A new intercooler and wastegate valve have forced a recalibration
of turbo boost pressures, liberating 8 lb ft of torque more from the Vitara - based unit.
In addition to a higher level
of turbo boost pressure and an increase in the amount of fuel injected, the engine has been fitted with an aerodynamically tuned air intake manifold as well as an exhaust system optimized both in terms of back pressure and sound characteristics in order to enhance performance.
Not exact matches
For instance, the
turbo button gives your player a
boost of energy that lasts only a second, and another button allows a defender to execute a swim move, which is the most realistic way
of shedding blocks and
pressuring the quarterback that you can find in a video game.
For the 2016 Mercedes - Benz C450 AMG 4Matic, the most substantial modification occurs under the hood, where AMG fettled with
boost pressure on the 3.0 liter twin -
turbo V - 6 engine to produce 362 hp and 384 lb - ft
of torque, up 36 hp and 30 lb - ft over the engine's output in the 2015 Mercedes - Benz C400 sedan.
It reveals a maximum
boost pressure of 23.2 psi, twice as much as Porsche quotes for the
Turbo, along with 516 lb - ft
of torque at 2250 rpm.
A total
of 11 screens give more information than I've ever seen in a production car, starting with the mundane oil temperature and
pressure,
turbo boost gauge and fuel economy, and ranging up to steering angle, acceleration and braking in percent, AWD torque distribution, and lateral, acceleration and braking g - force.
Stuttgart's top -
of - the - range
Turbo S came with a supercar - rivalling 512bhp and 531 lb ft
of torque, up from 450bhp and 457 lb ft in the standard Cayenne
Turbo thanks to a comprehensively improved intercooling system and a 0.2 bar increase in
boost pressure.
Featuring a 12.3 - inch configurable TFT screen, it features a host
of useful functions, plus a barrage
of performance data, such as
turbo boost pressure and a G - meter.
To that the GT department has added a pair
of larger
turbos and upped the
boost pressure accordingly, there is also a bespoke lightweight titanium exhaust system and revised engine internals to cope with the increased power and torque.
While lots
of cars tell you the level
of turbo boost and the engine oil
pressure and temperature, the GT - R goes about twenty steps further, supplying occupants with transmission oil temperature and
pressure; front / rear torque split for the all - wheel - drive system; front - to - back, side - to - side, and combined G force data, steering angle position, and a lap timing system.
Compared with the last - gen TT RS, the 2.5 - liter
turbo five in the new - for - 2018 model breathes better (thanks to new cylinder head with variable valve lift and duration timing on the exhaust cam), weighs nearly 60 pounds less (an aluminum block, magnesium upper sump, and other fat - reducing measures), and makes considerably more power, the byproduct
of new port fuel injection and an increase in
boost pressure from 18.1 to 19.6 psi.
A trio
of gauges on top
of the dash allows you to monitor oil temp,
turbo boost, and oil
pressure — a thoughtful dose
of peace
of mind when you're sweating yourself.
Available for the C63 sedan or wagon — and presumably, soon, the new C63 S coupe — the Brabus PowerXtra B40 - 600 tuning upgrade is a plug - and - play box
of electronics that increases
turbo boost pressure and modifies fuel - injection timing in the car's twin -
turbo 4.0 - liter V - 8 engine.
Perched on top
of the dash and angled towards the driver, there's an additional instrument pod with three chrome - ringed gauges; the central dial registers
turbo boost and it's flanked by oil temperature and
pressure gauges.
Dialing the
boost pressure from 15 psi to 20 psi pushes power from 220 hp to 270 hp and smooths out some
of the awkward surges that plague the Regal
Turbo.
Porsche has ramped up the performance
of its second - generation Cayenne with the introduction
of a potent
Turbo S model for 2013, the Cayenne range - topper runs a lightly modified version
of the standard
Turbo's 4.8 - liter V8 gasoline engine — the same unit used by the Panamera
Turbo S. Changes include a freer flowing inlet manifold for improved breathing, increased turbocharger
boost pressure and remapped electronics.
The maximum
boost pressure of such
turbo kit is 10psi (0.7 bar), this is enough to get more than 320 horsepower.
Standard equipment includes 7,000 - rpm tachometer; 125 - mph (190 - kmh) speedometer;
turbo -
boost, oil -
pressure and coolant - temperature gauges; voltmeter; full carpeting; center console with holders for cassettes, coins and cups; electric rear - window defroster; tinted glass; side - window demisters; counterbalanced hood (without prop); dash - mounted graphic display, warning
of unclosed doors and low fluid levels; protective body - side moldings; lower body - side aerodynamic skirts; tilt steering column; alloy wheels.
This
turbo kit will easily give you 300 WHP with the
boost pressure of 15 PSI.
In autumn
of 1996 Brooklands received an update in a form
of light -
pressure turbo,
boosting power output to 300 bhp.
The VR4 twin
turbo engine as seen here is setup to do over 26psi
of boost pressure (stock 2G engines are set for ~ 11 PSI).
The 2012 Nissan GT - R's advanced VR38DETT 3.8 - liter twin
turbo V6 now produces 530 horsepower (versus the previous 485 horsepower) and 488 lb - ft
of torque (versus the previous 434 lb - ft)-- a result
of modifying the
boost pressure of the turbocharger, valve timing and air mixture ratio, and through reducing intake air resistance by enlarging the inlet pipe diameter.
Slight updates have also been made to the boxy dashboard; added are 3 gauges on top
of the dashboard that monitor
turbo boost pressure, oil temperatures and a stopwatch.
Inside you get all the goodies you'd expect from a performance car, there's even more profiled Recaro seats, a flat - bottom steering wheel, aluminium pedals, a 10 - speaker SONY audio system and the consacrated gauges on top
of the center console, which read the oil
pressure, oil temperature and
turbo boost.
That electrical technology also spreads to the turbochargers, one
of which is an electric compressor that can be spun to build up
boost pressure and reduce «
turbo lag» — that annoying pause between pressing the accelerator and power being delivered.
For those reckless souls whose eyes are not glued to the road ahead during this process, an analog
turbo pressure meter swings to the right during spirited acceleration, giving an indication
of the level
of bi-
turbo boost.
I should note that the initial batch
of launch models
of the Beetle
Turbo lack the trio
of auxiliary gauges pictured in VW's promotional pictures, giving oil temperature, a stopwatch function, and
boost pressure readouts.
For $ 1,995, you'll receive a veritable laundry list
of spirited driving «musts» — bigger brakes (352 mm front / 330 rear, with 4 - pot front calipers), stiffer suspension (retuned springs, dampers and bushings, plus a larger rear swaybar), a beefed up cooling system, the aforementioned ebony - dipped 19 × 9» alloys, Pirelli P - Zero tires wrapped around those alloys, a shorter 3.55 - ratio final drive, and a couple
of gauges between the air vents inside to monitor oil and
turbo boost pressure.
The evolution
of the M264 engine in the new C300 doesn't use the hybrid functions
of the C200 EQ
Boost, but runs a higher state of tune with added turbo boost pres
Boost, but runs a higher state
of tune with added
turbo boost pres
boost pressure.
The 26B helped Mazda to win the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1991 but while 700hp were enough to conquer the French classic, Mad Mike was looking for even more: Adding two Garrett GTX40
turbo chargers to the package, the engine now provides an excess
of 1000hp
of power, depending on the
boost pressure settings.