NathanG
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Those side vents are effective!mmm, it's close but those stickers from the dealership look way more realistic LOL
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Those side vents are effective!mmm, it's close but those stickers from the dealership look way more realistic LOL
That is true, even a manual boost controller can give a noticeable increase in power. But, from someone who is very familiar with turbo engines. With a turbo comes a LOT of heat, & with the batteries & all with that 2.0L, I don't see where a turbo would be good for a rock crawler. Now, for pre-runners, track, or something where fresh air is constantly moving over & through is best on a turbo engine. My turbo car is mid engine & at an autocross I have to raise the engine lid & stick a box fan on top of the strut tower bars to cool everything down before making another run. Because when that turbo heats everything up, the engine computer will pull timing (& up the fuel pressure) to keep knock at bay & that robes you of that extra power. Delicate balance for sure.in reality the turbo'd engine out will be easily increased a LOT, more boost with proper fueling + timing adjustments can easily add 50 hp + torque on a modern direct injected turbo'd engine!!! free flowing exhaust will allow quicker + a bit mote boost even without an ECU tune!
That's for sure. Good fluids are a necessity. I was just thinking of the heat under the hood, that is what will wear out the belts & hoses & help the computer to retard timing to control knock.a well designed turbo'd engine will have oil + water cooled turbo's + an after run water pump, otherwize idle it to let things cool while the fan + oil circulates. on that last note the very best oils to handle high heat + prevent coking are ester based + RedLine's products come to mind, also as temps increase oils continue to thin past the warm spec given @ 100C here again a true synthetic group IV PAO + or Ester oil thins less as the heat rises + if you need to DON'T be afraid to use higher viscosity oils, BMW specs a 10W60 because they believe their owners will use the car as intended, track days included!!
The truth can hurt at times.You guys are cold blooded. Talk about throwing gas on the fire, what an insult.