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Old 07-07-2006, 11:15 PM
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Re: Electric Turbo

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Originally Posted by Joe_Limon
Lets list some answers I might have
-Even though idling/decelerating/coasting may not be as prime as when the car is accelerating, you mustn't forget that at 2000rpm a 3.0 liter engine under no forced induction is still pumping out 6000 liters of exhaust vapours a minute, this time is substantially greater then the couple of seconds needed to counteract the turbo lag on a larger turbine
The 6000 liters of exhaust volume is only true if there is no restriction in the intake. But you have a closed throttle plate, so there is an extremely large restriction in the intake.

An air pump isn't very effective when you plug up the intake.
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