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Originally Posted by pwpanas
Common misconception: turbos build plenty of torque. 
Where I can agree with you is that turbos bring that torque on less consistenly/predictably than n/a. That predictability is desireable when you're at the bleeding edge of traction coming out of a corner. |
Yep exactly. Not only do V8s build torque more predictably, but they do build it faster. It's instant, which is what you want. Turbos can certainly out torque V8s (and do so very frequently), but even small ball bearing turbos need an instant to build that torque.