Originally Posted by polyspheric
The easiest and cheapest plan is to duplicate somebody's successful project.
The odds of getting it right on your own the first, or 5th time, are not good. It's much more complicated than a N/A engine, minor tuning changes are worth 100 hp, or a big explosion.
Otherwise, I can suggest 10 or 15 books you can go through...


That is VERY wise advice. Doing my turbo deal over 10 years I wiped out many bearings, 2 sets of pistons, cracked a set of heads, warped valves, etc... Either learn from those of us on the board who did it with similar goals, or suffer the steep learning curve!