Turbo - Real World High-Performance Turbocharger Systems

Informationen zum Autor Jay K. Miller began his career in the turbocharger industry straight out of Indiana State University's Automotive Technology Department. He currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where he is the Director of Sales and Marketing for Diesel Injection Service Company, the largest turbocharger distributor in North America. He is also the former executive vice president and general manager of Gale Banks Engineering, one of the nation's top designers and retailers of aftermarket turbocharger systems. Klappentext Author Jay Miller uses more than 300 photos and the perfect blend of technical and common-sense information to help you build boost fast and make more horsepower and torque. He discusses the various components of a turbocharger and explains how to decode complicated turbocharger model numbers, compressor maps, and other specs. If you run into problems with your turbo system, there's also a detailed chapter on failure analysis to help you figure out what went wrong and how to fix it-plus a complete step-by-step turbocharger tear-down and rebuild.

Product details

• Authors: Jay Miller, Jay K Miller, Jay K. Miller, Jay K./ Matly Miller
• Assisted by: George Matly (Illustration)
• Publisher: Specialty Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2008
• EAN: 9781932494297
• ISBN: 978-1-932494-29-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 286 mm x 13 mm
• Series: S-A Design; S-A Design
• Subject: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Car, motorcycle, moped