Time Waster
Veteran
Nah! Steam is real as they say!
(Or was that steel is real? )
(Or was that steel is real? )
Small engines with a turbo are more efficient (better fuel consumption) when the turbo isn't spinning,
Are you sure about that? Surely if the turbo isn't giving much boost then you'd in effect be running a low compression ratio engine, which is a bad thing in terms of efficiency of heat engines. There may be other factors, but still ...
Agreed - the turbo is there to do a job and when it isn't doing that job it's getting in the way.
Agreed - the turbo is there to do a job and when it isn't doing that job it's getting in the way.
I’m reading this from my comfy chair here in North America… there’s a 263hp, 3.5 litre V6 in the drive that’s considered a relatively small engine. Ford doesn’t sell cars over here, just trucks, except the Mustang. The biggest selling vehicle in the US of A is the F-150 pick up.
what a screwed up place.
If you want punch and great efficiency get an EV.
I have a 2011 F150 Raptor. I don't drive it a lot, but when I do, it does put a smile on my face.
I’ve got motorbikes for that need… there really is nothing quite so nice as too much power.
I learned to drive behind the wheel of a Buick Wildcat with a 390hp V8… it really was stupid.
Turbo lag is largely gone through the various means mentioned above - some cars also use the hybrid e-motor to fill in for dips in turbo performance. Ultimately though a nat-asp engine is more responsive and more linear. My favourite engine so far was the 3-litre inline-6 fitted to the BMW 130i I had - a colleague described the i6 configuration as "God's own engine layout".