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Originally Posted by ChazInMT
People always think it's just "Waste Gas", but it isn't.
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It is waste gas.
Before the turbo went on I was blowing 1,100'F exhaust out the engine, just to maintain speed.
Now that burned fuel that was getting blown out the exhaust is being put to work. When installing a turbocharger on a diesel you are doing no less than adding a second engine under the hood.
That added power and fuel economy isn't what anyone would call "getting something for nothing". You have to buy and install the turbocharger, its expensive, a great deal of work and you are cramming 40 to 80 pounds of extra equipment under the hood.
I rewrote the BSFC chart. Still putting the same load at the same speed on the engine.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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