1st boost experience
03-02-2003, 12:14 AM
#4
1.0 BAR
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 494
Re:1st boost experience
ill tell you people a little story. but you may not think its as cool as i did when it happened....
i finished my turbo setup, the custom one for my dx. the purpose was the add some pep back to the old beat up dx engine. and i had driven in turbocharged cars before, but this was really my first time driving a car with a turbo added to a stock non-turbo engine.
so anyway, im with my brother, and we start up the car and everything seems ok, so we go to the freeway that runs along the outer part of this city, kinda the main road in the city. and i was driving so as to keep it out of boost until that point. and the buildup to this point was hugely intense. anyway, so im in thrid gear kinda crusing the street and i decide im gonna give this a shot. and i was being carefull not to do any damage, cause there was no tuning and i wasn't sure what the wastegate was setup (good combo eh?)
so i put it down at about 3000rpm and as soon as that loud assed turbo spool filled the cockpit, both me and my brother were just screaming hiserically.
it was an intense feeling, like you were invincable.
....and we continued to freak out when we heard boost for that first day, and just for fun, i got my bro to grab his car and drive beside me and i did a second gear boost so see how loud the turbo/bov were from the outside of the car. and dayme did he freak out when he heard it from the other lane clear as day!@
i finished my turbo setup, the custom one for my dx. the purpose was the add some pep back to the old beat up dx engine. and i had driven in turbocharged cars before, but this was really my first time driving a car with a turbo added to a stock non-turbo engine.
so anyway, im with my brother, and we start up the car and everything seems ok, so we go to the freeway that runs along the outer part of this city, kinda the main road in the city. and i was driving so as to keep it out of boost until that point. and the buildup to this point was hugely intense. anyway, so im in thrid gear kinda crusing the street and i decide im gonna give this a shot. and i was being carefull not to do any damage, cause there was no tuning and i wasn't sure what the wastegate was setup (good combo eh?)
so i put it down at about 3000rpm and as soon as that loud assed turbo spool filled the cockpit, both me and my brother were just screaming hiserically.
it was an intense feeling, like you were invincable.
....and we continued to freak out when we heard boost for that first day, and just for fun, i got my bro to grab his car and drive beside me and i did a second gear boost so see how loud the turbo/bov were from the outside of the car. and dayme did he freak out when he heard it from the other lane clear as day!@
03-02-2003, 01:16 AM
#5
3.0 BAR
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 1,625
Re:1st boost experience
dude i freak out every time i feel it. my 1st time was with my integra. i had just gotten the custom install done on it and i'd tuned it a little bit, just plyed with with fuel pressure and bumped the timing back a few degrees. i pulled away from my house doing the same thing turbo-dan was doing, keeping it out of boost. well i was criusing next to this guy like right after i pulled onto the main road, and i had just shifted into second gear, he saw the TURBOXS sticker on my side window and yelled "you dont even know what TURBOXS is!!!" i looked down at my temp guage, the car had warmed up. so i smiled at him, and at about 4k rpm i floored it. the turbo spooled up and it broke the tires loose (which even surprised me!) and i took off in a flash. i actually caught him at the next light, and i asked him, "wait what did u say?? im sorry my blow off valve was too loud and i couldnt hear you?" he rolled up his window and turned off at the next side road. at that very moment i was hooked. i knew that my life was complete when i felt that turbo spooling up, i felt alive when i could just twitch my foot and hear that thing hissing from under my hood. im not makingany of this last part up, boost is a huge part of my life, and the fact that i dont have a turbocharged car right now drives me nuts. a cant wait for the day of my new turbo LS crx
Brett
Brett
03-02-2003, 01:19 AM
#6
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Re:1st boost experience
My first REAL boost experience (knowing what boost was, and someone who intentionally added it to thier car) was in the FASTEST turbo Civic in Kansas City. He was taking me to work in it!! Total sleeper EG6..
We were crusing at 45, in 4th.. he downshifted to only 2nd, broke the wheels loose, smoked for a second, and we shot off likea bolt of lightening!
It felt like it knocked the wind out of me.
I loved it.
We were crusing at 45, in 4th.. he downshifted to only 2nd, broke the wheels loose, smoked for a second, and we shot off likea bolt of lightening!
It felt like it knocked the wind out of me.
I loved it.
03-02-2003, 01:25 AM
#7
1.5 BAR
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Nashville
Posts: 807
Re:1st boost experience
These are some great stories!! I need to finish up my Turbo Project.... my patience is limited.
I've got it all done (except the engine management)... I should take it for a spin nontheless. Only waiting on ghettodyne.
I've got it all done (except the engine management)... I should take it for a spin nontheless. Only waiting on ghettodyne.
03-02-2003, 01:57 AM
#9
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 143
Re:1st boost experience
my first experience was in an mg metro turbo.. a 99bhp 750kg turbocharged shopping car.. my dad had one when i was a kid, it was cool..
second i remember was in a jdm import r32 gts-t sykline.. not as fast as i thought they were
next was a ukdm subaru impreza turbo RB5 edition with 280bhp.. that was fast..
apart from other random turbo experiences, the most recent was a ride in my dads 20psi saab 9000 turbo.. shockingly fast for an old car.. accelerating hard at 120 in 4th.. but had to back off.. not bad for £400
but i'll always remember the red renault 5 gt turbo that "lived" near my school, red, louvred hood, in car adjustable boost and 15" clio 16v wheels... perfection
second i remember was in a jdm import r32 gts-t sykline.. not as fast as i thought they were
next was a ukdm subaru impreza turbo RB5 edition with 280bhp.. that was fast..
apart from other random turbo experiences, the most recent was a ride in my dads 20psi saab 9000 turbo.. shockingly fast for an old car.. accelerating hard at 120 in 4th.. but had to back off.. not bad for £400
but i'll always remember the red renault 5 gt turbo that "lived" near my school, red, louvred hood, in car adjustable boost and 15" clio 16v wheels... perfection
03-02-2003, 08:20 AM
#10
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 3,828
Re:1st boost experience
My first boost experience was in a friend of mines Supra TT.
It had 450+ hp to the wheel and did the 1/4 mile just under 12 sec.
That car was fast fore sure.
It just nailed me to the back of the seat, I couldn't move a muscle.
When he was in second and at about 60 mph he put it in 3rd and the tires just spun like crazy, there was a lot of smoke he had to take the foot of the gas to make it stop spinning.
It had 450+ hp to the wheel and did the 1/4 mile just under 12 sec.
That car was fast fore sure.
It just nailed me to the back of the seat, I couldn't move a muscle.
When he was in second and at about 60 mph he put it in 3rd and the tires just spun like crazy, there was a lot of smoke he had to take the foot of the gas to make it stop spinning.
