More cars have turbos fitted as standard and we will look at the best ways of tuning them. Ther are phenominal power gains available to turbo charged cars with engines of all sizes.

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What is a turbo

A turbo is a turbine driven by exhaust gasses that force fresh air into the engine at a faster rate and substantially increases the efficiency of the engine.

The exhaust gases force a turbine to turn which is connected to another turbine which sucks air into the engine. The air is forced in to the engine at a higher pressure and as more air carries more oxygen it is possible to make large power gains.

We will take an indepth look at turbos and see what the best way of tuning them is.

Wikipedia defines turbo in the following way :-
A turbocharger is an exhaust-gas driven forced induction device used in internal combustion engines to improve engine performance by forcing compressed air into the combustion chambers, allowing more fuel to be burned, resulting in a larger power output.

The only definition you really need is "a turbo is a chunk of metal pipes that makes your car significantly faster."

With so many new cars being produced with turbos we now have fantastic scope to increasing the power of our cars.