Glossary / Engine

turbo kit

17 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A turbo kit helps make a car faster by adding a turbocharger, which pushes more air into the engine. This means the engine can burn more fuel and produce more power.

Technical Definition

A turbo kit is a collection of components designed to add a turbocharger to an engine, enhancing its performance by forcing more air into the combustion chamber. This allows for more fuel to be burned, resulting in increased power output.

Hear It Discussed

"There's a guy in Newcastle does a really good turbo kit. Oh yeah, is it worth getting done? You reckon?"
Guest fill-in: Knights of the round kids table The Driver's Show 29:08

"Well, I built a turbo kit for it, but the problem with that 4060 was they were pretty robust..."
Automotive Education Stories - Makenna and Brandon - University Restoration Program Journey To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History 25:08

"And I stayed up like me and a weather fabricator, stayed up like three days in a row building some turbo kit, trying to hobble some turbo on there with a header and all the stuff."
166: Building Record-Breaking GT-Rs & Lamborghinis | AMS Performance Tuned In 28:47