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Old 12-06-2016, 05:53 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
Oh, I know exactly how a turbocharger works, our 2011 Cruze had one. Specifically, I was thinking about an electro-magnetic "clutch" to disengage the exhaust turbine (drive side) from the air-inlet turbine (driven side) would work just fine.
Would be more feasibly done on a supercharger, Toyota has done it. On a turbo, I would think the friction material would overheat because of the exhaust gas
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