This video covers the fundamentals of how a turbocharger works. The most basic observation we can make about a turbocharger ...
Look, all technical mumbo-jumbo aside, turbocharging is actually a pretty simple concept. The objective here is to convert the energy contained in your exhaust stream, which would normally go to waste ...
It doesn’t matter if you drive a GM, Ford, or Ram diesel truck—if it was built after 1993, it has a turbocharger under the hood. If you’re currently driving one of the new-generation clean-diesel ...
A turbocharger is the best power-adder by far. Not only do turbos harness otherwise wasted exhaust energy to drive the compressor, their modular nature lets compressor and turbine housings and wheels ...
For a few years now, Formula 1 engines have used electric turbochargers, with an electric motor attached to the shaft that connects the compressor and turbine wheels. The effect is virtually no turbo ...