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What are the pros and cons of having a vehicle with a turbocharger? Which do you think would be best a Subaru Forester 2.5X or a Subaru Forester 2.5XT? The Subaru Forester 2.5XT has the turbocharger.
Answer:
Pros:
More HP is possible out of a smaller displacement engine. Lots of potential and VERY easy to get more performance later on IE: good gains from simple bolt-ons that won’t cost an arm and a leg.
More HP is possible out of a smaller displacement engine. Lots of potential and VERY easy to get more performance later on IE: good gains from simple bolt-ons that won’t cost an arm and a leg.
Cons:
Unless you’re very diciplined in keeping off boost there is quite a decline in gas mileage. Higher grade fuel is also needed, and depending on what (if any) mods you do could increase the grade required.
More care is also required with turboed cars (not a lot, but still) IE: letting your oil properly warm and cool, so as to not starve or bake the turbo. Has more things that could possibly fail/break if improperly installed or tuned.
Unless you’re very diciplined in keeping off boost there is quite a decline in gas mileage. Higher grade fuel is also needed, and depending on what (if any) mods you do could increase the grade required.
More care is also required with turboed cars (not a lot, but still) IE: letting your oil properly warm and cool, so as to not starve or bake the turbo. Has more things that could possibly fail/break if improperly installed or tuned.
As for choice on the Forester if it’s within your budget the 2.5XT
would be the better choice. The 2.5 has good torque and pull on the low
end, and the turbo helps a lot on the mid to high range (great for
highway passing). Subaru’s are known to be reliable vehicles, and so long as you check your oil regularly you won’t run into any problems.
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