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Originally Posted by ChazInMT
So if there is horsepower being generated by the turbine, it has to come from somewhere, and I don't think anybody is going to say it isn't coming from the engine.
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I'll say power is not coming from the engine.
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The energy comes from somewhere, and it is the engine. Net Gain, Yes, all day. But the turbocharger is using power to make power, and the power used is not "free".
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The energy comes from the fuel, not the engine. The engine and the turbo convert this energy to usable work. There is no rule in thermodynamics forbidding use of a turbo to improve the efficiency of an engine.