94 subaru sport sedan turbo

[RW]

this may sound like a stupid question, but is there any way i can turn off,
bypass, or disconnect the turbo untill i want to use it?

 

[Scott McKernon]

NO, and why would you want to? Turbocharged engines are lower compression
than normally aspirated ones so even if you removed it completely, it would
not run properly. If you don't like turbo lag your going to have to get a
car that's not turbo charged or has two. On higher end cars the problem is
solved by using a second turbo or a supercharger which is driven by the
rotation of the engine rather than exhaust gas.

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[CompUser]

this may sound like a stupid question, but is there any way i can turn off,
bypass, or disconnect the turbo untill i want to use it?

Sure, easy!

Just drive like a granny, and you'll essentially
have turned off/bypassed/disconnected your turbo.

Stay off boost, and you'll be driving an normally
aspirated car.

 

[Jim Stewart]

Sure, easy!

Just drive like a granny, and you'll essentially
have turned off/bypassed/disconnected your turbo.

Stay off boost, and you'll be driving an normally
aspirated car.

To nitpick a little, the turbo does need to
spin all the time. It's in the air and
exhaust gas flow and it can't be "turned
off" so that it's not spinning. But as
Comp says, until it starts boosting, it's
practically the same as not there.

Why would you want to turn it off?

 

[CompUser]

Why would you want to turn it off?

It sounds aggressive and scarey? :-O

 

[Byron]

this may sound like a stupid question, but is there any way i can turn off,

...
Stay off boost, and you'll be driving an normally aspirated car.

That's the beauty of a turbo. You can get the power of a larger
normally aspirated engine when you drive like Mario. But when you
drive, well, like my grandparents, you can get the economy of the
engine's actual displacement and technology.

My biggest problem with a turbo is that it's a lot more fun to drive
like Mario when accelerating onto a highway or away from a red light.
My fuel economy over the last 20k miles in my '02 Subaru turbo has
ranged from less than 12mpg to just over 28mpg. I'm averaging about
19.5mpg. It's all in what you ask the car to do.