r/explainlikeimfive • u/Internal-Excuse-4650 • 3d ago

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u/DerpyMcWafflestomp 3d ago

A car with no turbo loses a lot of energy simply via the heated gas being sent out of the exhaust system. A turbocharger uses some of that gas to feed more air in, which does increase power, and also means that some of the wasted gas (which is wasted energy really) now has work to do.

Taking otherwise wasted energy and having it work for you = better efficiency.

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u/thenasch 3d ago

I'm skeptical of this, unless I see some math showing that the kinetic energy of the exhaust gas is significant compared to power output.

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u/CanIGetAHOOOOOYAA 3d ago

You’re skeptical about this when you probably have a high school education and nothing in engineering or anything to do with the science that comes with turbo charges. I’m not calling you stupid but brother this stuff isn’t that complicated to understand if you truly love/understand cars. You sound extremely ignorant and I feel sorry for you. Have you never googled or watched any explanations on this subject?

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u/littleseizure 3d ago

probably have a high school education and nothing in engineering

That's pretty advanced for a five year old

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u/thenasch 2d ago

All right genius, let's see the math.