| Turbotrix Racing Facts Then, taking advantage of two wet-plate, multi-disc clutches in the rear differential, ayc adjusts torque automatically, transmitting more to the side of the car with greater traction during cornering. Second gear snicks into place smoothly and without protest after a deft prod on the lightly-sprung clutch, and -bang- the turbo's still on song and the evo's pace quickens further, eyeballs opening wider as the landscape rushes by. This effectively adds 3/4 of an inch of compression travel. You just flex your foot a bit, and the speed zooms up from 50 to 70 mph in fifth or sixth and you breeze pass ordinary cars. Well, this new evolution viii also owes its inspiration to a rally car and similarly has a 2 litre turbocharged engine. In the dry, this is all very progressive and good fun. The steering is immediately direct, the throttle touchy and brakes strong, all of which don't exactly suit the cbd. Read more Turbotrix Racing articles related to Independent EFI. |
There's part of our bottoming-out problem. Mike welch at road/race put a stick and a spring scale to good use and found some numbers for us. Wonderfully docile engine - with stunning powerthis is a wonderfully docile engine; i trundled along at 40 mph in sixth gear in traffic with no snatch and no dramas. 