Turbo-ed

For car manufacturers turbos are selling points from luxury cars to diesel trucks. The purpose of a turbo on any vehicle is to increase the fuel-air ratio and increases power with a term called “boost”. When a turbo charger is installed it increases the performance of a vehicle by using the exhaust to spin the turbine in the exhaust housing. The exhaust turbine is connected to a shaft the then controls the oxygen flow into the engine. This makes it so when you put your foot to the floor and it takes a second to spool up it because the fuel ratio is much higher than the oxygen mixture so it creates more fumes for a few seconds while the exhaust turbine increases it’s speed. In return the intake housing increases it’s speed bringing the air ratio up to par with the fuel mixture. The term “boost” is used to identify the temporary increase in horse power and torque. The part that controls how much boost you push can vary depending on the vehicle but a common upgrade for turbo chargers are waste gate actuators, these control the waste gate on the exhaust housing to keep it closed until pressure is built inside the turbo. The waste gate actuator then opens up and your engine will roar to life as you have full power out of your vehicle. They sell turbo charger kits for just about any vehicle and Manufacturers also offer a turbo-ed version of at least one vehicle. The difference between a “gas-job” and a diesel being turbo charged is that gas jobs have steady power with lower compression levels in the engine, they commonly have more horse power (speed) than torque (pulling power). Diesels on the other hand have much higher compression rates that increases the torque and decreases Rotations Per Minute, which is why one of the many reasons why diesels are used for hauling. The point of the turbo charger on a diesel engine is to give it an increase in horsepower and steady supply of increased fuel to air ratio in the engine. Since diesels have a higher rate of compression and a hotter burn temperature, they need a fuel that can withstand the heat and burn at a steady rate to increase the fuel mileage. Diesel is a less refined product than gas, it is literally taken out of the ground and put into the tanks of diesel powered vehicles. Gasoline on the other hand, is taken out of the ground refined several times before shipped to the pumps to put in your vehicle. The turbo is the most desired item for speed on vehicles today and manufacturers realize this so they are now creating more turbo-ed vehicles, however increase in fuel – air ratio also means lower MPG (Miles Per Gallon).