Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hou2h.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!hou2h!an 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 Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 29 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 !