How to Supercharge & Turbocharge GM LS-Series Engines - Revised Edition. Barry Kluczyk

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      Names: Kluczyk, Barry, author.

      Title: How to supercharge & turbocharge GM LS-series engines / Barry Kluczyk.

      Other titles: How to supercharge and turbocharge GM LS-series engines

      Description: Revised edition. | Forest Lake, MN : CarTech, Inc., [2019]

      Identifiers: LCCN 2019002045 | ISBN 9781613254905

      Subjects: LCSH: General Motors automobiles--Motors--Superchargers. | General Motors automobiles--Motors--Turbochargers. | General Motors automobiles--Motors--Modification.

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      CONTENTS

       Dedication

       Acknowledgments

       Introduction

       Chapter 1: LS Engines and Forced Induction

       LS Family Tree

       Gen III Versus Gen IV

       Supercharging Versus Turbocharging

       Understanding Boost (Including PSI Versus Bar)

       Drag Racing

       LS Performance Potential

       Cast Rotating Parts: Pushing the Factory Parts’ Envelope

       Compression Ratio and Recommended Boost Limits

       Crankcase Ventilation

       Importance of Tuning and Avoiding Detonation

       Charge Cooling/Intercooling

       Auxiliary Instruments

       Forced-Induction Terms

       Real-World Project: Larry Dye’s 1,300-hp Gen V Camaro SS

       Chapter 2: Supercharger Types and Selection

       Positive-Displacement Superchargers