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Lag is a descriptor for the amount of time that it takes wasted potential energy (read as exhaust) to overcome the mass, friction and resistance to/of the turbine and compressor wheels, to start compressing enough air to read as positive pressure and to outflow the volumetric efficiency of the motor at that given rpm point or range.

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