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Originally Posted by pmax
I reached a similar conclusion as you.
Weren't these turbos dubbed as "widow makers" ?
I wouldn't be driving them in the twisties. Straight line blasts probably fun but there's way too much traffic around here. The 3.2 was the right choice for me.
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They are a terrific cornering car (driving in the twisties as you call it) - point and shoot with a clear head on your shoulders (much like riding a big bore sportbike). Exiting a corner and flooring it (or 'sort of' flooring it) in one of these things is really quite the rush.
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Originally Posted by TPorsche912
Yep, Widow Makers they are, but only in the hands of a novice. Having driven one quite hard, its all about understanding the law of physics.
The key to driving a Turbo really quickly is memorizing the words......
Dont lift, don't lift, DON'T LIFT........... the last thing you want to do is shift the momentum to the rear of the car in a turn unless of course you have lot's of parking lot to do 180's in.
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Excellent observations, and I might add that simply not being a meathead behind the wheel goes a long way. In other words, the driver should understand that rear wheel torque increases dramatically under boost and the front wheels need to be pointed straight ahead if you want to avoid a ball shrinking, tail-snap, or worse, when boost hits. And like I mentioned in the other thread, replacing the pitiful stock turbocharger with one that actually works well really improves throttle response and driving confidence.
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Originally Posted by r-mm
I don't want to live with 9mpg city
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Hilarious and true! I've got mine in about as good a state of tune that one can expect from K-Jetronic / Lambda - 14.6-14.8 idle and cruise AFR - and average about 9mpg city and about 11-12 highway. Of course, this is with quite a bit of boosting, as after all, that's what I got the car for (AFR of high 10s - low 11s under boost . . . on the rich side and safe but room for improvement there). If driven a lot, they definitely go through a lot of fuel. I regularly drive one way, almost all highway, 70 miles and use about 5 gallons of gas to do so (lots of boosting mixed in, so not trying to get max mileage). The rapid fuel consumption still amazes me after all these years, but I've learned to just embrace my car's "anti-green to the extreme" situation with a laugh, though - ha ha!