Street Turbocharging
This comprehensive guide to turbocharging car engines for the street covers everything from basic theory through advice on equipment selection and purchase to project vehicles that demonstrate what can be achieved.
There is in depth coverage of every major component in a turbo system, guidance on engine building and testing, advice on fabricating equipment and a detailed glossary of concepts and terms used in turbocharging.
This comprehensive guide to turbocharging car engines for the street covers everything from basic theory through advice on equipment selection and purchase to project vehicles that demonstrate what can be achieved.
There is in depth coverage of every major component in a turbo system, guidance on engine building and testing, advice on fabricating equipment and a detailed glossary of concepts and terms used in turbocharging.
Street Turbocharging includes:
The fundamentals of power production
The theory behind turbocharger systems and how they work in the real world
Advice on equipment selection, sizing, purchase and installation
In-dept coverage of every major component in a turbo system, including compressors, turbines, bearings and lubrication, exhaust, boost control, intercoolers, water injection, fuel injection, ignition, and electronic control systems
Guidance on engine building, dyno testing, and modern tuning methods
How-to advice and detailed instructions for fabricating turbo equipment, including the construction of exhaust manifolds and intercoolers
Project vehicles that demonstrate in detail what can be achieved with the proper application of forced induction
A comprehensive glossary containing hundreds of often misused and misunderstood turbocharger concept and terms