I just received the book "Maximum Boost" and it's answered a lot of
questions I had already. The first, most important was in the first few
pages, namely durability. How can Ted make 600 HP plus without blowing a
engine in many years of drag racing ?  The book explains without a lot
of math, that the greatest load on a engine happens when the piston
changes direction at both TDC and BDC on the compression and exhaust
stroke.   i.e., up to 4000 lbs at 7000 RPM.
 If you consider that on the compression stroke the load is 'damped' by
compression pressure, one of the highest loads will occur when the
exhaust valve is open and the piston has little damping before reversing
direction. By adding a turbo, you add same damping on that stroke that
helps cushion the rods and bolts.
  As it works out, you can double the HP without changing the load on
the engine !  Gran Prix cars with massive turbo boost are making 15 HP/
cubic inch and living. If you could do that on a 300 cu.in Studebaker,
that would be 4500 HP. <g>

   BTW,Here's the book.
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