hey, it was 30+ years ago so my memory is blurred.
I was thinking that was a large turbo for the application as it had no waste gate control.
YES, there was considerable lag, I am thinking 1 second of more, enough to get a initial shove from natural throttle opening then a big kick if you were still into it.
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