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if you would think that NA engines are cheaper, why does every spec series (at least in Europe) have or are switching to turbo power?
Because the engine is running on cheap standard parts teams are not allowed to upgrade. (probably)
That makes perfect sense if it was not for fans missing the roar of the engines.
There is also politics sadly.
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if you would think that NA engines are cheaper, why does every spec series (at least in Europe) have or are switching to turbo power?
Because the engine is running on cheap standard parts teams are not allowed to upgrade. (probably)
That makes perfect sense if it was not for fans missing the roar of the engines.
Didn't the 'V8 Supercars' series downunder start from 1980s/90s 'equivalence ratios' for Group A
Production (homologation-enhanced) turbo-unit performance boosting away, & well past* any
intended 1:4:1 capacity advantage allowed to N/A engines, (shown as manifestly inadedequate)?
Thus it resulted in a change to a NASCAR-type V8-only 'spec' series**
*Esp' given the weights added to the larger capacity N/A vehicles were even above road specs.
**Any sign of NASCAR moving to a turbo scheme? ('V8 Supercars' mooted V6-turbo, it hasn't happened).
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Didn't the 'V8 Supercars' series downunder start from 1980s/90s 'equivalence ratios' for Group A
Production (homologation-enhanced) turbo-unit performance boosting away, & well past* any
intended 1:4:1 capacity advantage allowed to N/A engines, (shown as manifestly inadedequate)?
Thus it resulted in a change to a NASCAR-type V8-only 'spec' series**
*Esp' given the weights added to the larger capacity N/A vehicles were even above road specs.
**Any sign of NASCAR moving to a turbo scheme? ('V8 Supercars' mooted V6-turbo, it hasn't happened).
With the addition of fuel injection a few years ago, NASCAR has entered the 50’s. It will take another few decades before they will look at 80’s engineering I presume.
