Turbo's ?

thefullcollapse · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:23

i was just wondering ...... is it possible to get turbo's that you can turn on and off on demand?

cheers?

L0rdMike · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:24

Dont put ya foot down?

Simon · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:25

Turbo's what?

Who is turbo?

thefullcollapse · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:25

answer the question please?

Simon · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:26

thefullcollapse said:
answer the question please?

Its already been done.

You can't turn them off and there is no reason to as you have a throttle pedal to control boost

thefullcollapse · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:27

what if u wanted to drive economically?

TripleT · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:27

Turbos aren't always working whilst driving so I suppose in a way yes you can. But no you can't

L0rdMike · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:27

thefullcollapse said:
what if u wanted to drive economically?

Dont put ya foot down. :rolleyes:

I can get 40mpg out of my MR2 turbo, its called control and a steady foot.

Simon · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:28

thefullcollapse said:
what if u wanted to drive economically?

You part throttle and the turbo will actually improve MPG.

saitrix · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:28

thefullcollapse said:
what if u wanted to drive economically?

You dont put your foot all the way down.

MuvverRussia · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:28

Uhh, why?

With a handful of exceptions, turbochargers only normally tend to work once you hit a certain rpm (2500-3000rpmish for a petrol car), as they need to spin up. That's why you get turbo lag.

I can't think of any time you'd want to have a switched turbocharger. If you want to drive economically, then just use less throttle.

thefullcollapse · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:29

ok question answered .

cheers

L0rdMike · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:29

MuvverRussia said:
Uhh, why?

With a handful of exceptions, turbochargers only normally tend to work once you hit a certain rpm (2500-3000rpmish for a petrol car), as they need to spin up. That's why you get turbo lag.

I can't think of any time you'd want to have a switched turbocharger. If you want to drive economically, then just use less throttle.

Thats not really true I can be at 6k and have no boost.

The_Dark_Side · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:30

even if you could turn it off, the car would be a pain to drive given the lower compression ratio.

answer to problem? don't drive with divers boots on.

The_Dark_Side · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:32

L0rdMike said:
Thats not really true I can be at 6k and have no boost.

you don't get any boost pressure until your over 6k RPM?

you're kidding, right? :eek:

L0rdMike · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:33

The_Dark_Side said:
you don't get any boost pressure until your over 6k RPM?

you're kidding, right?

No just dont plant ya foot to the floor.

Lashout_UK · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:34

I suppose you could, if you really wanted to.....little or no benifit though.

You could switch between 2 intakes - a boosted one to a naturally aspirated one.

I can't see why you'd want to do it though. Anything's possible mind!

The_Dark_Side · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:36

L0rdMike said:
No just dont plant ya foot to the floor.

i read that completely wrong,lol.
thought you had some type of HOOJ turbo fitted to your car..phew.

L0rdMike · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:37

The_Dark_Side said:
i read that completely wrong,lol.
thought you had some type of HOOJ turbo fitted to your car..phew.

I just get the impression they see a Turbo as a on off device. As soon as you hit 3k its OMG Turbo boost.

OMG Turbo boost kicked in yo!

The_Dark_Side · 23 Jul 2006 at 23:40

L0rdMike said:
I just get the impression they see a Turbo as a on off device. As soon as you hit 3k its OMG Turbo boost.

do you realise how close you are with that sentence to mentioning VTEC?
hehe