I want to welcome everyone to the new and improved Turbonetics website.  This is my little corner where I get to express my engineering nerdiness on a regular basis.  As the scientific type I like my information to be presented with factual data to backup any claims.  Therefore I feel it is necessary to introduce myself with some biographical facts before I begin spouting any great claims.

My name is Merritt Johnson and I have been involved in the performance industry in some manner for close to 10 years now.  I began as a young punk teenager playing with Japanese imports.  During my high school years I was greatly influenced by my older brother and his 1993 Mazda Rx-7.  In fact his influence led me to realize I wanted to make a career for myself in the automotive industry. 

I moved from the Washington D.C. area to sunny Los Angeles where I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California (go Trojans!).  When I graduated college I landed my first job working in the R&D department at AEM.  I designed air intakes and related parts.  It was a good way to start out working in the aftermarket industry.  I learned a good deal and moved on to another area of the performance market. 

I am now an engineer at Turbonetics.  I am involved in all things turbocharged.  I have great resources around me, like Bob Keller and Dave Austin, two engineers who have revolutionized the turbocharger aftermarket industry.  Through my occupation and endeavors outside of work I am constantly learning every day.   I will use this space to share my technical observations, explore common technical issues and  new developments and most of all I will share my opinions on popular arguments.

Thanks for reading and I will talk to you all again soon.