Quote Originally Posted by Z0_o6 View Post
Since they are easier to make power out of, people tend to just go for big numbers and forget the rest of the "go-fast formula" so it can't hook, and is rarely setup to be driven to it's potential.
Amen... this is what I think too. It takes way more fine tuning to be able to utilize the power of a turbo car to its fullest, especially with FWD. So most turbo FWD cars are not as fast as equally powered NA FWD cars.

It seems like most turbo guys prefer the cheap way (increasing psi or turbo size instead of increasing efficiency) and usually end up with on/off switches under the hood. That might be fine for an all out drag car but not good as a street & track car.

Personally I would love to have a destroked K24 with a twin scroll GT30. It would run on pump gas, spool low and fast, and rely upon high rpm instead of psi to make mid 400s at 12ish psi. It would be a beast on the street due to the ability to run 6-8psi in lower gears. That's my dream boosted street hatch and I think it would trash just about any Honda around here on the street or in the 1/8th. Sure it might get walked from a roll occassionally but it would always be a blast to drive.