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| Author: Mark Warner
Publisher: HP Trade
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 27781
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1557884889
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.2504
EAN: 9781557884886
ASIN: 1557884889
Publication Date: June 6, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent overview for beginnners! December 23, 2007
This should be the first grade text book for those who want to graduate from Super Street or some other 'tuner' magazine and actually begin learning something.
The author isn't trying to shove any products down your throat... its just well written and informative.
I've been building turbo cars for years, but still learned a few things from reading this book. I now use this book as the place to send people who ask me too many beginner questions over the internet. I say "Read this, and then come back and ask whatever you haven't figured out yet"
It can't recommend which brand of standalone you should buy, but it explains what one is.
 Want to tune? Don't buy this book! July 15, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you want to learn how to tune a car then this book is useless as it basically just tells you to take it to someone else to get it done for you.
 informational but not technical enough for me July 14, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
most sections are explained with enough detail to get you going on your first turbo project but the book lacks in a few areas I find troubling. I shouldn't have to buy more than one book on turbocharging but I'll find it necessary if the internet can't fill me in on what is missing. One section that comes to mind first is compressor wheel selection. The book goes into a lot of detail about turbine wheel selection but then leaves you guessing with phrases like "compressor wheel selection is so advanced it would require another chapter in this book". This isn't an exact quote, but this general answer is used several times as a cop out. As it happens, the difficultly of selecting a proper compressor wheel WAS one of my reasons for buying a book on turbos. Worse, the book doesn't direct you to more specific references where you can get the information. It is decent book but several things are missing, enough that this book isn't enough to teach you all you need to know about building a custom turbo system. I am mildly disappointed but I have found not a better book on turbocharging yet, otherwise I would give a recommendation.
Easy Turbo Theory Tips May 25, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this book to be quite good. The theory in it was very well presented, and easy to understand. I also liked all the graphs and pictures. I now feel more confident in strapping junkyard turbos to a well running car.
Overall, I am very happy with this book!
Great for the Do-it-yourself person May 22, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well written from cover to cover. Filled with spot on information to start you way toward that turbo power that everyone wants. Every chapter gives you usefull formulas and examples to began building your engines basic platform. Will point you in the write direction.
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