Turbo: Real World High-Perf Turbo - OP: Real World High-Performance Turbocharger Systems

by Jay K. Miller

Turbochargers are incredibly appealing to performance enthusiasts because of their ability to add free horsepower - and lots of it - to almost any engine or vehicle. Today, it seems easier than ever for the average gearhead to harness the incredible power-building capability of turbochargers. Those who want to increase the performance of their existing turbo system, or those who want to add a turbo to an existing engine, have never had so many components, vendors, and information resources to choose from. Unfortunately, this wealth of options and opinions can be hard to understand and navigate. That's where Turbo: Real World High-Performance Turbocharger Systems comes in. This book is the most complete, detailed, up-to-date resource on anything and everything to do with turbochargers. Whether you're running gas or diesel, 4, 6, 8, or more cylinders, this book will teach you to design, test, install, and maintain your high-performance turbo system. You'll learn how turbochargers work, how to choose the right turbo or turbos for your engine by reading flow maps, and how to tune your engine to run perfectly with your turbo system. Author Jay Miller uses more than 300 photos and the perfect blend of technical and common-sense information to help you build boost fast and make more horsepower and torque. He discusses the various components of a turbocharger and explains how to decode complicated turbocharger model numbers, compressor maps, and other specs. If you run into problems with your turbo system, there's also a detailed chapter on failure analysis to help you figure out what went wrong and how to fix it.

Genres: Cars

160 pages, Paperback

First published July 14, 2008

Reviews

[Michael Dill · Rating 5 out of 5]

After I finished reading this I was confident enough in my knowledge that I started to design a turbocharger system to put on the truck my parents let me drive. I was in the process of welding up the exhaust manifolds (the final ingredient) when the truck broke down because of an unrelated issue and dad sold the truck. I still want to buy another similar truck and install my turbo kit.