Turbochargers HP49 (HP Books): Turbo Design, Sizing & Matching, Spark-Ignition & Diesel Engine Applications, Water Injection, Controls, Carburetion, Intercooling, ... Street & Race Cars, Boats, Motorc

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Editorial Review:

The most comprehensive turbocharger book available, Turbochargers tells readers how to select and install the correct turbo for big and small HP gains. Covers turbo design, sizing and matching; controls, carburetion, exhaust, ignition, intercooling, marine and high altitude applications. Turbo suppliers and kit-maker addresses included.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

THIS BOOK SUCKS!!!!!:

I BOUGHT 3 BOOKS THIS ONE, TURBOCHARGERS STREET TURBOCHARGING AND .AND OUT OF ALL THOSE THE BEST IS MAXIMUM BOOST AND STREET TURBOCHARGING IS PRETY GOOD TOO .
-BUT THIS BOOK(TURBOCHARGERS) IS SUCH A OLD NEWS, COMPLETELY OUT DATED, JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND YOU WON'T EVEN WANT TO READ IT, IT IS BORING AND REALLY SUCKS!!!!
BUT IN THE OTHER HAND,MAXIMUM BOOST HAS SUCH AN EXCELLENT, DETAIL AND ACCURATE INFORMATION.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS BOOK, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!!!!
-STREET... more info

Old book but incredibly informative.:

In the 3 hours I read this book I went from "what's a turbo" to a guy confident in adding a turbo to a car from scratch. It covers every aspect to adding a turbo to an engine. Everything you need to know is in this book EXCEPT for engine management tuning. That's a completely different subject that is way more complex than the turbo is.
If you want to know as much about turbo and adding a turbo to your car as the experts do then buy this book. It has all the info in there. Even the newer books add only... more info

Oldie but Goody:

Hugh MacInnes was a first-rate automotive engineer and car guy who had "been there, done that" with turbochargers and turbo projects, and this book is packed with good stuff about all kinds of turbochargers and turbo engines. There is even interesting stuff in here about turbo aircraft, two-strokes, and much more. There is also some nice turbo history, and it is interesting to see the return in modern times of older ideas--like water-cooled turbos and ball-bearings. Anyone who is really interested in... more info

Excelent!!:

Excelente book!! Very useful for that who have old turbocharged engines. Excelente print quality also.

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