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From: an@hou2h.UUCP (A.NGUYEN)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Turbo toilet seats ?!
Message-ID: <309@hou2h.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 21-Feb-84 09:49:01 EST
Article-I.D.: hou2h.309
Posted: Tue Feb 21 09:49:01 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 22-Feb-84 02:01:31 EST
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Why is everybody talking about turbos as if they are the greatest
things since orgasms ?!!!   Turbos have many disadvantages that few
people have mentioned:

	- increased complexity;  more moving parts, more
	servo circuits, etc;

	- turbos frequently spin well over 100k rpm -- can
	you imagine a lubrication failure at that speed ?
	oil passages clogged up, oil breaks down and turns
	to water, oil leak resulting in low pressure, etc ?
	turbine wheels are made of exotic metals to withstand
	intense heat; those babies are expensive !

	- increased heat; turbo engines without oil coolers
	are asking for disaster.

	- turbo lag, compared to a normally aspirated (and
	maybe bigger) engine of the same peak hp

If you want more power, bigger engines or even supercharging are
simpler and more reliable ways to get it.  Turbos are a sales
gimmick imposed on the buying public by car companies.  Turbos
remind me of scr*wing in a hammock just to show you can do it !

	Au Nguyen

P.S.  GM can keep the Turbo Fiero, just gimme the HO V6 !