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      08-09-2011, 11:10 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by gatoman39 View Post
sounds amazing technologically speaking, my understanding is two conventional turbos powered off exhaust gases and a third electric turbocharger. I'm all for engine advancement, but this has to add another layer of complexity to the cars that is going to make them very hard to fix.
By definition a turbocharger is powered by exhaust gasses, therefore if the third unit was electrically powered, it would be classed as a supercharger.
My guess is that it might be either a triple scroll unit or three individual turbos, each driven by a pair of cylinders, determined by firing order.
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