What's everyones opinion on this kit for lapping/roadcourses? I think its a nice alternative to twins.

https://my350z.com/forum/questionable-posts/329465-powerlab-gt35r-single-turbo-kit-release.html

 

Twins are usually the ideal choice for AutoX, but I guess it will depend on your driving style. Where do you normally keep your RPM's? On the courses you are driving, are there more straight aways or turns?

This is dyno of foreignsoda's car...



You can see the powerband between 3500 - 5500 RPM you have a pretty good amount of Torque/HP to open up on the straightaways. It will come down to your driving style, and the course!

 

I dont AutoX so thats not a concern, here is an example;



On this particular track I'm in high revs from 2nd-3rd, 4th on the long back straight.

Heres another I plan to tackle this summer; lots of straights and elevation changes Wooooweee



I think the kit will handle well...not too peaky...

 

Judging by what you said then, this could be a good kit for youu then. I know twins will give you good low-end response, but a big single will give you better top-end for the straights, and on the lighter coners where you don't have to drop RPM's that much.

Maybe someone with a little more racing experience can chime in, my knowledge is limited ...

 

Ya my concern is coming in slow and then getting on it, from what I can tell the spool up time is quick (not like twins), the torque curve doesn't look like a supras, so I dont expect boost to just HIT, more of nice curve this way the car isn't stepping out and I can drive still by throttle.

Hopefully someone with some more experience can jump in..otherwise I'll go with twins, I was hoping for the simplicity of a single done right, with the power of twins

 

FYI my car is a weekend warrior, it is no way dedicated to the track, Im trying to make a triple threat with a quick car on the street, drag, and track.

So there is compromise between all of this...sure twins would fill the spot easily, I want something different, done right, simple, less expensive, with similar results

 

what about turbonetics?

 

I prefer the components of the Powerlab Kit compared to the TN kit, but honestly I haven't compared the 2 to each other.

 

gonna say....stay naturally aspirated for autox dude, just do cams & breathers, try to get it to 280 whp with a tighter final drive. but yeah if its a pretty fast road course a GT35R single will definately be well worth it.

 

the powerlab is definitely a whole different league from turbonetics..

 

Do they have a dyno showing power delivery for % of throttle? The main thing will be spool up behavior. You can overcome a bit of that with LFB, but if you can have smooth power transitions with moderated throttle input it would be better.

 

That would be interesting to see...

 

I dunno.... You would have to PM INTENSEPOWER to see if they do.

 

yeah...personally I'd rather swap in an LS2 out of a totalled GTO or C6 vette then doin breathers & cams (if they ever make a reliable LS swap kit) than build & boost a VQ ....the Nismo SuperGT team must be dropping V8s into their 350Z racers for a reason...Naturally aspirated 500 hp > boosted 500 hp.

 

nice...to0 bad that aint easy to do and is way more expensive

 

which is why I said if they ever make a reliable LS swap kit. somebody's done it already so theres information on how to do it...a company just needs to make all the parts and develop the know-how to do it on a regular basis. regardless your car will be under construction for just as long if you choose to build the bottom end, do head work and all that jazz with a TT setup.