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or superchargers too but that's besides the point. i'm definitely a turbo fanatic [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] you can learn about how turbos work at many websites but i learned about them at www.howstuffworks.com just search for "turbo" and they give a great explanation about them as well as anything else you're curious about [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 psi is how many pounds of boost they were running as in pounds Per Square Inch like a turbo on our car pushing (and im just throwing out numbers) 10psi of boost would force feed 10psi of air in addition to the air thats already being sucked in by our engines. And just so you all can refer to this here is a shortened and maybe easier to read version of how and why a turbo/super works so well:
In a NA(naturally aspirated) engine when the piston moves down the cylinder wall it creates a low pressure area inside the cylinder and combustion chamber, therefore creating a vacuum that sucks in air from the outside to fill in the the low pressure. When you toss on a turbo/super, it no longer needs to work nearly as hard to fill this area with air, because the turbo/super not only pushes in air faster than the piston can move down the cylinder wall, it puts in more than would normally be in there, and this would be measured in how many psi of boost you were running, and the more air it gets in, the more air it gets to compress, thus creating a much more oxygen rich environment for our gas and spark, which make the fire much bigger creating more power.
At least i think thats how they work
In a NA(naturally aspirated) engine when the piston moves down the cylinder wall it creates a low pressure area inside the cylinder and combustion chamber, therefore creating a vacuum that sucks in air from the outside to fill in the the low pressure. When you toss on a turbo/super, it no longer needs to work nearly as hard to fill this area with air, because the turbo/super not only pushes in air faster than the piston can move down the cylinder wall, it puts in more than would normally be in there, and this would be measured in how many psi of boost you were running, and the more air it gets in, the more air it gets to compress, thus creating a much more oxygen rich environment for our gas and spark, which make the fire much bigger creating more power.
At least i think thats how they work
