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I just got a new Mazda with a Skyactiv engine. I am really happy with the performance, but wanted to see about adding a turbo. Seems like it's not a good idea
by legohead 8y ago
I just got a new Mazda with a Skyactiv engine. I am really happy with the performance, but wanted to see about adding a turbo. Seems like it's not a good idea to add a turbo to an engine with 13:1 compression. The engine can actually run at 14:1, but they lowered it for the US.
Anyway, Infiniti has a new engine that is variable-compression, so they can run at 14:1 OR 8:1, and they add on a turbo to use at the lower compression. Pretty freaking sweet: https://www.infinitiusa.com/about/technology/vc-turbo-engine.html https://www.infinitiusa.com/about/technology/vc-turbo-engine...