Walt Ware, former president of Garrett AiResearch, discusses the turbocharger's history in aerospace and how they eventually ended up in cars.
00:00 Intro
02:40 Garrett's origin
09:25 Turbocharger origen
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
01:11:18 Banks and Garrett turbo marine projects
01:21:44 Turbo metalurgy
01:25:08 Reading AFR with spark plugs
01:29:32 Garrett says cars don't need turbos
01:32:36 Walt's hilarious history with Caterpillar
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