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Torquemonster · October 20th, 2005, 06:59 PM

traction control will change the equation when it is sorted out properly. right now it seems people are having problems getting traction control to be trouble free - but when that is resolved - it will open up a new world of useable power

in the meantime a base model TT packages are all you need and can use on the street - which in race tune will get you over 900rwhp anyway.

For a TT car that will be tracked a lot - you want efficient wastegate design to bleed off excess boost and run it at low boost. Even then you will be pedalling it for sure out of turns. Some wastegate setups I have seen are so inefficient you'll over-power the car for road courses even with the boost as low as it will go.... depends on the track of course - and a cooling system up to it. Water injection would be invaluable there.

October 20th, 2005, 06:59 PM	#11
Torquemonster Suspended Torquemonster is offline Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,779 Rep Power: 0	Re: How much hp is really usuable on the street? traction control will change the equation when it is sorted out properly. right now it seems people are having problems getting traction control to be trouble free - but when that is resolved - it will open up a new world of useable power in the meantime a base model TT packages are all you need and can use on the street - which in race tune will get you over 900rwhp anyway. For a TT car that will be tracked a lot - you want efficient wastegate design to bleed off excess boost and run it at low boost. Even then you will be pedalling it for sure out of turns. Some wastegate setups I have seen are so inefficient you'll over-power the car for road courses even with the boost as low as it will go.... depends on the track of course - and a cooling system up to it. Water injection would be invaluable there.