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Old Nov 29, 2002 | 02:03 PM
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what does it do?

goin to be a stupid question but really i dont know the answer, what does turbo do??? does it just suck in air?? and how come its makes such a huge diffrence???
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Old Nov 29, 2002 | 08:55 PM
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A turbo is like a supercharger but it runs off your exhaust. It forces air into the intake. More air=more power.

Brad...
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Old Nov 29, 2002 | 11:38 PM
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No such thing as a stupid question.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm
<b>How a Turbocharger works.</b>

Here is another good link:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/question122.htm
<b>What is the difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger on a car's engine?</b>


That link will give you more detailed information on how a turbocharger works. Bhass pretty much summed up why it gives more power.
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Old Dec 1, 2002 | 01:35 PM
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how stuff works is a great site!!
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Old Dec 2, 2002 | 05:23 PM
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"how stuff works" is a very nice site, I wish they would have had it around when I was a child. Yeah, blowers blow, except on fords, they suck :-)
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 12:16 AM
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I'm pretty sure that they're the same people that published a set of encyclopedias with the same title that were my brother's and my favorite bathroom reading when we were children. Similar articles, just much more detail...
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 12:31 AM
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no i will tell u whats stupid i know that site to i have a link to it on my site but i forgot all about it, thats stupid lol thank, that site it how i learnd how a motor work, it an amazing site.
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Old Dec 3, 2002 | 01:41 AM
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hey icebird I really like oyur car "cool" but we need to find you some 16" GTA's
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