Toyoda Touts Lightweight Turbo Duct
Toyoda Gosei Co. says its all-plastic turbocharger duct is half the weight of current multi-material designs.
Toyoda Gosei Co. says its all-plastic turbocharger duct is half the weight of current multi-material designs.

Toyoda Gosei says it was able to meet performance requirements through the use of a soft plastic, bellows and other design modifications.
Suction blow-molding was used to form the part’s complex shape.
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