There was a time when the V8 reigned supreme. When “There’s no replacement for displacement!” was affixed to every chromed-out muscle car’s bumper. As Bob Dylan once said, though, “The times, they are ...
Applied to flagship Porsche models for decades, that Turbo name has come to represent the quickest and most powerful models that Stuttgart has to offer. Now, for the 992.2-generation 911, the Turbo ...
Turbo kits are comparatively rare, when compared with the plethora of supercharger systems on the market. That's because, unlike most bolt-on blowers, which easily can be adapted to a variety of ...
The system uses an electric motor that helps get the turbo impeller up to speed quickly and keep it there even when not under load for peak responsiveness. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally ...
In Part I of this story (Jan. '06), we introduced the Squires Turbo Systems (STS) rear-mounted turbocharger package for the '98-'02 LS1-powered Firebirds. The base STS kit retails for $3,995 and comes ...
Power adders. Years ago, a supercharger was the only means of building more power. Then came nitrous oxide, but many shied away from that because they saw too many lean-condition explosions. In recent ...
GM has filed a patent for a sequential twin-turbo system that uses a new bypass valve design said to optimize exhaust flow to the turbines of both turbochargers.GM Inside Newsdiscovered the new patent ...
Most new cars are turbocharged, direct injected, or both, which means that these fuel-saving and performance-enhancing technologies will soon become even more common in the used car marketplace. Both ...
Yamaha appears to be planning on a blown future with a turbocharger system similar to that used in many cars where the unit is next to the exhaust manifold. The Japanese company filed a patent in ...
Stellantis is one of many automakers that’s vocal about keeping its internal combustion business going strong, but the writing is on the wall. As industry leaders have noted recently, costs have to ...