How turbochargers work: The basics
How turbochargers work? By Omar C. We’ve all asked this question at some point, often getting a myriad of different answers, ranging from “it takes exhaust gasses and makes more power” to “you...
Volvo seeks to eliminate Turbo Lag.
The Swedish manufacturer seeks to eliminate Turbo Lag, developing anti-lag technology that doesn’t depend on burning fuel in the piping before the turbine, or messing with valve timing for a “misfiring...
Wicked Z/28 Camaro Twin Turbo Dragster
Team Summers has built an amazing Dragster, with a myriad of awesome parts, mainly Kooks ProMod/NMCA Pro Street Camaro Twin Turbo Precision 88 mm, Big Stuff3, Jasiek Racing Engines, CFE Heads, and Liberty...
Smoking turbo? It may not be what you think.
Ask most internet mechanics and online amateurs and the first response to Smoking turbo tends to be “blown turbo seals”. But before panicking, let’s review something we often overlook when discussing...
Turbocharging: The future of efficiency.
15 years ago, Turbocharging headline would have been taken as satire in bad taste. How could something that was only used for high performance vehicles and diesel trucks be efficient? Well, Turbocharging has...
1200HP Turbo Toyota Supra races Kawasaki H2R!
Car vs. bike. Even Tom & Jerry are so jealous of this everlasting competition! This time, a very powerful 1200HP Turbo Toyota Supra races a Kawasaki H2R. Both deadly racing machines, the show they give...
BMW M235i F22 vs. BMW M5 E39. Old skool naturally aspirated vs. nu skool twin-scroll turbo!
It is so good sometimes to see how much things has changed by the time! 1999 BMW M5 E39 vs.BMW M235i. There are a lot of differences between these two cars more than just the production year. The...
The Insane 1163hp Ford Turbo-Straight Six
Ford isn’t a company known for building fantastic straight-sixes, in fact they haven’t built a straight-six for what feels like ages, how about a Ford Turbo-Straight Six? However, while Ford small-block...
This Eight-Second Twin-Turbo Dodge Viper is Brutally Effective!
What happens when you strap two turbo-chargers to an already monstrous 8.4l v10? Pure magic. That’s precisely what the lunatics at D3 Performance did to this Dodge Viper. The end result is 1700whp, and...
INSANE 1851hp BMW M5 Twin-Turbo V10 Motor!
Any tuner, any real tuner will tell you, there is one replacement for displacement, it’s called boost! (Yes, that was an intentional F&F pun) The guys at V.S Motors know this well, as they built a...