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Summary: Info was detailed and didn't always provide good examples
Review: Overall this books isn't bad. However it does cover a lot of equations, some of which do not include detailed enough examples. You find variables that you had no idea where they came from, then finally remembering them being covered several pages back.I found "Turbochargers" by Hugh MacInnes a much better book.
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Summary: If you have anything to do with turbos, buy this book.
Review: People will say that it doesn't cover EVERYTHING, and they're correct. But I have gotten soo many hours of enjoyment from reading this book over and over. It was the first hard info I got about turbocharging, and it teaches me so much useful information. If you want to get into turbo dynamics, this will put things into perspective. This book doesn't get extremely deep, but covers many different aspects of the whole system. I think it is a good book for any level of experience.
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Summary: A great, great book
Review: People will say that it doesn't cover EVERYTHING, and they're correct. But I have gotten soo many hours of enjoyment from reading this book over and over. It was the first hard info I got about turbocharging, and it teaches me so much useful information. If you want to get into turbo dynamics, this will put things into perspective. This book doesn't get extremely deep, but covers many different aspects of the whole system. I think it is a good book for any level of experience.
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Summary: If you have anything to do with turbos, buy this book.
Review: There's lots of myths about turbos - most of which are at best only partially true. I'm only 25 pages into this book (arrived yesterday) but I *know* I will be referring to it often. The author starts from the ground up and explains principles and dispels myths about turbos in a very bite-sized, easy to digest way. There's some maths but it's not overly complex and his point by point approach means you can read a bit and let it digest, then come back for more when you're ready. The whole writing is very factual rather than opinion-based and he uses facts, figures and real world examples to explain his points. He also covers the same points from different perspectives - e.g. someone looking to buy a turbo car, someone modifying an existing system or someone building & installing a system from scratch. I'm currently doing a turbo conversion and this has already proved to be an invaluable resource. Highly recommended.
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Summary: This is the Bible,,,,,period!
Review: This book has the most advance information on the planet about turbocharger. It is a step by step information about Designing, Testing, and Installing Turbo System. It's also has excellent information on how to prepair and engine for this type of use. It gives you 4,6,8 and 12 cylinder information. For 1997 and until he writes another book on this same topic, this will be regarted as the bible for Turbocharger fans.
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Summary: great book
Review: This book is very well written. It handles a lot of the basic turbo knowledge that most enthusiast's need to know. What was dissapointing was that there is no real turbo sizing theory, fan blade effientcy equations or a lot of detail in a few other areas. None the less, the book is only about turbo systems and is the easiest to read. This is a great book to read. You may also want to get "Turbochargers" from Hugh MacInnes, it's also a must have, but is out of date and is not very useful on the modern EFI machines. I do like "Force Induction" by A. Graham Bell. A book that is much more knowlegable on the subject of performance turbos. It's always a good idea to get opinions of other great writers.
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Summary: great book
Review: This book is very well written. It handles a lot of the basic turbo knowledge that most enthusiast's need to know. What was dissapointing was that there is no real turbo sizing theory, fan blade effientcy equations or a lot of detail in a few other areas. None the less, the book is only about turbo systems and is the easiest to read. This is a great book to read. You may also want to get "Turbochargers" from Hugh MacInnes, it's also a must have, but is out of date and is not very useful on the modern EFI machines. I do like "Force Induction" by A. Graham Bell. A book that is much more knowlegable on the subject of performance turbos. It's always a good idea to get opinions of other great writers.
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Summary: A reasonable introduction to turbocharging
Review: This book provides a good general overview of turbocharger systems in a very easy to read format, however do not take this book to be the bible of turbocharging it is distinctly lacking in theoretical content. And does contain some outrageous statements written in a childish manner. It is suited to the DIY enthusiast rather than an engineer.
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Summary: Maximum Boost
Review: This is a great book. It goes into just enough detail to be very informative without giving you too much info and becoming dry. That is a hard thing to do but Bell does it well in this book. The book covers every part of a typical Turbocharger system in good detail with great explanations and very useful mathematical equations which you can easily apply to your own vehicle (turbocharged or not). This book will wet your appetite for more reading on Turbochargers.
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Summary: A very good step by step guide for enthusiast.
Review: This is a very easy to understand book. suited for the enthusiast not an engineer. The author takes the reedier through all the aspects of turbocharging, like selecting a turbocharger, types of intercoolers, exhaust manifold design, boost controllers, and so on. Seldom, theory is discussed in this book except in chapters 1 and 16. But be aware, this author for some reason wrote misleading sentences in this book that contain his opinion, not facts! Over all very good book.
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