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I can only wonder if the turbo could be adjusted for a little more boost, and if you could disable the rev limiter. maybe you could get a couple hundred more rpms (not a diesel specialist, but had a vw one and it would rev).

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  1. A prefix (turbo-), used in composition to designate a machine in which the motive energy is derived from a steam turbine either directly connected, or on the same revolving shaft as the element designated by the other word of the compound: as, a turbo-alternater, an alternating-current dynamo the armature of which is the prolongation of the axis of the steam turbine; a turbo-generator, a dynamo either for direct or alternating current, similarly directly driven. See cut at Curtis steam turbine.
  2. As a substantive: A pump or ventilator in which the impeller revolves as a turbine, or as a top, and drives the fluid which it is to displace by a centrifugal or rotary action. Oil coolers are erected in the basement below the turbos, through which the lubricating oil is passed, and cooled by means of a cold water circulation. Elect. World and Engin., July 30, 1904, p. 1651.
  3. A direct-connected turbine-driven generator; an abbreviation of turbo-dynamo. Generator. —Type, revolving field turbo, No. 235, 686; rated capacity, 400 kw; voltage, 440, 3-phase; etc. Elect, Rev., Sept. 14, 1904, p. 487.
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  • Engines which have been modified by the installation of aftermarket components such as turbo-normalizing systems, turbocharging systems, intercoolers, after-coolers, fuel nozzles, etc, whether by STC or field approval, must use the instructions provided by the STC holder or installer.
  • Weapons such as mines and turbo are available to give players an edge fighting it out on the mountain. —  Gaming Nexus
  • We have minimized that delay by controlling the software more precisely and by keeping losses in the turbo wastegate as low as possible. —  Saab History
  • I can only wonder if the turbo could be adjusted for a little more boost, and if you could disable the rev limiter. maybe you could get a couple hundred more rpms (not a diesel specialist, but had a vw one and it would rev). —  Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles
  • Differentiating the Mazdaspeed from the regular Mazda3 lineup is a large hood scoop for the turbo, oversized air-intakes in the front bumper, a rear diffuser, large-diameter twin-exhaust pipes, and a chunky rear wing. —  MotorAuthority - Latest News
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