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Old 12-21-2016, 01:12 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Trefoil View Post
It addresses the issue of turbo lag and SC efficiency drop off. Neither are ideal situations for consumers on top of the obvious longevity issues associated with strain on affected engine components.

The engineering answers through lowering compression or strengthening critical rotating assembly components lead toward efficiency sapping issues to deal with rapid force(F=MA) changes by the sudden increase in Volumetric Efficiency.
There's still going to be a lag, while the boost is ramped up. This is almost exactly a halfway point between a turbocharger and a traditional centrifugal supercharger.
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