are turbocharges unreliable? i keep reading articles about how

depends on how they're designed

Not inherently, the only turbo petrol car I had did shit a turbo but that was a ceramic turbo at 20 years and around 100k miles old.
Even rebuilding a turbo isn't that expensive but the engine can be damaged too by trying to compress bits of broken turbo as mine was.

Depends on the engine they're on and how much boost they're running. Yeah a Volvo or VW turbo gas engine will last forever but it's also a cast iron block with a 3 psi turbo. A 1.4l aluminum block running 20lbs stock and putting out almost 200hp is a little different. You should also keep up on oil changes and not run the cheapest watered down gas you can find. Also let the turbo warm and cool down sufficiently.

All this extra shit to worry about doesn't really make sense for a econobox imo.

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>>16457589
Holy shit, 3 non-shitposts in a row? I'm proud of you /o/. Basically all of this, depends entirely on the car. Old iron block running 5psi? No biggy. Weaker internals and 50psi? It won't live super long.

keep compressing farts. eventually your engine will turn to shit

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>>16457633
No car will last long at 50 psi.

This is a stupid thread.

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will a 15 psi engine last long?

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Depends on the engine and the size of the turbo. 15psi through a 35mm turbo and 15psi through a 110mm turbo are completely different things.

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It was an overblown example, underage furfag.

theyre inherently more unreliable than n/a engines.
less heat, less complexity