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Benefits of a Turbocharged Race Engine | |
 Better performance isn't the only edge a turbo-powered racer holds over a naturally-aspirated competitor.
Consider these advantages: Turbocharged engines are smaller and lighter.With a turbo, it takes less engine to make more power. To make a naturally-aspirated engine more powerful, you need to increase its capacity and its bulk.
Turbocharged engines are easier to regulate power.Engines are constantly evolving and becoming more powerful, sometimes at the expense of driver safety. For the racing sanctioning body concerned with safety, controlling the speed of a turbocharged car is as simple as reducing the turbo's boost. A naturally-aspirated engine, on the other hand, must be drastically re-engineered when the horsepower it generates becomes excessive.
Turbocharged race engines are less expensive, and more reliable. Turbocharged engines don't have to rely on exotic, expensive materials to reduce reciprocating mass. As naturally-aspirated engines become larger to increase power, the stress due to the necessary increase in engine RMP and increased reciprocating mass placed on their various components also increases.
Turbocharged engines are quieter. The turbocharger on an engine acts as a natural muffler, minimizing engine noise and providing a more spectator-friendly environment at the races. |
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