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Turbocharger

June 16, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  




Turbocharger

TurbochargerA Turbocharger is a small compressor driven by the engine’s exhaust gases which increases power. Unlike a supercharger which is driven by a belt off the engine to increase power. A Turbocharger is used to increase the power output of a car by increasing the mass of oxygen entering the engine – essentially by cramming more air into the engine, more fuel can burn and hence more power can be given per cycle.

The biggest advantage of turbochargers is their considerable low weight and cost and given the excellent performance increase they are used widely. However aftermarket turbo kits can cause damange to a vehicles engine depending on the setup.

An alternative to the turbocharger and the supercharger is to use a multivalve engine, where more valves than the traditional two per cylinder move air and fuel through the engine more quickly. Nevertheless performance cars have multivalves AND turbochargers.

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Comments

8 Responses to “Turbocharger”
  1. Me. says:

    Oh… so caradvice does give CAR advice! LOL

  2. Bavarian Missile says:

    Where do you find these blogs???

  3. Me. says:

    I found this by accident, I typed “Ford Mustang” in the serch at the top and found something from “Car Part Meanings” that I never knew were here.

  4. Me. says:

    BM, you can find these blogs in the orange “SITE CATEGORIES” box and look for the “CAR PART MEANINGS” link.

  5. Bavarian Missile says:

    hahaha……..well I guess you learn something every day .

  6. Alec says:

    whats the biggest turbo i can put in a R32 gts-t skyline?

  7. Omar says:

    The picture of turbocharger is beautiful. Nice information is given here.

  8. Lockleaf says:

    Great to know about Turbocharger…

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