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Originally Posted by {tpc}
Question, what is the reason that its worse with a turbocharged engine? Wife wants to take a trip "out west" .....whatever that means, and I will be changing tow vehicles in the near-er future so just trying to encapsulate all possibility's.
Are diesels with turbos any different than gassers in this regard?
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Well, I was referring more to "Detonation" (pinging) and the damage it can do to engines. Once you put that Cylinder under pressure (which is what a turbo/supercharger/NOS does), it increase the potential damage because it's under boost.
I never raced a Diesel before but I suspect they will take more because of it's longer stroke. Not entirely sure about that though.
All this being said, as earlier stated - with NEW trucks and the computers .... as soon as they hit the "Knock sensors", they change fuel and pull timing to prevent detonation. I wouldn't worry about it too much.