Small turbo engines don't deliver(consumer reports)

[onewhippedpuppy]

Military test pilots always have great stories.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Tervuren

Night Carrier landings in the clouds in a jet fighter were not kind to your scalp in those days!

Even today the pucker factor is pretty high for night landings.

[bkreigsr]

original thread - "Small turbo engines don't deliver(consumer reports) "

damn
I just pulled the trigger on a bunch of Honeywell stock.
Bill K

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by svandamme

My 1.6L Turbo diesel Bmw uses about 1 Liter/100km less then the 2.0L BMW it replaced.
I lost a bit of acceleration and some top speed but in general i still drive like i stole it...

I love that engine! I drove a 5 door 1 series in Spain with the Diesel 1.6. Great car and I wish they would sell it here.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by svandamme

Even today the pucker factor is pretty high for night landings.

Night carrier landings with radio silence. Amazing stuff.

[Jferr006]

for what it's worth.. a $300 Trifecta tune on the Chevy Cruze/Sonic opens that turbo up nicely! .. with a big impact on power and no real noticable one on fuel economy.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by Jferr006

for what it's worth.. a $300 Trifecta tune on the Chevy Cruze/Sonic opens that turbo up nicely! .. with a big impact on power and no real noticable one on fuel economy.

That's the absolute best thing about turbo cars - big power gains are only a tune away. Owners of NA cars can only dream of getting 25%+ power gains for $500-$1000. Stay out of the boost (yeah right) and you still get good MPG.

[Jferr006]

Yep, oh you need to take it back to the dealer...no problem...flash that ECU back