SteveH wrote:
> Catman > wrote:
>
>>> Does the turbo work at a low revs then? I wasn't aware that such a thing
>>> existed - I thought they needed decent exhaust gas pressure (higher revs) to
>>> work?
>>>
>>>
>> I *think* that looks like a misprint. Have you got more than one source?
>>
>> I mean, it depends on how heavy your turbo is, but you'd certainly
>> expect more torque higher up the range than that.
>
> That'll be right - the VW 1.8T engine produced peak torque from similar
> revs - allegedly, they continue to produce this peak figure through most
> of the rev. range. Certainly feels like it, anyway. Almost like a TDI
> that revs.

Blimey. I wonder how the turbo can be even barely spinning at that kind
of speed. It would give a pretty much linear pwoer curve up the rev
range though.


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