2002sliverado
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I have had a question that has been bugging me for several years, but never thought to pose the question to this group. What prompted me to ask this question stems from the fairly regular forum questions pertaining to engine transplants, then adding turbochargers, and even intercoolers. I have seen some 4450's with intercoolers added sitting in dealer's lots or listed on-line. For the sake of conversation, let's back down to a 4050 and it has a naturally aspirated diesel engine, and as I recall, that tractor was rated 105 horsepower at a stock rating. If one was to add a turbocharger to that tractor, but keep the engine at stock horsepower ratings, would that tractor likely see an improvement in fuel efficiency? How about adding an intercooler on top of the turbocharger? How about improvements or changes in how the engine performs with respect to torque? Just wanted to throw this "off the wall question" out to the group to gain some opinions from those who could speak from more in depth experience than I have ever had. Thank you to those who respond, as I look forward to your opinions! By the way................I am not trying to build a tractor such as this! It is just a question that has been in the back of my mind for 15 to 20 years since I first saw a 4450 with an intercooler added.