turbo or steerbox

robin_nerf · Post by **robin_nerf** » 26 Jan 2005, 17:50

i dont know which is best to choose, i am in the performance shop now, and will choose my unique now, but i am not shure, which thing i should pick.

should i pick the unique turbo or the unique steerbox?

(i'm not shure that the name is "steerbox", my game is in swedish, and the name in swedish is "styrbox", so i think the english name is "steerbox")

O · Post by O » 26 Jan 2005, 18:14

Hehhe.. Steerbox is a direct translation of Styrbox..

But the word styrbox has nothing to do with the steering.. Sounds more like an engine management unit unique.

robin_nerf · Post by **robin_nerf** » 26 Jan 2005, 18:16

yes ye, but which of thoose 2 should i choose?

O · Post by O » 26 Jan 2005, 18:18

I'd choose the "Styrbox"

But don't listen to me, I don't like turbo, for me it's supercharger or n/a!

The turbo unique will probably make more power...

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 26 Jan 2005, 20:17

I'm guessing styrbox = ECU (engine management)

Turbo = more power/torque
ECU = basically the same thing as turbo...

wowirace · Post by **wowirace** » 26 Jan 2005, 22:41

lol, if styrbox=ECU, then chooze ECU. lol, its better than turbo.

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 27 Jan 2005, 01:33

vellu wrote:ECU = basically the same thing as turbo...

Since when?

Peter Ferrell · Post by **Peter Ferrell** » 27 Jan 2005, 02:08

Hmmm... Isn't ECU the computer chip in your car? (Electronic Control Unit or something...) Whereas the Turbo is a blower, forcing more air into your engine? (Correct me if I'm wrong please, because I sometimes get turbo and super charger mixed up

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boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 27 Jan 2005, 02:21

*sigh*

An ECU is an electronic chip that controls the engine's spark timings etc.

A turbo is an air compressor that works by using exhaust gasses to spin a turbine, which in turn spins the compressor, which forces compreesed air into the engine.

A supercharger is an air compressor that works by using a pulley that is attached to the crankshaft of the engine, and that is what turns the compressor so it can compress the air.

So . . . how is an ECU the same thing as a turbo?

Peter Ferrell · Post by **Peter Ferrell** » 27 Jan 2005, 02:32

I'm wondering that too... Thanks for clarifying that for me... I knew they weren't the same But I was just a little "in the dark" on the details

Post by **TheStig** » 27 Jan 2005, 02:38

boganbusman wrote:
vellu wrote:ECU = basically the same thing as turbo...
Since when?

I think he means:

Turbo = more power/torque
ECU = basically the same thing as turbo... (in other words... more power and torque)

think about it in that way

boganbusman · Post by **boganbusman** » 27 Jan 2005, 02:39

Errr . . . right.

909 · Post by **909** » 27 Jan 2005, 12:58

thats it...
for the game, the uniques of ecu and turbo give the same performance upgrade...

maybe someone might post some screeners?

Post by **GT3x24x7** » 27 Jan 2005, 13:16

We live in hope..

Sweeper · Post by **Sweeper** » 27 Jan 2005, 13:35

If they give the same, go for the ECU, no turbo lag

Though that is a small issue to worry about.
Especially in NFSU 1 where I figured out a technique to shift dumplessly.
Which means when I upshift, there is no blowoff valve and I keep my turbo boost.