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 ...

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 ...

General Motors is looking to put the woes of typical, two-stage turbochargers behind, AutoGuide reports. The patent, filed on May 19, 2016, details a low and high pressure turbine arranged in a series ...

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 ...

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 ...

The tuning world has spawned a lot of evil breeds, and by this we mean motley methods of vastly increasing the power of an internal combustion engine. Apart from the mechanically-driven supercharger, ...

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 ...

"What do you mean the turbo is in the back?" This was a question posed by a hot rodder while hanging in the Fuddruckers parking lot. When we popped the hood and nothing but an STS Turbo decal and a ...

At the International Motor Show (Cars) in Frankfurt, Volkswagen is presenting to the general public a groundbreaking innovation in the drive sector: The world’s first twinturbocharged FSI engine – the ...