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

I rarely compare anything to the Bible, but this book is truly the Turbo Bible. If you know nothing about turbochargers and their systems or if you know some and wish to learn more, this book is an excellent read. It is a fun text-book style read with less words and more diagrams. Mr. Bell works wonders making it a fun, effective learning experience. I am a car guy and after reading this, I am quite confident in choosing my turbo system parts and installing it and even tuning it. The book thoroughly explains most parts of the system and even walks the reader through installing a turbo system with diagrams. If you ever plan to own a turbocharged car or ever plan to install a turbocharger system onto a car, you owe it to yourself to buy this book and read through it. You may learn some new things and surely improve your confidence in the whole system. This book provides the reader with multiple formulas and many rules to turbocharging. This book is worth every penny.

I BOUGHT 3 BOOKS THIS ONE, STREET TURBOCHARGING AND TURBOCHARGERS.AND OUT OF ALL THOSE MAXIMUM BOOST IS THE BEST.
IT HAS SUCH AN EXCELLENT, DETAIL AND ACCURATE INFORMATION.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS BOOK, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!!!!
-STREET TURBOCHARGING IS THE SECOND IN LINE AND STILL PRETY GOOD
-SUPERCHARGERS SUCK! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY IN THAT ONE

Mr. Bell continues to produce excellent information on auto engine modifications in this book. The only suggestion I would make is an update to the book to include sections on the latest technology coming out of the manufactures today like Direct Injection and ECU's with advanced mico processor technology.

Mr. Bell explains the turbocharger and systems associated with turbochargers in a very detailed and easy to understand format and I would highly recommend this book to both the DIY novice and the experienced gear head but not a person who is looking to advance their engineering knowledge.

Wow! Just what I was looking for. Corky has put together a collection of formulas and uncommon sense that is needed to design and build turbo systems. I love it.

I used this book to create an Excel worksheet full of needed design formulas. I can now make tradeoffs and design decisions before I build it, and I have a much better chance of getting what I expect, without a bunch of cut and try and try again attempts.

Corky's book will be a huge help to me, and I imagine it will be to you as well. This may not be the book for someone who is afraid of math, or who does not want to understand something. This book is not a cookbook approach, rather, it is a chef school delivering the reader with enough information to "cook up" his own turbo creation.

If you want the ability and confidence to design and build system that work, and that work the first time, this book will help you.

Gene

I recently developed a turbo system for a buddy of mine, mostly from the past knowledge of reading this book years ago. I recently purchased it again, since my original copy was misplaced. I used it to double check my design, & everything works, very well. I made a 18second car run mid 15s, with a junkyard turbo. The car has more potential also.