Before you all start raving at the idea that turbo lag and slow launch has been solved, remember this may be a little more difficult to acheive for your average GTR
Nic Mann has developed a car for hill racing that has a1700cc Cosworth engine with a single turbo. The turbo spins flat out all the time, regardless of the engine revs!
The turbo has an "air bypass" which has an additional conmbustion chamber (actually it was a turbine starter for a helicopter)
. The turbo keeps running at full boost even if the engine is only idling.
You get a large turbo and use a separate combustion chamber to keep the turbo spinning flat out. As soon as you need power you open the gate between the turbo and the engine and have instant power. Simple! Just one thing - to get it going you will need a compressed air cylinder to spin the turbo up.
So then, who's gonna fit a "Fired Turbo" to their car?
John
Nic Mann has developed a car for hill racing that has a1700cc Cosworth engine with a single turbo. The turbo spins flat out all the time, regardless of the engine revs!
The turbo has an "air bypass" which has an additional conmbustion chamber (actually it was a turbine starter for a helicopter)
You get a large turbo and use a separate combustion chamber to keep the turbo spinning flat out. As soon as you need power you open the gate between the turbo and the engine and have instant power. Simple! Just one thing - to get it going you will need a compressed air cylinder to spin the turbo up.
So then, who's gonna fit a "Fired Turbo" to their car?
John