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sushanthr77 · 8th May 2008, 13:06

After reading hundreds of posts about people turbo charging their cars, I am haunted by one question. Can we turbo charge the Palio 1.2?

I know that it is technically possible, but then why don't people do so. We see so many Swifts, Lancers, Civics, Zens, Esteems etc being turbo charged.

The reason to TC a Palio 1.2 is simple:

01. 1.2 lacks low end torque badly.
02. Power (72 bhp) is kinda good considering that the Swift DDiS' 75bhp.
03. Increase in FE?

Can the gurus throw some light on this including:

01. Expected power after TC
02. Expected torque after TC
03. VGT possible?
04. If FGT, what should be the threshold RPM?
05. Effect on FE
06. Cost of accessories / installation
07. Good knowledgeable installers
08. Life of the engine
09. Any after effects
10. Reliability.

I hope you guys would help me out in understanding all the above. Thank you very much.

8th May 2008, 13:06	#1 (permalink)
sushanthr77 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 183	Can we turbo charge a Palio 1.2? After reading hundreds of posts about people turbo charging their cars, I am haunted by one question. Can we turbo charge the Palio 1.2? I know that it is technically possible, but then why don't people do so. We see so many Swifts, Lancers, Civics, Zens, Esteems etc being turbo charged. The reason to TC a Palio 1.2 is simple: 01. 1.2 lacks low end torque badly. 02. Power (72 bhp) is kinda good considering that the Swift DDiS' 75bhp. 03. Increase in FE? Can the gurus throw some light on this including: 01. Expected power after TC 02. Expected torque after TC 03. VGT possible? 04. If FGT, what should be the threshold RPM? 05. Effect on FE 06. Cost of accessories / installation 07. Good knowledgeable installers 08. Life of the engine 09. Any after effects 10. Reliability. I hope you guys would help me out in understanding all the above. Thank you very much.