Fw: Reference to turbos....

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In a message dated 9/10/02 2:49:55 PM Central Daylight Time,
aukdav at ccsdana.net writes:


> A good friend and BMW devote (don't hold it against him) sent this to me
> from his latest issue of the Roundel.
>
> Interesting little jab at the end of the proclamation.
>
> Dave
>
> >
> > --Directly quoted from the Roundel BMW Car Club
> > monthly magazine, written by Bob Roemer in his monthly
> > column Heard on the Strasse:
> >
> > "Twin Turbos?  No thanks:  There's a rumor that the
> > next-generation 5 Series, set to debut at next year's
> > Frankfurt auto show, will be available with a
> > 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline six-cylinder engine.
> > Let's hope not.  Fine for diesel-fueled engines,
> > turbocharging a gasoline engine is a tacit admission
> > by its manufacturer that it is an inefficient design.
> > Although using them in tandem can reduce the notorious
> > lag between stepping on the accelerator and realizing
> > their benefit, turbos are hard pressed to deliver the
> > smooth, instantaneous power of a normally aspiriated
> > engine.  That's why McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray
> > ruled out turbocharged and supercharged engines for
> > his supercar.  Couple that with the fact that every
> > time you jump on the throttle to impress your friends,
> > the tremendous heat generated by a turbo hastens the
> > demise of your engine.  Perhaps the best idea is to
> > leave this inelegant technology to other carmakers,
> > like the one headqueatered in Stuttgart's northern
> > suburbs."
>

Whoever wrote this is a idiot and needs to read up on some of his/her
automotive design and history. Turbocharging is an more than acceptable
method to increase the output of an engine, and if done properly will not
decrease the engine's longevity. There are thousands of different cars and
manufacturers out there that have done this with excellent results.

Scott