Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 03:43:47 -0700 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> Subject: Re: turbo
toastynopsam.vipmail.com wrote: > > can someone explain to me the exact function of the turbo charger and > how it works? i keep hearing different things from different people > and they are confusing me and i would like to tie them to the back of > my boat and keel haul them. Thank You. > -Chris A turbocharger is an exhaust driven air compressor. Hot exhaust gasses are routed out of the engine through the turbocharger's turbine, which causes it to spin. While the turbine spins on one side of the turbo, a compressor wheel sucks in fresh air, compresses it, and sends it into the engine to be burned. By increasing the amount of air going into the engine, more fuel can be added and more power generated than a similar engine without a turbo. A supercharger is very much like a turbo, but rather than using exhaust as a source of power, it uses a belt attached to the engine to drive the compressor. Same idea, different execution. -Justin
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