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* strategy used by some manufacturers in order to get '''feeling of "engine responsiveness"''' | * strategy used by some manufacturers in order to get '''feeling of "engine responsiveness"''' | ||
* strategy used in motorsport as part of [[ALS|anti-lag system]] | * strategy used in motorsport as part of [[ALS|anti-lag system]] | ||
| + | * over load turbo bearings; combined with poor maintenace (long oil change intervals..), results in turbo, [[IC]] and most likely engine destruction | ||
Revision as of 09:29, 18 March 2017
- automotive/engine/turbocharger terminology
- boost spike is a brief period of uncontrolled boost, usually encountered in lower gears during the onset of boost
- typically spikes occur when the boost controller cannot keep up with the rapidly changing engine conditions
- strategy used by some manufacturers in order to get feeling of "engine responsiveness"
- strategy used in motorsport as part of anti-lag system
- over load turbo bearings; combined with poor maintenace (long oil change intervals..), results in turbo, IC and most likely engine destruction
