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To: nascarnation
i wonder what kind if fuel expenditure penalty comes from TWO turbos? nothing is free, or TNSTAAFL...
1,556 posted on 03/20/2014 3:24:57 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Chode

Hard to say - the on-highway truck engine folks have worked on a similar idea since the 80s - to harvest more energy out of the exhaust. I’m not sure any have made it to production yet of course they’re shooting for 500,000 to 1,000,000 miles useful life.


1,557 posted on 03/20/2014 3:33:40 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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