You can thank these guys for the turbo in your car | Speed School Podcast Ep 11

Walt Ware, former president of Garrett AiResearch, joins Gale Banks to discuss the turbocharger's history in aerospace and how they got them into cars and boats, despite the naysayers.

00:00 Intro
02:40 Garrett's origin
09:25 Turbocharger origin
13:20 Triple spool jet engine
19:20 Operation Paperclip
27:05 Turbos compensate for altitude
36:10 Cafe standards force use of turbos
39:25 Detonation and O2 sensors
1:11:18 Banks and Garrett turbo marine projects
1:21:44 Turbo metallurgy
1:25:08 Reading AFR with spark plugs
1:29:32 Garrett says cars don't need turbos
1:32:36 Walt's hilarious history with Caterpillar

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