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Turbocharging Performance Handbook (Motorbooks Workshop)

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I designed this book to distinguish itself from alternative turbocharging books in the following ways...

*Not just automotive: Content covers turbos in aviation, marine, tractor-pulling, motorcycles, diesel trucks, and other non-automotive turbosystems.
*Enhanced content about turbocharging theory, advanced technology, and turbocharging scientific history.
*Racing: Enhanced content about extreme turbocharging issues in drag racing, road racing, speed record racing, and street vehicles.
*Up to date: Comprehensive info about overboosting modern factory turbo powerplants equipped with full-authority closed-loop and other complex engine management issues, including piggybacks/interceptors, reprogramming factory computers, and complex aftermarket engine management systems.
*More about exotic high-tech heat management, including refrigerant and multi-stage intercooling.
*More about multi-stage ("compound-turbo") compressors, including combining turbos with superchargers (with a detailed twincharging car project).
*Enhanced theory relating to many types of air-superchargers, including the "superchargers" that front-end turbojet engines.
*More comprehensive mathematics than some other books, but much of it is packaged in one chapter at the end ("Turbo Math for Mechanics") as a serious of practical questions and answers: "How do I calculate how much the turbo will heat air," and so forth.
*A chapter on hotrod DIESEL turbocharging, and its challenges.
*Info on turbocharging with alternate fuels and dual-fuel injection.
*Info about Turbo tachometers.
*Multiple automotive project vehicles covering a range of vehicles and applications.

I recently read Jeff Hartman's book on Turbo charging titled "Turbocharging performance handbook", and I recommend this book to anyone wanting to build, own, or enjoy a boosted vehicle. As an individual working in the automotive area and using boosting devices I have found Jeff's detail and thoroughness informative and helpful in my development efforts. I have read most every book available and found this latest effort to be superior in readability, basic science, history, technology, and theory of engine boosting. The overall presentation is better then any I've seen and the science is top notch with useful and practical insight and "how to". A liberal assortment of project cars grounds Jeff's effort in reality.
This is a great book, I'd recommend to anyone with interest in vehicle performance beyond the mundane.

This is an excellent source for Turbocharger information, It covers all aspects from history and manufacturing through modern OEM applications. It is written in an almost texbook like manner. The book also extensively covers custom applications and performance gains. It is fairly numbers heavy, and it helps to have a good base knowledge of engine dynamics. Some of the early chapters may seem confusing, however the author builds onto explanations as the book progresses.

This is a good book but compared to the excellent work Mr.Hartman did in his previous EFI tuning book, this book is merely "good". I now own all the available turbo books sold here on amazon and this book ranks third on my list of useful turbo books. Second place goes to mark warners book and well well into the lead in 1st place is A. Graham Bell which so far as pretty pictures goes is terrible but the information in the book is SO comprehensive it includes everything from all the other books and then some. Hartmans book fails to address the million and one details that bells book covers and that is why it gets a 3rd place.

this is a well written book that gives the reader a solid background on turbochargers. you'll be much better equipped to pick your car's turbocharger but also understand other things your car will need in order to be turbocharged.

I wish that I had learnt about this publication earlier. It is current, clear and extremely helpful. Very easy to read and has a wealth of technical information and formulae which are easy to apply.

Used book arrived as described in like new condition in a timely manner. Great content.

Very informative and more up to date than most of the other turbo referance books.

I have followed the turbo field beginning with the Turbo Buick in 1979 (hands on experience modifying it) and the original, as well as best book on turbo's -- Hugh MacInnes' book.

I bought this book on the strength of the author's last -- the one on fuel injection systems. While that was a fascinating and informative book, this one measures up only as fair.

I'm trying to be nice here, but the writing style is forced, at least for me, and requires major concentration to follow (and not due to the technical nature of the material). I found my mind repeatedly wandering while reading about a subject that typically finds me fascinated and unable to put a book down.

Maybe my experience is unique. At the very least, though, I'd advise you look the book over in person before committing cash.