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To be perfectly honest, I'm not a fan of forced induction. I especially do not like turbochargers. I've owned a turbo car, and it was never much fun.
Superchargers are slightly better, but they tend to heat up rather quickly and they make a strange noise. Music to some, but I prefer induction bark.
So obviously I am most drawn to normally aspirated machines. I love the 'art' of tuning an n/a engine. A musical instrument is essentially the result, with hours and hours of harmonic tuning and millimeter precise induction and exhaust tubing lengths, diameters and thicknesses.
I drive an RX7 with an N/A 13b (first gen) and I love the resonance you can hear at the top of the rev band as the engine reaches its most efficient, and powerful, point. There is never any sudden pull or delay in power. It is just smooth and deliciously responsive, echoing any movement of my foot on the rev-counter precisely. An n/a machine has to rely on balance, rather than pure grunt, so everything seems so much more precisely engineered resulting in typically great drivers cars.
In GT5 there are a number of cars that match this persona quite well. My favorite N/A machines to rag on include my NSX-R (10,000rpm) my RX8's (one stock, one fully tuned, 10,500rpm) my AE86 SS (10,200rpm) and my RSX type S/Integra Type R (9,500rpm) I'm not home, nor will I be for several weeks, so I can't exactly post pictures.
Who else loves the N/A cars, whether in real life or in GT5?
Some additional videos that might be enjoyable.
Battle at 10,000rpm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MgN_vvneOk
787B test (take note of how it SHOULD sound, not like how it does in GT5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox2wgHqrNy0
Superchargers are slightly better, but they tend to heat up rather quickly and they make a strange noise. Music to some, but I prefer induction bark.
So obviously I am most drawn to normally aspirated machines. I love the 'art' of tuning an n/a engine. A musical instrument is essentially the result, with hours and hours of harmonic tuning and millimeter precise induction and exhaust tubing lengths, diameters and thicknesses.
I drive an RX7 with an N/A 13b (first gen) and I love the resonance you can hear at the top of the rev band as the engine reaches its most efficient, and powerful, point. There is never any sudden pull or delay in power. It is just smooth and deliciously responsive, echoing any movement of my foot on the rev-counter precisely. An n/a machine has to rely on balance, rather than pure grunt, so everything seems so much more precisely engineered resulting in typically great drivers cars.
In GT5 there are a number of cars that match this persona quite well. My favorite N/A machines to rag on include my NSX-R (10,000rpm) my RX8's (one stock, one fully tuned, 10,500rpm) my AE86 SS (10,200rpm) and my RSX type S/Integra Type R (9,500rpm) I'm not home, nor will I be for several weeks, so I can't exactly post pictures.
Who else loves the N/A cars, whether in real life or in GT5?
Some additional videos that might be enjoyable.
Battle at 10,000rpm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MgN_vvneOk
787B test (take note of how it SHOULD sound, not like how it does in GT5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox2wgHqrNy0
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