General Motors has filed a patent application for a new two-stage turbo system. The filing, published by the USPTO on May 19, 2016, details a two-stage turbocharger where the low pressure turbine and ...
How Mazda's Dynamic Pressure Turbo Works - Mazda CX-9 The Mazda CX-9 is powered by a 2.5L inline four-cylinder turbocharged engine producing 250 HP and 310 lb-ft of torque. And while turbo-lag is ...
Back in the day, most aftermarket and factory turbocharger systems featured simple log-style exhaust manifolds. But just like on normally aspirated engines, where exhaust manifold design has become ...
Hopefully, you’re familiar with the “Big-Three Blend” series ofDiesel Powertech reports in which we detail all the tasks for transplanting a mildy warmed-up 24-valve 5.9L Cummins engine and Allison ...
Mark McNabb was a contributor at TopSpeed from 2013 to 2018. Growing up, Mark always had a mind for tinkering on random items throughout his home and dad’s garage, including a 1953 Ford Mainline and ...
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 ...
One of the turbo engine's most iconic sounds is called the turbo flutter. That "stu-tu-tu-tu" sound the Nissan Skyline GTR R34 makes as the throttle closes is the sound of compressed air escaping past ...
With only 1,500 miles on the clock, I installed an APS twin-turbo kit that uses a pair of internally gated Garrett GT3076r turbos originally specced for the similar LS2 engine. Their ball bearing ...