Would you rather have a turbo(s) or 2 more cylinders?

Depends on your preferred balance between spending more money and caring what others think

Man, that's tough.

No 4cyl anything.

This takes some thinking:

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6 cylinder turbo/twin turbo vs a v8

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So Turbo/ Turbo S vs Corvette?

Supercharging the 8 makes a difference...

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more cylinders. The high heat associated with turbocharging wrecks the oiling systems

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Can you go into more detail here? I'll be in the market for a new vehicle pretty soon and I've considered the turbo (specifically ford's "ecoboost") but I'd like to hear both sides of the argument before making any moves

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Was more true years ago, not so much now.

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incorrect unless the vehicle has a pre/post lube oiling system. That engine oil is still sitting on that center bearing that is 1000 degrees once the motor is shut off.

I have a 4cyl turbo now. The fricking turbo lag has almost gotten me killed multiple times. A minimum 6 cylinders is my requirement. It used to be 8, but my last car was a BMW and the 6 in that thing was the sweetest motor I ever had.

I'd rather have the prior generation M3 with the V-8 then the current generation M4 with the twin turbo V-6 even though the M4 is more powerful.

I prefer the sound of the V-8

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incorrect unless the vehicle has a pre/post lube oiling system. That engine oil is still sitting on that center bearing that is 1000 degrees once the motor is shut off.

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Man, I just don't see coking being an issue any more, like it was in the 80s.

I know lot of guys that track turbo cars and don't seem to have issues, granted they change the oil regularly. I think closer tolerance and lighter weight oils have all but alleviated this problem.

I've seen more heatsoak issues from supercharged V-8s, and even then, it is somewhat rare, and never on the street.

the biggest thing as far as turbo technology in the war on coking is water cooling. It has helped tremendously but i've seen far to many cases of VW turbocharged motors with so much soot in the oilpan caused by turbo coking that the pickups couldn't get enough oilflow for the motor.

Track cars are a different story. You know those guys take extra critical care of their motors.

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Diesel cars? I'll admit, I don't know a lick about VWs.

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nahh, petrol.

More cylinders. My wife’s explorer with the 4 cyl EcoBoost is the biggest pos engine ever made. I’ll never buy another turbo charged small motor for a regular car. It may be a different calculus if it’s a Porsche, but a grocery getter turbo sucks arse.

I got the 5.0 in my new F150.