As tremendously helpful as this forum has been, I have searched "turbo" in this forum and not found a thread about this (but suspect it is out there somewhere). I drove a 50hp turbo 3 cylinder for the first time this week, and hadn't considered buying one prior to this. And now my mind is muddled. More so than usual anyway!
In the 45-55hp range, what are the advantages and disadvantages of a 3 cylinder turbo versus a 4 cylinder naturally aspirated?
1) Is one better suited for one type of task than the other (i.e., one better for stop-and-go heavy loader work, bush-hogging, tilling, etc.)
2) Is natural more fuel efficient than turbo?
3) Is maximum torque available at lower rpms with turbo? (or hp/torque ratio different with turbo)
4) Is durability compromised or long term maintenance higher with turbo?
5) What kind of price differential would seem appropriate, all other things being equal, for the turbo 3 vs. the natural 4 producing similar hp?
Thinking about operating this ten years from now, I wonder if it isn't better to have a naturally aspirated 4 cylinder than a 3 cylinder turbo producing similar pto hp. Anyone who can weigh in or point to a thread that explains this, it would be greatly appreciated.
In the 45-55hp range, what are the advantages and disadvantages of a 3 cylinder turbo versus a 4 cylinder naturally aspirated?
1) Is one better suited for one type of task than the other (i.e., one better for stop-and-go heavy loader work, bush-hogging, tilling, etc.)
2) Is natural more fuel efficient than turbo?
3) Is maximum torque available at lower rpms with turbo? (or hp/torque ratio different with turbo)
4) Is durability compromised or long term maintenance higher with turbo?
5) What kind of price differential would seem appropriate, all other things being equal, for the turbo 3 vs. the natural 4 producing similar hp?
Thinking about operating this ten years from now, I wonder if it isn't better to have a naturally aspirated 4 cylinder than a 3 cylinder turbo producing similar pto hp. Anyone who can weigh in or point to a thread that explains this, it would be greatly appreciated.