Originally Posted by Bad340fish
The turbo cars are so much easier on parts it seems.


They are definitely the easiest on parts. Softer on the drivetrain, least load on the bottom end. 1000 hp turbo vs. 1000 hp n/a and the turbo engine will last much longer. Same thing compared to a blower combo. Turbos aren't free (you lose some VE with the backpressure of a turbo combination) but it's peanuts in comparison to the power required to drive a blower, and the cylinder pressure on a turbo is showing up at a more reasonable spot in the cycle. Something like a common 2.3L TVS or Whipple is 150 hp of power consumption at redline, so to make 700 with a combo like that, the engine is seeing 850 hp worth of load in the cylinders.


'18 Ford Raptor, random motorcycles, 1968 Plymouth Fury III - 11.37 @ 118