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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
You‘re ignoring the weight/volume penalty of a large N/A engine as opposed
to a turbo engine.

He is also ignoring frictional loses - larger in a big engine.

And you're ignoring that with a petrol engine a turbo unit of the same
output as a larger NA one is generally more thirsty. It's just a cheap way
of getting more power.

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