Reasons NA>Turbo

[CasperR]

Let's share the reasons why NA > Turbo. Why choose to go for DC5 over the Skylines/RX7 etc family.

What makes NA better than Turbo? They can slam a turbo and get a high jump of figure. But why Integra is still your final choice

Express your opinion/experience here. What is your goal you want to achieve on your car?

Confused which side should I be in.

 

[minivan]

Turbo have to pump fuel +- every 2-3 days. NA can go on for about +- double that.

 

[Massive_InfusioN]

Turbo higher consumption, higher wear & tear parts. If you are a hardcore turbo user, very extensive modification needed to the cooling system to ensure it is reliable (very high engine temp). Power wise turbo has more Gforce. Last time using turbo car and now DC5. Still DC5 is just nice in terms of reliability & maintainance for me.

 

[NukeeZoid]

Turbo higher consumption, higher wear & tear parts. If you are a hardcore turbo user, very extensive modification needed to the cooling system to ensure it is reliable (very high engine temp). Power wise turbo has more Gforce. Last time using turbo car and now DC5. Still DC5 is just nice in terms of reliability & maintainance for me.

arent turbo cars lower compression? :hmmmm:

well... NA cars have less maintenance parts. and you can thrash a honda non-stop on a track, and still make the drive back from Sepang without worrying something is going to break down along the way.

 

[kumar22mostwanted]

Turbo have to pump fuel +- every 2-3 days. NA can go on for about +- double that.

this completely depends on driving style and intensity of mods
a stock turbo car is really good on fc as would a stock na car also be
but u cant just go and categorise all turbo cars as being gas guzzlers
just IMHO

 

[Massive_InfusioN]

arent turbo cars lower compression? :hmmmm:

well... NA cars have less maintenance parts. and you can thrash a honda non-stop on a track, and still make the drive back from Sepang without worrying something is going to break down along the way.

Bro, not High compression its Higher Temperature

 

[NukeeZoid]

Bro, not High compression its Higher Temperature

my eyes are failing me. read it as compression. hahahahahahaha...

 

[Massive_InfusioN]

my eyes are failing me. read it as compression. hahahahahahaha...

Are u joining the TTA Trackday>? --- Sorry out off topic..

 

[NukeeZoid]

Are u joining the TTA Trackday>? --- Sorry out off topic..

when is TTA ah? my tyres botak already sial... how to track.

 

[Massive_InfusioN]

on the 12th bro.... come laa join....

 

[Massive_InfusioN]

Tayar botak minor laa bro... main thing is we have fun.

 

[mark_15]

yeah true2... lets have some fun this 12 december..

p.s: going with stock car again. :(

 

[jd5]

This is an age old question bro. Got extra money to burn, get a turbo charged car. Its all about whether you could afford maintaining one. Most people sell them after a while due to the high maintenance factor.

But nothing beats the fun of driving one. You gotta feel the G Force bro!! Just go ask the 300hp WIRAs and the SATRIAs. Haha!!

 

[redridinghood86]

Main issue, VTECs more fun on corners, hehehehe NA ma and it's raw!

 

[pijulrs]

Vtec if for me for daily drive....nice hi rev engine.Turbo...GGGGGG monsterrr.Good for drag.

 

[kumar22mostwanted]

Vtec if for me for daily drive....nice hi rev engine.Turbo...GGGGGG monsterrr.Good for drag.

high rev=heavy petrol rite :hmmmm::hmmmm::hmmmm:
so for me turbo is best for daily drive and drag
but for circuit i would prefer an NA i guess

 

[Massive_InfusioN]

Turbo car is nice for daily drive as well, if u dont pedal it to high boost should be ok in terms of fuel consumption. At highways turbo powered cars are more constant as no need to downshift when u need the power, just throttle more and the turbo will spool up.

 

[bencys]

Had a similar impression that NA cars are much better at containing heat as compared to TC cars until I watched this Enduro Challenge conducted by the guys at Best Motoring. It appears that NA cars are generating heat (oil and water temperature) at a much faster and greater pace as compared to TC cars. Interesting....

YouTube - ENDURO CHALLENGE - Taking productions sport cars to the limit - Best Motoring International

 

[BE5RSK]

stock turbo cars not generate too much heat (but still higher than stock NA) and also reliable & durable same like other stock NA cars.

But it's totally different ball game if already modified. same goes to NA as well.

Once modified, the fuel consumption is increased, parts wear & tear are becoming faster, thus increase the maintenance cost... in this case, it happened significantly to turbo charged cars (and of course more dramatic performance improvement compared to NA cars)...

If money is not an issue, I would prefer FWD turbo-charged car for daily driving (like Golf GTI or Scirocco) and and RWD NA car for trackday (in this case M3 would be nice for me)...

Just my 2 cents

 

[Massive_InfusioN]

In that battle, some of the Turbo & Rotary cars factory fitted with Oil Coolers.