Video: Turbocharging Ain’t as Easy as 1-2-3! Learn How to Boost
Treating your naturally-aspirated engine to a good ol’ turbo isn’t a bad thing. But you must take several key actions to avoid disaster.
Remember going through high school and dreaming about turbocharging your ride? Well, those days have passed. Kids nowadays won’t ever have to dream about that, thanks to Mercedes-Benz bi-turboing the heck out of everything on wheels.
If you’re the lucky owner of a naturally aspirated Mercedes-Benz, turbocharging it is an excellent idea. More power, cool little noises, and slapping a turbo badge on your trunk lid rate as 10s in our book. Wait, not the last one. That said, the entire procedure involves much more than just installing a turbine. You must prep your engine for the radical changes it’s about to go through.
Thankfully, the good folks at Engineering Explained and Charles from Humble Mechanic are here to help you. They recently published an in-depth video on the dos and don’ts of turbocharging your engine. More importantly, they cover exactly what needs to be done to get the most out of your pricey mod.
Air and fuel mixture, fuel delivery management, cooling, oil pressure, and even brakes and tires must be revised when turbocharging. Otherwise, you will damage other components while trying to improve another.
Watch and learn!