What is the difference between a petrol turbo and a diesel turbo?
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one runs on gas and one on diesel
NOTHING EXCEPT ONE USES GAS AND THE OTHER USES DIESEL
ONE RUNS ON UNLEADED FUEL ONE RUNS ON DIESEL DIESEL SHOULD RUN MUCH LONGER
gas vs. diesel. Diesel's have regulated goveners on them to keep them from blowing up. Gas is just compression and explosion type where the diesels have a kerosene type fuel that is much like a jet engine. It has to be slowed to be regulated and not ruin the engine.
in a nutshell? patrol turbo is faster to respond and quicker at acceleration.
the turbo systems are in essence the same though.
The Difference other than gas and diesel is that a turbo diesel will have a hell of a lot more horsepower and torque than a gas turbo. Every turbo engine has turbo lag but once you reach the certain rpm's that the turbo kicks in a diesel will tear it up because it has so much power it is unbelievable
modern diesel turbos. like mondeos tddi are quick, i had a 2 litre tddi and it done 125mph. not bad eh
the fuel
One's PETROL the other is DIESEL, GOT THAT.!
for speed, petrol turbo is very fast, the diesel turbo brings it up to a normal petrol speed really maybe just a little faster than a standard petrol but no where near as quick as a petrol turbo if that makes sense!
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The concept of turbo charging remains the same regardless of the type of engine.
Turbo charging an engine means redirecting exhaust gas flow to power a turbine which spins, creating pressure. This pressure is used to force a lager ratio of fuel/air mixture into the combustion chamber- thus giving more power then an engine which has a fuel/air mixture delivered at atmospheric pressure.
In addition, turbocharged engines can have their efficiency, and therefore power, improved by adding an intercooler. This device cools the air entering the turbocharger; this means that pressure can be increased further as cooler air is denser than hot air.
Turbo’s are commonplace on virtually every modern diesel engine. Petrol turbo charging is generally reserved for performance models, although this is likely to change in the near future as people start to demand the same turbo characteristics they appreciate in their diesel cars in their petrol ones. E.g., the new Fiat Bravo, the replacement for the unloved Stilo, comes with a range of petrol and diesel engines which are both turbocharged.
The simple difference is one uses diesel, the other using petrol! However there are lots of different pro's and con's to both. The petrol will be faster, no doubt about it if they are the same sized engines. However, although the diesel isn't as fast, modern diesels are supprisingly quick, and have bags of torque to play with. For those of you who dont know what torque is, when you have the car sitting in say 5th gear at about 50mph, put your foot down and it will shoot off, whereas the petrol may reqquire changing down a gear or 2 to get the most acceleration!
The diesel will get more miles to the gallon, but diesel is more expensive than petrol.but don't worry it will work out cheaper in the long run! Anything with a turbo will be nice and tuneable, so many things can be modified on them it's silly, rangine from remaps to decats (diesels don't require a cat for the emmisions test!).
Diesels do make a lot of noise, some would say the sound like a tractor ;) But either ways, if you've got a turbo I think an essential mod is to fit a dumpvalve so you get a lovely pshhhh whewn you release the accelerator! I hope this helps.
nothing. the systems work the same way. But turbo benefits are more in a diesel engine fitted with an intercooler. Gasoline engines are designed for more 'natural' aspiration. Turbos are included only for racing, etc.
one runs on petrol the other on diesel
petrol turbos tend to be driven very hard and will wear, where as diesel are more long term more tougher like a tonka toy not as easy to break but with all turbos on essential start and turning off leave to idle for a while so turbo has time to cool down and oil has time to circulate
fuel
There is no difference in operation only in pounds per square inch pressure a diesel has more
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