What are the effects of simply disconnecting a turbo from an engine? Will there be any permanent damage?thanks

Answer 1

A turbocharger pressurizes air which allows the engine to breathe more oxygen (subsequently mixing it with more fuel) which allows it to make more power. Another way to think of it is it makes the engine perform as if it were larger.

The turbo has two pinwheels in it. One in the exhaust path and the other in the intake path. The two are connected by a central shaft so once there's enough high-velocity exhaust coming through to "spool" the exhaust wheel (high load as in accelerating), the intake wheel begins pressurizing air. At idle and under low load conditions, it's like the turbo's not there!

So if you were to disconnect the turbo somehow there would be no damage whatsoever.

Answer 2

A Turbo

Answer 3

In a fuel injected car, the computer will notice the your not getting any boost (from the MAP sensor), you engine is getting less air (from the MAS sensor) and will adjust spark timing and fuel to make up for it. Your car will have less power, will likely have the check engine light on, and may run bad. When you remove the turbo, you will have to find a way to reroute your exhaust and intake or may need to replace the exhaust manifold with one for a naturally aspirated one.

You will not do any engine damage.

Answer 4

yes there will be permanent damage. the vehicle was designed to run with the turbo, being the ecu and the pistons where made for low compression. Removing the turbo will seriously mess your engine up.

Answer 5

no power. low compression pistons for turbos. yea, u will end up with damage. score a piston, maybe run it to lean and melt one.

Answer 6

mullinat is right, it may be very underpowered depending upon the original boost levels, but nothing is going to be damaged.

Answer 7

a stock turbo?

if so it will always run rich because it was programmed to run under boost.