can anyone point me to some kind of guide or manual so i can learn all the ins and outs of turbos and s.c
if so id really apreciate it
rob

 

all you need is here

 

There are alot of TRULY knowledgable people here to get info from.. There are also alot of people that pretend to be knowledgable...So just be careful. You will be able to figure out who knows and who doesnt soon enough...

 

LOL I couldn't tell your text was a link and thought "YEAH RIGHT!!".

Go look for maximum boost at barnes or borders. There is one that is blue with a 5.0 era mustang doing a big burnout on the cover... (might be the same book) and that has a lot of good info in it. Found that at borders. I don't remember the name but I'll try and look when I get home.

 

Nother good but EXTREMELY technical book is called Turbochargers.

The people to watch out for on here are the instant internet experts. Ones who can say anything they want on a forum and act like they know everything, but if you look past the haze, you can see it is all just substanceless bluffing. Those people are easily identifyed by how quickly they will bash something without any explanation why. The kind of people you see at your local mall going "Scions suck!" and when you ask why, they reply with cause they do.

The ones with the most info on here are the ones that own F/I xBs and xAs. But not the guy who just went to the local performance shop and said give me one of those. The guys who have done the research and work themselves. i.e. Proshopxb, rollhard, and fusionscion are some names that come to mind when I think F/I knowledge.

 

Owning a blown xB doesn't automatically an expert make.....

NOT owning a blown xB doesn't automatically a NON-expert make...

Read read read, research, read, research, etc. There is PLENTY of dis-information on here.

 

That couldnt be more correct... There are a couple people I can think of here that had someone do their work that claim to be knowledgable... Its kinda scary who hands out advice on forums...

 

Those 2 guys right there (Stu and Adam) ^^^^^are very knowledgable also... And they are correct when they say read, read, read and read till your eyes hurt and then read some more... Garret has a good site for learning also.. Turbo 1,2 and 3 very informative.. Ill see if I can rember the link to post it up for some reading.

 

thank you to all who are giving me advice
ive been reading the f/i thread for about two months now trying to figure as much out as i can before i make up my mind on either a turbo or s/c
i want to be able to install my self and all that its more fun plus i know that its done right i dont trust my cars with anyone else so any info that you guys give me i appreciate very much
thanks
rob