11-29-2005, 12:51 PM
KPWSerpiente Wrote:Like it says...not really a new concept. Glad to see it'll start hitting production cars soon.
-T
Mom and Dad's Jetta have a turbo just like this. I believe a company in Britain called Aerocharger made them for gasoline vehicles in the 90's, Corky Bell talks about them in "the book", it's a very cool technology, but nothing revolutionary. Quick spool, no need for a wastegate, but I think historically there have been some reliability issues with the high-heat exhaust output of gasoline engines that have limited the wide-spread production of this type of turbocharger to diesel engines.
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442