Originally Posted by
stevieturbo
I'm not a Cossie fan in general.
But a few years back a friend bought a Rousesport sapphire thing. GT25 car...so none of these silly T3's or larger.
And by todays standards, even that GT25 would be pretty crap. But it made good boost/torque from around 2000rpm and it really was very pleasant to drive, and made just as much power as any standard Cossie that would have been laggy as fuck.
Dont underestimate what fast spool/low end torque can do to driving enjoyment especially if you use the car often.
In effect drive a modern 2-300hp car vs something from 20+ years ago...or 30+
The difference is like night and day, and often that same modern car turbo will still do 400hp or near, and they're usually tiny !
I think your missing the point some people might be chosen the older car for the whack in the seat you get when it does come in, if your racing fair play faster spooling may be better but to say something is shit because it spools 500-1000k rpm slower is stupid
I’d be more worried about a 500hp car that handles like jelly