Turbo's ?

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Uhh, why?

With a handful of exceptions, turbochargers only normally tend to work once you hit a certain rpm (2500-3000rpmish for a petrol car), as they need to spin up. That's why you get turbo lag.

I can't think of any time you'd want to have a switched turbocharger. If you want to drive economically, then just use less throttle.
 
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MuvverRussia said:
Uhh, why?

With a handful of exceptions, turbochargers only normally tend to work once you hit a certain rpm (2500-3000rpmish for a petrol car), as they need to spin up. That's why you get turbo lag.

I can't think of any time you'd want to have a switched turbocharger. If you want to drive economically, then just use less throttle.
Thats not really true I can be at 6k and have no boost.
 
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I suppose you could, if you really wanted to.....little or no benifit though.

You could switch between 2 intakes - a boosted one to a naturally aspirated one.

I can't see why you'd want to do it though. Anything's possible mind!
 
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The_Dark_Side said:
i read that completely wrong,lol.
thought you had some type of HOOJ turbo fitted to your car..phew.
I just get the impression they see a Turbo as a on off device. As soon as you hit 3k its OMG Turbo boost. :p

OMG Turbo boost kicked in yo!
 
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