Street Turbocharging: Design, Fabrication, Installation & Tuning of High-Performance Systems

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Are you looking for more power and performance from your car? Are you interested in turbochargers and forced induction but are unsure where to begin?

Whether you're an amateur enthusiast or a skilled professional, you can design, build, install, test, tune, and drive the vehicle of your wildest dreams with this book/

Street Turbocharging offers equal parts theory and practical hands-on advice, with step-by-step procedures and techniques explained in layman's terms, and illustrated with nearly 500 photos and technical drawings.

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-depth 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 concepts and terms

Designing, building and testing turbocharged engines has never been easier. For the enthusiast searching for an accurate, easy-to-understand source of information on turbochargers, Street Turbocharging is the perfect tool for the job.

Table of Contents

PART I: POWER BASICS

Internal Combustion Basics
How Power is Created | The Engine as Air Pump | The Four Ways to Increase Airflow

Forced Induction Basics
Superchargers | Turbochargers | Asking Hard Questions | Kits vs. Custom Systems

Pressure, Temperature, and Airflow
Measuring Pressure | Pressure Ratios and Boost | Temperature | Density Ratios | Engine Displacement | Volumetric Flow Rates | Air Density and Mass Flow Rates | Horsepower

PART II: TURBOCHARGER COMPONENTS

Compressors
Compressor Basics | Compressor Efficiencies | Compressor Maps | Sizing a Compressor | Plotting Map Points | Compressor Summary

Turbines
Turbine Basics | Turbine Housings | Wheels, Trims, and Clips | Divided-Entry Turbines

Center Housing and Rotating Assemblies
Oil Journal Bearings | Ball Bearings | Oil Supply Systems | Turbo Timers

The Exhaust System
Exhaust Basics | Turbo Exhaust Manifolds | Materials | Downstream Exhaust

Boost Control
Turbine-Side Boost Control | Compressor-Side Boost Control Basics

Intercoolers
Intercooler Basics | Intercooler Math | Air-to-Water Intercoolers | Intercooler Performance and Efficiencies

Water Injection
Water Injection Basics | Injection Systems

Fuel Injection
Injector Basics | Sizing Fuel Injection Systems | Intake Manifolds | Plenums and Throttle Bodies | Injector Placement, Fuel Rails, and Fittings

Control Systems
Fuel Control Basics | Determining Airflow Rates | Injector Timing | Ignition Control Systems | Megasquirt

Engine Components
Engine Blocks | Crankshaft & Connecting Rods | Pistons & Coatings | Compression Ratios | Cylinder Heads & Gaskets | Camshafts & Valves | Engine Cooling | Putting it all Together | Turbocharger Gauges

Dyno Testing and Tuning
Dyno Basics | Testing on a Dynamometer

PART III: TURBOCHARGED PROJECT VEHICLES

Toyota MR2 | Datsun 510 | Datsun 510 Rotary | Honda Civic DX | Ford Mustang GT | Chevrolet Camaro | Toyota Supra Turbo | Dodge Dakota Diesel | Suzuki Hayabusa | RV6A Airplane

PART IV: APPENDICES

Fabricating an Exhaust Manifold | Fabricating an Intercooler | Single vs. Twin Turbochargers | Remote-Mount Turbochargers | Carburetors and Turbochargers

Glossary | Suppliers & Sources

Street Turbocharging: Design, Fabrication, Installation & Tuning of High-Performance Systems