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Originally Posted by OKC370Z It's all relative as far as size and an engines characteristics. Myself, with the good torquedelivery and gearing of the 3.7 in the Z, I beleive

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Old 06-25-2010, 11:12 AM   #24 (permalink)
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It's all relative as far as size and an engines characteristics. Myself, with the good torquedelivery and gearing of the 3.7 in the Z, I beleive the the centrifugal is the better choice for tractibility and control. I have had a few FI rods in my day and it is important to match the FI systems up with the the motor based on the characteristics of the motor i.e. cams, power delivry, before hp and tq levels and where in the power band their the strongest/weakest.

By no meas is the 3.7 a big torquey motor, but it does offer good torque down low and the gearing puts it in the meat of that torque pretty quick. So, to maintain a level of traction and control the centrifugal is the way to go in my book.
You are right and I happen to like the way a centrifugal S/C makes power. But in most cases in a stop light to stop light situation positive displacement blowers win.

I guess it all comes down to what you are going for. Sometimes the lack of tractability is what is fun. I like having a car that can get squirly in 3rd or 4th on the highway, it doesn't make for good times around the track but it does make for good entertainment.

Actually the thing about the GTM S/C I like the most is the use of the Rotrex. It seems like it might be a good balance between the two.
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