Ignorance in boosted communities
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the mini is a little like that. i want to put a bigger snail on it. not much bigger, just one that spools above 2500.
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Two of my close friends have 1.8t gti's. I hate driving them. One is a k03 @ 15psi and the other is a k04 @ 24psi. Driving around town is horrid in both cars. Boost comes on so fast that you roast 1st through 3rd just trying to get up to highway speed. I hate the stupid electronic throttle body that VW uses. Seriously, it's either none of it or ALL OF IT. No in between.
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I agree completely about tinyturbo VWs. Neighbor has one, part throttle driving up the street he's at full boost before the car has traveled 10 feet. Not fun to drive.
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In stock form, I actually liked my mom's 1.8t passat. It wasn't quick, but it had enough to keep me entertained, and their electronic boost control does a pretty good job making it feel like a bigger engine than it is.
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If it's anything like the Volkswagen CC I drove a couple of years ago, it did in fact feel like it had a much bigger engine. Specifically, one of the coal-fired steam engines from the HMS Dreadnought. You request an increase in throttle, and then some period of time later the engine room responds and you begin to accelerate.
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If it's anything like the Volkswagen CC I drove a couple of years ago, it did in fact feel like it had a much bigger engine. Specifically, one of the coal-fired steam engines from the HMS Dreadnought. You request an increase in throttle, and then some period of time later the engine room responds and you begin to accelerate.
#55
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This thread makes me laugh.
Just about everyone on here is rocking a 2554 or 2560 turbo because they want as much torque under curve as they can get, then we talk about a car that makes ALL of it under the curve, and suddenly everyone hates it. There is no winning.
(though I think Joe was talking about transient throttle response not lag)
This thread makes me laugh.
Just about everyone on here is rocking a 2554 or 2560 turbo because they want as much torque under curve as they can get, then we talk about a car that makes ALL of it under the curve, and suddenly everyone hates it. There is no winning.
(though I think Joe was talking about transient throttle response not lag)
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Two of my close friends have 1.8t gti's. I hate driving them. One is a k03 @ 15psi and the other is a k04 @ 24psi. Driving around town is horrid in both cars. Boost comes on so fast that you roast 1st through 3rd just trying to get up to highway speed. I hate the stupid electronic throttle body that VW uses. Seriously, it's either none of it or ALL OF IT. No in between.
If I could set it up to work properly, I would have anti lag running during cruise.
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Very annoying, and very uncivilized in what otherwise appeared to be a highly refined and costly sedan.
This was a Euro-spec diesel, so maybe the US-spec petrol cars are different. I've not driven one here in the states.
#59
drive by wire is a magnificent thing when you're able to adjust/tune it.
on 32bit ecu subarus its a map with rpm and throttle angle on the axis and requested torque as the values in the cells. PURE GENIOUS. tune it to your liking and you get even laggy un-responsive subaru's to react to your inputs almost like a high strung honda. seriously impressive. wish you were closer to us Joe so you could drive my forester. I think you'd be impressed.
on 32bit ecu subarus its a map with rpm and throttle angle on the axis and requested torque as the values in the cells. PURE GENIOUS. tune it to your liking and you get even laggy un-responsive subaru's to react to your inputs almost like a high strung honda. seriously impressive. wish you were closer to us Joe so you could drive my forester. I think you'd be impressed.