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Anyone with a D8.

do you get a noticeable boost from turbo if its working properly ?

I do with my phase1 DTurbo 306

should it be similar with a 406 TD ?

Yup. Floor it in second, it trundles up to 2k then it goes ^_^

swiss wrote:Yup. Floor it in second, it trundles up to 2k then it goes ^_^

mine doesnt even do that

Archangel wrote:Anyone with a D8.

do you get a noticeable boost from turbo if its working properly ?

I do with my phase1 DTurbo 306

should it be similar with a 406 TD ?

1.9 or 2.1?

Yep, once you get it up to 2000RPM, the horizon comes crashing through your front window. Though I've found that if I'm driving up a high road, the turbo doesn't kick in until closer to 3000, which I assume is due to the thinner air.

omega wrote:

Archangel wrote:Anyone with a D8.

do you get a noticeable boost from turbo if its working properly ?

I do with my phase1 DTurbo 306

should it be similar with a 406 TD ?

1.9 or 2.1?

1.9

I believe the turbo in the 1.9 is required to make it move (this may be an exaggeration - but I have read on this forum that some people don't realise the 1.9 turbo is actually working, and it's only when the turbo seizes that they realise how much of a difference it was making). It's the reliable workhorse TD.

The 2.1 has a more substantial engine and a beefier turbo; it's the fun TD.

highlander wrote:I believe the turbo in the 1.9 is required to make it move (this may be an exaggeration - but I have read on this forum that some people don't realise the 1.9 turbo is actually working, and it's only when the turbo seizes that they realise how much of a difference it was making). It's the reliable workhorse TD.

The 2.1 has a more substantial engine and a beefier turbo; it's the fun TD.

I had a 1.9 non-turbo in a ZX once. It was an interesting car to drive in that on Motorways it wasn't a case of accelerating and keeping to the speed limit (or at least below licence losing territory), it was a case of keeping the momentum up!

mine will accelerate on a motorway and in the last fortnight seems to have more go , In have now been running on proper bio for nearly 6 weeks so maybe that helps and milage has gone up to 234,573 from 232782.