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Turbochargers are high on performance, but that doesn’t mean that it’s hard on the environment! The innovative technology that turbochargers utilise re-circulates the exhaust gases back into the engine to drive the turbine, and this ensures that the fuel is burnt properly before being vented out. Fuel usage is maximised, thus reducing carbon emissions. In fact, turbochargers have been proven to help increase fuel efficiency by up to 40% in diesel engines
2. Known as forced induction systems, both turbochargers and superchargers are designed to compress air
flowing into your engine. The power that your car makes depends on the amount of air flowing into your
engine. Forced induction happens to be one of the fastest ways to add significant power to an engine,
through the methods of either supercharging or turbocharging. While a turbocharger runs off waste energy
created by the engine, a supercharger on the other hand requires engine power to run. So what are the pros
and cons between these two forced induction systems?
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PROS
Substantial increase in horsepower
Higher efficiency
More power relative to their size is produced due to
its smaller engine displacements
Smaller engines use less fuel and have less rotational
and reciprocating mass, which improves fuel
economy
CONS
Smaller boost threshold as compared to
superchargers
Takes time to spool up and provide useful boost
Requires more engine oil lubrication
With an almost instantaneous surge in power, tyre
traction could be compromised and thus cause
instability
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PROS
Low RPM boost
A quick solution to boosting horsepower
Cost effective way of increasing horsepower
Power delivery is immediate, therefore there is no lag
CONS
Significantly less efficient than turbochargers
Provides less extra power