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10Jan 2017 by TD Admin

6 Tips To Protect Your Turbocharger

Below is a list of way to protect your turbocharger against premature failure, follow these simple driving tips and it'll help you: 1. When starting your car from cold, do not race the engine immediately from idle. Allow between 5-10 seconds for the engine oil to reach the turbocharger. 2. Never operate the engine under full power until the engine oil has warmed thoroughly. When the lubricant is cold, it remains thick and gloopy and cannot lubricate the turbocharger effectively, until warmed and thinned. 3. Old and tired oil cannot protect the turbocharger adequately. Therefore, do not extend the oil change interval beyond that recommended by the vehicle manufacturer. 4. Low-grade oil cannot protect the turbocharger adequately. Therefore, always use oil of not only the correct viscosity but also to…

10Jan 2017 by TD Admin

How Do Turbocharger Wastegates Work?

Technical

With the wonders of forced induction, a smaller engine can create the horsepower and torque of a larger-displacement engine. Engineering Explained goes into a bit more detail (with a lot more clarity) than that. Also, the video below briefly explains the difference between internal and external wastegates. Now that you possess this knowledge, go forth into the world and impress your automotive enthusiast friends the next time the topic of Turbos spools up. Watch below Engineering Explained explain how wastegates work and the diferences between an internal & external wastegate.

20Dec 2016 by TD Admin

Turbo Dynamics Sponsor Racing Driver Nick White

Motorsport, News

We are very excited! Nick is an up and coming racing driver who has been an huge motorsports fan and started racing Karts at the age of 9 at local clubs and continued up the karting ranks to the age of 19. In this time, he achieved regular podium finishes and won local club championships. He also competed at a national level driving for a Kart manufacturer in Super one and the Kimbolton Festival. "My goal was always to race cars, but championships available were always very expensive. Today however, there are a lot more options to get into racing on lower budgets and I am pursuing my ambition of racing a season in a race car. I have already taken the first steps and completed my ARDS test to gain a…

20Dec 2016 by TD Admin

Watch Turbo Dynamics DJ Firehawk Pick Up Some Serious Speed

Hill Climbing, Motorsport

And We're Off! Round 1 kicked off last week and what a way to start! Firehawk Picks Up Some Serious Speed! If you didn't know by now racing runs in the blood of Turbo Dynamics founder Peter Marsh as his late father Tony Marsh has an unbeatable record (in the Guinness Book of Records) of 6 times British Hillclimb Champion, 2 separate hat tricks 10 years apart. The Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb last weekend had 2 separate events. First up on Saturday was Round 1 of the Hamilton Classic ACSMC Hillclimb Championship. Both Peter & Simon Marsh (Brother & co-racing driver) used this opportunity to treat it as a test event to iron out some further issues and prepare for the Sunday event. Saturday The race was on but the…

20Dec 2016 by TD Admin

Turbo Dynamics Turns 25!

News

Happy Birthday to Turbo Dynamics! We celebrate our 25th anniversary. Turbo Dynamics are celebrating 25 years of the company in 2016. Turbo Dynamics Ltd is an independent, family owned business, established in 1991 by founder and Managing Director Peter Marsh. Specialists have been professionally trained to the highest of standards and are passionate about their work. Their performance equalled only by the performance of all the Hybrid and special build turbos manufactured over the last two decades. The company has become renowned worldwide for its quality products and service within the turbocharger aftermarket as well as doing R&D for OE manufacturers. Our customer base is worldwide and includes OE manufacturers, large automotive parts factors, specialist tuners, engine builders and other turbocharger companies. We have a heavy involvement with the racing…