install a turbo, only to 'drive around' it ? who does that ? Makes absolutely no sense
Boost onset with motor under load, needs a fat a/f ratio. Try to lean it out and see what happens
Motor spends a tremendous amount of time under such condition.... moderate acceleration from stop or low speed
How u gonna avoid that ?
Put on a slower spooling big turbo.... and the goal is daily driveability ? Not smart at all
Oem put small quick spooling turbos on there for one reason. Tq curve, Reckon they don't know what they're doing ?

I'm an old rear wheel drive corolla guy. Here's a classic scenario
Begin life with the free revving 1.6dohc. Amusing drive. Hi 40s mpg hwy... at a penalty of hi 16sec 1/4s
Ever popular SR20 swap take it to another performance dimension. Hi 12s stock T25/28 turbo, but mileage cut in half
Owner gets a taste of the silky smooth 4.0 litre lexus V8, then yanks out the SR20 2.0 replacing it with the 4.0.
Mileage improves to between the 2.0 and 1.6. Also no comparison in driveability whatsoever
Just a tap on the throttle, presses you in the seat, scoots away strongly. Hi 12sec 1/4 as well
Motor, loom & ecu typically cost a few hundred bucks in junkyards. Weigh same as the SR20! No more swaps
Displacement has a replacement, boost is best
Don't believe that horse5hit... we'd all be driving 1.0L if that were true