The Great Grape Ape
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Remember the 3.6L will get the BSG next year, but it’s not the rocket boost a lot of people think it’s going to be. It will help, but it’s still only a very quick and short bump (the effect is greatly reduced as engine speed increases). The likely power number is about 15KW (20HP) and about 75NM (55lbft) at start, and that’s just to improve on the front end during turbo-lag period. As RPMs increase the contribution falls off, where by about 1,500-2,000 RPM it’ll be pretty much all engine.That's a really good point - for various reasons I'm getting the 3.6, but I'd love to test out the 2.0t someday.
The big question remains, what’s the performance characteristics of the 2.0 down low vs later on? Power deliver Lag vs On-Boost duration.
HMmm... I think just a well balanced hybrid will be better and that’s about the timeframe for it.Who knows; 5 years from now we'll see all the JL rock crawlers running the 2.0t with a bank of batteries and change the turbo for full boost at 1500 RPM. You never know
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