Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watcgl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watcgl!dmmartindale From: dmmartindale@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Martindale) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Turbo toilet seats ?! Message-ID: <2153@watcgl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Feb-84 16:49:27 EST Article-I.D.: watcgl.2153 Posted: Tue Feb 21 16:49:27 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Feb-84 02:40:28 EST References: <309@hou2h.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 16 Turbos are NOT just a gimmick. A turbocharger which provides boost at relatively low RPM is a way of getting a large amount of power out of a small, light engine. This is useful for "performance" cars. A turbocharger which is designed to provide boost only at higher RPM's allows a given size engine to provide the same sort of fuel economy in cruise that it would without the turbine, but considerably more power for acceleration. Or, to put it another way, for a given amount of power available for passing, you can use a smaller engine and get better fuel economy. (Unfortunately, they don't show up on economy cars because of the higher initial cost. Same is true of fuel injection, for the most part.) Yes, there is a lag in the availability of the extra power. If you really want instant power, buy the monstrous engine and you can pay for its fuel appetite. If other people find different tradeoffs more appropriate for them, "to each his own", eh?