My have things changed
Over 10 years ago when people posted their new truck HP figures people were coming back with posts like: "When is the HP madness going to stop." "This HP thing is out of of control, it's madness". "Wh...
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ShinerBock wrote:
Yep, must be a magic unicorn. Everyone one else including the engine manufacturers, must be wrong when they say that adding a turbo to a diesel increases it's efficiency 20% along with added power and a significant reduction in black smoke.
I agree that any reduction in black smoke means that more fuel was burned properly and converted to useful power. We have probably lost some efficiency over the years due to pollution control requirements so the gains from the turbo may not be as visible as the 20% that you mention though.
Do you have any information on the back pressure increase due to running a turbo, how much power that robs from the engine and how it balances with the power generated by feeding pressurized air into the engine? I would expect that feeding air into 6.7l engine at 32psi and 2700rpm would generate several horsepower compared with the slight vacuum encountered by a natural aspirated engine.
