Thread: -5s or -7s
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Old 24th April 2008, 12:33 AM   #3 (permalink)
Lith
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Don't use Canmans as an example of a single turbo setup - he has a filthy old T66 on his, you'd be foolish to use that as a representation of single turbos.

In terms of -7s and -5s, I'm a little split on that.... I quite like the way -7s drive - they will make enough power to scare most non hardened speed demons etc, definitely the option for a primarily road car. -5s definitely make the move into something a bit more competitive.

I think if you think of your car as a road car that you like using quite a bit, and want to have fun with it - go -7s. A lot of people I know who have gone to the -5/GT2530/equivalent type size start finding their car less fun for anything other than on the track, unless you are a bit more like the KismetCapitans of the world and happy enough doing frequent high speed street races as the -5s only show their advantage over -7s when you get them wound up in my opinion. Before high revs, -7s and -5s on 1.5bar both give a very similar whack in the back in my opinion - the -5s just keep whacking when the -7s are starting to settle down.
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