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Tul BOGHARGING: Why it’s used and how it works

Ka engine is essentially an air pump. Air and fuel and — with at other factors being equal — wil produce more engine which creates power increases that are somewhat proportioual
are mixed, then dravn into the cylinder bores witere It Is ignited by power. Another way is to fool the engine inte believing # has te the amount of ‘boost’ the turbocharger gives. Boost is measured
4 spark to create an expiosion (force) thet Sums the crankshaft. more displacement by turbocharging. A turbocharger Is an air in pounds as a function of atmospheric pressure. Generally spesking,
The more air and fue! you can get into the engine, the bigger the | compressor that is driven by exhaust gas. The benefit of # alr pressure at sea level Is 14.7 pounds/square inch, adding 25
exptosion, the greater the force. There are a few ways to get more Increasing the density of the air is that it can then be mixed pounds of boost with a turbocharger, in effect, doubles the

alr and fuel into an engine. One, increase its displacement: a5.0- with moze fuel to create more a bigger explosion and mere _— displacement. A five-Iitre engine with 15 pounds of boost will act
titre engine displaces more alr/fuei mixture than a 4.0-lites engine power. Turbos kelp pack more alr and gasoline Into a tygicat similarly to 2 10-litre engine.

Hot exhaust gzs enters the turbocharger and begins to spin
the turbine. The turbine does not spin instantly 33 it requires:
a certain amount of exhaust-gas pressure to turn it. The
tine it takes to bulld enough exhaust pressure to create
increased intake pressure (boost) is catled turis lag.

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