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Ok, stick a huge turbo on a 100cc engine and power my 1 ton pickup please. Id like it to feel quick in traffic but also tow a few thousand lbs uphill without re
by throwawaylaptop 10mo ago
Ok, stick a huge turbo on a 100cc engine and power my 1 ton pickup please. Id like it to feel quick in traffic but also tow a few thousand lbs uphill without really noticing it.
- doubled112 10mo agoDoes it need to last one trip up this hill or thousands of trips?
- bchasknga 10mo agoNo one buys a 1-ton to feel quick in traffic. A few thousand lbs going uphill can be easily done with a 1/2 ton, and the majority of them are now turbocharged. Forced Induction has made its way tho. Not all, but a lot of modern turbo engines are great in all three aspects of reliability, performance, and efficiency. I can see turbo'ed PHEV being the solution to heavy-duty use cases one day. Pretty stoked for the Ramcharger.
- throwawaylaptop 10mo agoPeople don't buy 1 tons to feel quick. But they want their 1 tons to feel quick. The examples you gave show that turbos are nice additions to a specific displacement size. Op said turbos are a replacement for displacement. My example is there to show him they are not.