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Old 09-23-2009, 05:45 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
Erm... so put the right size turbo(s) on it, that pretty much works right? Or supercharge it. Or pick what you want- low end grunt or high end scream. Me, I don't need em both.
That's just the problem, at least from the POV of design, there is no right size turbo, or turbo(s), or even twin-charged setup. Each setup has trade-offs, be it greater max power output and poor low end power output/efficiency, decent efficiency over most of the operating range, but lower power levels, or decent power/efficiency but greater weight/complexity. All this does is possibly provide another tool for forced induction in between what's currently offered AFAIK.
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