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Turbocharging Performance Handbook
Turbocharging is the time-proven way to get more power out of an engine, especially smaller ones. With fuel prices increasing, its something more and more tuners need to know about. This is the book to turn to.
The definitive resource on turbocharging--from ignition to intercooler, exhaust to EMS--this book tells you all you need to know, whether youre planning a scratch-built turbo engine, converting a non-turbo motor, or troubleshooting OEM turbo equipment. There's even a chapter for turbocharging diesel engines.
Author Jeff Hartman offers thorough, clear, and useful information on every aspect of turbocharging. And, after discussing the components and processes in general terms, he presents a number of case studies that complete the picture, providing a real-world understanding of how these modifications actually work.
The definitive resource on turbocharging--from ignition to intercooler, exhaust to EMS--this book tells you all you need to know, whether youre planning a scratch-built turbo engine, converting a non-turbo motor, or troubleshooting OEM turbo equipment. There's even a chapter for turbocharging diesel engines.
Author Jeff Hartman offers thorough, clear, and useful information on every aspect of turbocharging. And, after discussing the components and processes in general terms, he presents a number of case studies that complete the picture, providing a real-world understanding of how these modifications actually work.
272 pages, Paperback
First published November 15, 2007
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December 1, 2011
The plot of this book is all around turbocharging and supercharging motors for a 4 cylinder to a 12 cylinders. It talks about how they work, and what works best for certain types of applications.
This book has its pros and cons. With the pros I feel that this book has great information on how the supercharger and turbocharger works. It also had great information on the tuning of the motors. One thing that stood out to me was the whole pushing the stock supercharged/turbocharged cobalt to the limits on stock internals. " All we wanted to do is push it to failure, just to see how strong the motor really is"(53) It is just showing how much this books ties into reality and how much some motors can make for power from stock
With the cons of the book, I feel that they could expand more on some of the topics that are discussed. Mainly in the tuning and all the injector tables within the tuning ." On average you should be running a 85% cycle duty at wide open throttle"(115). I wish that they would go in to more depth with how to calculate the cycle duty.
Overall I would have to say that this book is a very good read for the right type of person. You defiantly will come away with some good knowledge from this book. Just would like to see some more technical sections dealing with more in depth topics.
This book has its pros and cons. With the pros I feel that this book has great information on how the supercharger and turbocharger works. It also had great information on the tuning of the motors. One thing that stood out to me was the whole pushing the stock supercharged/turbocharged cobalt to the limits on stock internals. " All we wanted to do is push it to failure, just to see how strong the motor really is"(53) It is just showing how much this books ties into reality and how much some motors can make for power from stock
With the cons of the book, I feel that they could expand more on some of the topics that are discussed. Mainly in the tuning and all the injector tables within the tuning ." On average you should be running a 85% cycle duty at wide open throttle"(115). I wish that they would go in to more depth with how to calculate the cycle duty.
Overall I would have to say that this book is a very good read for the right type of person. You defiantly will come away with some good knowledge from this book. Just would like to see some more technical sections dealing with more in depth topics.
September 10, 2010
Great photos. Decent turbo info. But really great photos.
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