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Old 05-07-2008, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by P4g4nite View Post
Seems to be some turbo enthusiasts on that board, only 4 non turbo motors. Actually there are more turbos than engines.
while in the past turbos were held responsible for increasing fuel consumption sigifinicantly, they are now actually seen as the way to reduce it, by increasing the efficiency of the engine, allowing smaller engine sizes, without the need to rev them before any meaningful performance is generated.
Hence it is only natural to see the amount of turbo engines that you just mentioned.
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