A Turbocharger as a simple device

A turbocharger is a simple device. It is nothing more than an air pump driven by energy remaining in the exhaust gases as they exit an engine. Of the energy released in the combustion process, aproximately one-third goes into the cooling system, one-third becomes power down the crankshaft, and one-third is dumped out the tailpipe as heat. It is this last third that we can use to power the turbo. Consider that a 200 bhp engine dumps approximately 70 bhp equivalent of raw heat straigjht out the tailpipe. That is a tremendous amount of energy that could be put to better use. By comparison, when was the last you saw an air fan operated at 70 horsepower? Thus, it is not so hard to imagine the turbo's potential for moving huge amounts of air. Please go to www.musclecarsheadquartersinc.com  for the correct tools to install or repair your turbocharging system.