Can a Naturally Aspirated Car Be Modified with a Turbo?

[SpencerLee]

Naturally aspirated cars can be modified with a turbo, which requires installing a turbocharger and replacing the pistons with lower compression ratio ones. If a naturally aspirated engine is to be converted into a turbocharged engine, internal strengthening is also necessary; otherwise, the engine cannot withstand the increased power and temperature. Naturally aspirated is a type of car intake system where air is drawn into the combustion chamber by atmospheric pressure without any supercharger. The centrifugal compressor and turbine are combined into one unit, called a turbocharger, which differs from a gas turbine mainly in that it does not have a combustion chamber or corresponding system. The turbine operates using the exhaust energy from the reciprocating internal combustion engine, and the compressed air provided by the centrifugal compressor serves as the charge for the reciprocating internal combustion engine.