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Originally Posted by wdb
I drove a 1.1 liter turbodiesel Fiat in Italy that had effective boost at 1500RPMs.
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What model was that ? I'm currently FE lusting after cars (Ford KA or Fiat 500 for example) with the 1.3 Multijet which seems super economical, didn't know there's a 1.1 ?
Found this graph over somewhere where they have an argument about superchargers vs turbos and which has most bang per buck.
I can only think of one production Diesel with a supercharger though, the Mazda 626 of the early 90s. It didn't sell well, here anyway.
I think just adding boost to a Diesel would promote more complete burning so you would get more HP for the same amount of fuel, I am no expert though. I have considered a larger turbo for if/when mine fails. In for a penny, in for a grand...
