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Old 31st Oct 2014, 15:54
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I can't speak specifically to the details of these two engines but......

If you simply turbo(or super)charge a normally aspirated engine without lowering the compression ratio and changing the ignition timing and fuel ratio, the engine will almost certainly detonate (pre-ignite) itself into oblivion in short order. The increased cylinder pressures generated by the "overfilling" of the combustion space will cause the fuel charge to explode spontaneously as the piston rises and compresses the gas. This "pre-ignition" (sometimes referred to as pinking in car engines) will melt holes through the piston, destroy the valves et al.

Seen it so many times on turbocharged race-car engines..........
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