Did you serioulsy just ask if anti lag is a good idea? Yes, yes it is (and anyone who mentions anything dumb like ‘drivability’ and other bizaar concepts can p*** off)
The question is is why i own a 7.3l and stock its amazing theyre the slowest turbo diesels made but have the most torque
Cos it won’t work. Antilag works by delaying the spark until the exhaust stroke, so the burning mixture is expanding as it is being pushed through the turbine and creating boost. In a diesel there is no spark to delay, if there’s fuel in the cylinder it will burn.
It doesn’t matter as much though because diesels don’t have a throttle plate, so you take your foot off the accelerator and the air keeps going through the engine and turbo and you don’t lose all your boost through a blow off valve.
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Did you serioulsy just ask if anti lag is a good idea? Yes, yes it is (and anyone who mentions anything dumb like ‘drivability’ and other bizaar concepts can p*** off)
The question is is why i own a 7.3l and stock its amazing theyre the slowest turbo diesels made but have the most torque
Cos it won’t work. Antilag works by delaying the spark until the exhaust stroke, so the burning mixture is expanding as it is being pushed through the turbine and creating boost. In a diesel there is no spark to delay, if there’s fuel in the cylinder it will burn.
It doesn’t matter as much though because diesels don’t have a throttle plate, so you take your foot off the accelerator and the air keeps going through the engine and turbo and you don’t lose all your boost through a blow off valve.