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![]() DSMCentral Freak Group: Tech Moderators Posts: 388 Joined: 19-September 02 From: Pekin Member No.: 11 ![]() |
I am trying to get a little better understanding of turbos. I understand the concept of how they operate and all but I was curious about this.
Alot of people go with the saying bigger is better, but is that always true. For this discussion I will just use generic terms to avoid the differences in manufacturers. We have turbo A (small turbo) and turbo B (big turbo). For the sake of keeping all things equal lets say that both turbos are efficient to at least 15psi, and in this scenerio we are only going to be running at 15. Not here is where I am trying to fully understand. Is 15 psi the same 15psi for both of them in which case the smaller turbo would be better because it would spool faster therefore reaping is benefits sooner, or since generally speaking a larger turbo is capable of running higher boost pressures more efficiently the air charge would be cooler than the smaller turbo (since it would be nearing it's peak efficiency and therefore be heating the air more) and therefore more dense in effect pushing more air at that same level of 15psi. I hope you know what I am attempting to say. I never claimed to be a physics genius or anything but just close to genius on an IQ level ![]() ![]() -------------------- Brian J
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DSM Tech Wizard ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,404 Joined: 16-December 03 From: Fletcher/Bloomington Member No.: 214 ![]() |
As Rob said and I will reiterate, turbo B at 15psi will push a larger volume of air than turbo A will at the same 15psi.
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