I'm definitely in favor (Lud, I bet you never would have guessed this).
Originally I was hoping for a turbo forum; there are a variety of topics to discuss about turbo setups (some, but not all of which overlaps with superchargers) including:
- Intercoolers (air/air, air/water, differences they've made, cost, installation & placement, etc)
- Fuel (new systems like the Greddy Emanage, additional injector controls, injector sizing, fuel pump boosters, AFPR's, etc)
- Turbo responsiveness tweaks (header wrap, exhaust piping & muffler sizing, boost controllers)
- Intake customizations (ways to get more cold air in for TT applications (the SC-guys don't appear to have problems with this))
- Boost levels including the boost curve across the RPM band
- Cams for forced induction setups
Plus there are some SC-specific topics, such as "How far in front of me were the taillights of that twin turbo NSX?" (GRIN!)
That's just off the top of my head. With all the posts on the existing forums (main + technical) it makes it very tough to focus & find ones related to forced induction tech talk, and in particular to really hook up with others who have a similar setup to yours to share the knowledge. I don't feel it's easy to really get all the turbo guys "in one room/on one topic" and I really miss that.
I don't know how big an issue this is for the SC guys since there's a bigger install/information base, but for us turbo folks (which there are now several of on NSXPRime) it seems difficult to find each other and focus on topics.
Conversely, what's the harm in having a dedicated forum -- what have we got to lose by trying? Worse comes to worse, the activity is too low and after a while the forum gets shut down.
That's my thoughts, for what it's worth.
Marc
[This message has been edited by SpeedDemon (edited 06 August 2002).]