Brock Fraser is the Chief Engineer & Team Leader of the EFR project for BorgWarner Turbo Systems. In his forward to the EFR Turbocharger Technical Training Guide, Mr. Fraser describes the project vision and the process of development. Below is an excerpt from the guide Forward by Brock Fraser
“The first thing worth explaining is the strong connection between this exciting line of aftermarket turbos and our OEM commercial vehicle products. Commercial/industrial turbo products have extreme requirements for durability, reliability, and aerodynamics performance. Turbo sizing for the performance user more resembles what’s in the commercial realm as compared to what comes from our OE passenger car developments. Also required is resistance to abusive thrust loads, vibration, and robustness for a wide range of lubrication and cooling conditions. Our OE product validation standards are very tough, and many of these same practices were employed during the development of the EFR products.