The Turbocharger is Beautifully Engineered
Witchcraft, according to Jeremy Clarkson
Turbochargers are a type of forced induction system. They compress the air flowing into the engine. The advantage of compressing the air is that it lets the engine squeeze more air into a cylinder, and more air means that more fuel can be added. Therefore, you get more power from each explosion in each cylinder. A turbocharged engine produces more power overall than the same engine without the charging. This can significantly improve the power-to-weight ratio for the engine.
In order to achieve this boost, the turbocharger uses the exhaust flow from the engine to spin a turbine, which in turn spins an air pump. The turbine in the turbocharger spins at speeds of up to 150,000 rotations per minute (rpm) — that’s about 30 times faster than most car engines can go. And since it is hooked up to the exhaust, the temperatures in the turbine are also very high.
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And this is why I will never own a non turbo car after I swapped a turbocharged motor in my MR2. Gotta love that feeling of hitting high boost! If I ever get a chance to buy that NSX within the next year or so…I might just be down to spend 6+grand on a turbo and slap it in there. But adding a turbo on an engine that wasn’t meant to have a turbo will need a lot of things to support it such as various mods and tuning to keep it running right..money money money….
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thanks for the pics, dude! :D
