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How twin-scroll turbochargers work

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    JoshuaJ
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    It's interesting to note that while turbochargers have a laymen perception of something in sports cars, the vast majority of turbos made in the last 20 years have been designed to make Diesel...

    It's interesting to note that while turbochargers have a laymen perception of something in sports cars, the vast majority of turbos made in the last 20 years have been designed to make Diesel engines more efficient, from you 1.2L city car to your 80L Marine diesel engines found on boats, virtually all are turbocharged now.

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      artvandelay
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      They’re also prevalent in gasoline engines now for regular passenger cars. Virtually everything has a 2L 4-cylinder engine with a turbo on it. Again mainly used for efficiency with the...

      They’re also prevalent in gasoline engines now for regular passenger cars. Virtually everything has a 2L 4-cylinder engine with a turbo on it. Again mainly used for efficiency with the “performance” trims having the turbo turned up a bit for some extra power.

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      1. JoshuaJ
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        Yeah the Eco-boost engines are a great example of this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EcoBoost_engine

        Yeah the Eco-boost engines are a great example of this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EcoBoost_engine

        Ford produces a 1.0 L turbocharged in-line three-cylinder engine for the EcoBoost family developed at Ford's Dunton Technical Centre in the UK. Production started in April 2012. The 1.0 is built initially in two versions: 74 kW (101 PS; 99 hp) and 88 to 92 kW (120 to 125 PS; 118 to 123 hp).

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