Thinking of slapping a turbo on your car? If so, then you may have heard both sides of the argument. Some gearheads say it's a cheat code for power. Others think you're basically signing your engine's ...
We've been toying with turbos and turbo cams for a few years now, and the more we think we know, the more we discover how much more there is to discover. Last year, we ran a theoretical piece on ...
Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...
A turbocharger is the best power-adder by far. Not only do turbos harness otherwise wasted exhaust energy to drive the compressor, their modular nature lets compressor and turbine housings and wheels ...
A turbocharger in cars helps a small engine produce more power by pushing extra air into it. This means you get better ...
Velontra recently tested its hypersonic turbo-ramjet engine for the first time in Purdue University's Zucrow Laboratories in a High Pressure Combustion Lab. Air-breathing hypersonic powerplants are ...
General Motors and heavy-duty trucks go a long way back. For the time being, the Chevrolet Silverado HD and its GMC-branded twin do the heavy lifting for the Detroit-based automaker. The Silverado HD ...
Twin turbochargers have their pros and cons, and two main setups try to maximize the pros. Here's the difference between ...
American sports car fans usually argue about one thing above all: the launch. They obsess over 0 to 60 times, quarter-mile ...
The new Punch will likely get a 1.2l turbo petrol and that will increase the power to 110bhp while also increasing the torque ...