Maximum Boost: Designing, Testing, and Installing Turbocharger Systems (Engineering and Performance) | 
 enlarge | Author: Corky Bell
Publisher: Bentley Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 39905
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 250
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 0837601606
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2504
EAN: 9780837601601
ASIN: 0837601606
Publication Date: April 1997
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| Customer Reviews: Read 55 more reviews...
 Turbo Design 101 August 25, 2008
Wow! Just what I was looking for. Corky has put together a collection of formulas and uncommon sense that is needed to design and build turbo systems. I love it.
I used this book to create an Excel worksheet full of needed design formulas. I can now make tradeoffs and design decisions before I build it, and I have a much better chance of getting what I expect, without a bunch of cut and try and try again attempts.
Corky's book will be a huge help to me, and I imagine it will be to you as well. This may not be the book for someone who is afraid of math, or who does not want to understand something. This book is not a cookbook approach, rather, it is a chef school delivering the reader with enough information to "cook up" his own turbo creation.
If you want the ability and confidence to design and build system that work, and that work the first time, this book will help you.
Gene
great book August 4, 2008
I recently developed a turbo system for a buddy of mine, mostly from the past knowledge of reading this book years ago. I recently purchased it again, since my original copy was misplaced. I used it to double check my design, & everything works, very well. I made a 18second car run mid 15s, with a junkyard turbo. The car has more potential also.
 good book on turbocharging August 1, 2008
I believe this book covered turbocharging and what is needed in order to make your car operational with a turbo well. It is very good book if you go in with minimum knowledge of turbos. It tells you good information on setting up your car with a turbo and choosing the right one. But I do recommend to get the most out of it you need some good understanding of cars and engines before you read it. I am only giving it four stars because it tells a lot about good part characteristics but the putting it all together chapter could be much more in depth and do more cars plus the aerocharger is referenced more than once and I can't find where to buy one anywhere on the internet.
 Did not meet my expectations April 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
There is some good theory in this book, but it is sparse. I feel this book is more an introduction to turbos, rather than the highly technical how to do it all yourself, book I was looking for. I would not feel comfortable picking out a turbo for my car, after reading this book. This book was a huge letdown for me.
Great book March 19, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
It lived up to the expectations. It tries to cover everything about tuning turbocharged engines, so not every aspect is as detailed as the next. Still a great buy, although the images look a bit old fashioned.
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