like the Vortech? And is this recommendation specific to drag racing?
I don't want to cripple myself from a dig...the idea of turbo lag and spool-up don't appeal to me, but on the other hand I love the idea of the turbo's efficiency and power. I'm trying to find the ideal balance of gears and power adder to get grunt all the way through the power band. I'm thinking either a Twin-screw with stock 3.55s, a centrifugal with 4.10s, or a Turbo with...?
Why is it that you will sometimes hear a recommendation to stay with a relatively mellow gearing if your power-adder is a Turbo? I have no experience with power adders, but it seems to me that a nice set of 4.10s would be ideal when mated with a turbo. The gears for power down low, then the turbo kicks in up top. But reputable folks have recommended just the opposite, gear-wise. In fact, I have heard that our stock ratio is ideal. Why is this, and would this also apply to centrifugal blowers like the Vortech? And is this recommendation specific to drag racing?
I don't want to cripple myself from a dig...the idea of turbo lag and spool-up don't appeal to me, but on the other hand I love the idea of the turbo's efficiency and power. I'm trying to find the ideal balance of gears and power adder to get grunt all the way through the power band. I'm thinking either a Twin-screw with stock 3.55s, a centrifugal with 4.10s, or a Turbo with...?