mynamesrick
I REP VW
Yes, as this will be part of the tuning process itself, and is a real good way to tell if you have everything tuned to optimum settings. I told him that peak horsepower isn't as important to me as acceleration and throttle response. More "seat of the pants" kind of thing more than bragging rights numbers. So I would much rather sacrifice a higher peak number to gain better low to mid range power, where you tend to be most of the time driving on the street. In some respects I think I would probably have liked a supercharger more so than the turbo chargers, but there were too many drawbacks with the superchargers that were available then. I got rear mounted turbos to help with weight distribution and to keep all that heat turbos generate out of the engine compartment. Plus there is no belt to throw with the turbos, and they just seem to be a sensible choice, as they use waste exhaust gases to operate instead of inflicting parasitic losses on the motor to make them work. Like anything else, there were compromises that needed to be picked from based on personal tastes.
Right now my vette puts down 529 rwhp and 514 rwtq, that you would think would be plenty for me. And actually it is. Quite frankly, the additional power is just icing to the cake for me. The new engine just happens to provide a lot more power, and it also allows me to remove the 6.5 psi restriction now in place on the max boost going to the engine. With all forged components and 6 bolts per cylinder for the heads, I can open this up as high as the turbos are able to go.
Of course, my tuner has already told me that he is going to set the rev limiter to 3500 rpm during the break-in procedure....
Are you getting a new intercooler for your turbo's? I'd imagine those turbos would get a heck of a lot hotter at full boost as opposed to 6.5 psi.. but I'm not really familiar with corvette engines.. my 1.8t GTI stock put out about 9psi.. but i got it chipped and now it peaks at 20 and usually holds at 17 psi and any more than that and i'd need a bigger intercooler. But im guessing that your vette had a pretty large one for those twin turbos..
Haha If i had that car with the new engine i'd be way too tempted to rev that thing all the way up to redline before break in! Its probably best he's setting the rev limiter haha