num_pages: 160
description: 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.
language: English
title: Turbo: Real World High-Performance Turbocharger Systems
publisher: CarTech