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Old 08-20-2018, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Crowz View Post
I have driven probably 100 or more turbo vehicles in my life and this one is so weird the way it drives I always forget it even has a turbo. Its silent and has power all over the place. Usually theres whine as you get the revs up and they are a dog down low rpm wise. This thing has no noticeable turbo lag that I can find and has power from 1100 rpm on up. It gets even stronger the high the rev band but it feels very linear. Very non turbo feeling.

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That'll be the twin-scroll turbo. Kinda like a VGT but it sounds like it's even more linear. Add in Valvetronic and you have an engine that produces it peak torque from 1200-4000rpm and peak power from 4000-6000rpm.

I bet 4000rpm is an exciting place to be!
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