Maximum Boost: Designing, Testing, and Installing Turbocharger Systems (Engineering and...

Maximum Boost: Designing, Testing, and Installing Turbocharger Systems (Engineering and Performance) | Corky Bell | Practical knowledge of turbo installations for non-engineers

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	Maximum Boost: Designing, Testing, and Installing Turbocharger Systems (Engineering and Performance) Corky Bell Bentley Publishers, 1997 - 250 pages average customer review:based on 60 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Excellent resource for the principles of turbocharging

I read this book cover to cover, lent it to a friend, and am now again anxious to read it again. This book is excellent! If you know nothing about turbocharging... this book is for you. If you know a good deal about turbocharging... this book is for you. If you're a turbo-expert,... you'll still want this book. It presents the principles of turbocharging in a way that is understandable on a novice level, yet preserves the details of engineering at a technical level. If you plan to design your own turbocharging system, this book will guide you through various steps and considerations to end up with an efficient, well working design. Everything from intercooling to exhaust manifolds.

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Practical knowledge of turbo installations for non-engineers

Excellent book designed to lead both the novice and the experienced home mechanic around the pitfalls of turbo system design and installation. Many practical tips without delving too deeply into the arcane world of thermodynamics. The author has designed, built, and installed successful turbocharger systems for over 26 years and is very knowledgeable of the subject area. Also read MacInnes' book "Turbochargers" for additional knowledge; although dated, it contains good info if you are interested in gas laws and higher technical content. If you want practical knowledge of turbo systems that you can actually use, read "Maximum Boost". BTW, Corky Bell's turbo kits have never needed water injection because they are engineered correctly from the beginning!

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Awesome!

If you want a book on turbocharging, this is the only book you'll ever need. This covers ALL aspects of turbocharging, with much sage advise and practical examples. The maths is at a minimum, whilst still being useful - buy it now! My only complaint is that it's all imperial, and I live in a metric country, but you can't win 'em all :)

It's OK, but not too balanced

After working through many of the formulas in this book, I wound up with performance numbers that didn't match the reality observed by other people with actual operating turbos. I guess that's what you get when the presented formulas are oversimplified. I found Joe Haile's Motorcycle Turbocharging ... book to be a much more balanced treatment of the subject, and the information isn't only applicable to motorcycles. On the upside, this book is certainly up-to-date and has some pretty good real-world examples of its own. It's clearly aimed at the person who wants to improve the performance of a daily-driver, as opposed to a car used for autocross, road racing, or other slightly more serious pursuits.

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