“How do you spell “Turbo”? T-R-O-U-B-L-E.”
I have built several engines along with some turbo motors. When building an engine that’s going to be supercharged, it has to be built bulletproof from the ground up. Otherwise, all a supercharger does for an engine is make it a lot easier to hand grenade.
Well, yes. You need forged pistons, billet rods and other top-notch components set to exacting tolerances. Even then a supercharged engine is going to have a shorter life-span. Mass produced engines aren’t going to have that attention to detail.
No more 200-300K miles out of a V-8 engine. More like 100K max out of a four. Welcome to the new world of “efficient” vehicles.