Maximum Boost: Designing, Testing, and Installing Turbocharger Systems (Engineering and Performance) (Paperback)

by Corky Bell (Author) "The power-enhancing capability of the turbocharger has been most thoroughly demonstrated by the Grand Prix racing cars of the 1977 to 1988 era of Formula..." (more)
Key Phrases: internal flow area, injector pulse duration, boost threshold, Grand Prix, Mazda Miata (more...)

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"Maximum Boost by Corky Bell presents a wealth of knowledge on the modern turbocharger and its applications. The turbo world has long needed an up-to-date resource like this, and Maximum Boost will not disappoint."

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Bentley Publishers (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0837601606
• ISBN-13: 978-0837601601
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,461 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bell gives good information on all aspects of turbo systems., September 30, 1999

By A Customer

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It gave me a good understanding of turbo systems, perhaps it is even enough to build my own setup. Bell's book priases the performance of the Bell Aerodyne VATN turbocharger, as well it should - notice the name "Bell?" Even though this bias is there, the book does provide a thorough, easy to read manual for designing, installing and testing turbo systems. I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to learn about turbochargers and their applications. Another good, perhaps more thorough but slightly dated book is "Turbochargers" by Hugh Mcinnes.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great book, April 30, 2003

By	K. Xiong "ricenmotion" (broomfield, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to turbos, some technical errors, February 14, 2001

By	Zachary Cude (Tx United States) - See all my reviews

If you want to learn the terminology of tubocharging and all of the complonent and how they work then this book is for you. After reading this book though you will not be able to install your own turbo system or anything as advanced as that, but you will be able to make a more educated buy on a turbo kit and at least KNOW what you're buying. Most of his explanations are good although he simplifies some technical subjects. For instance he says: make the opening of your air ducts one-fourth the size of your intercooler/radiator because at speed you only need one fourth the air. Ummmm...no that's not what a duct does. (It basically slows down the incoming air so less drag in produced, among other things...) All in all, if you want to learn about turbos then buy this book. It definitely increased my knowledge of the are ...