Superchargers and turbochargers both serve to increase an engine’s power by forcing a larger air-fuel mixture into the engine than it would normally get, but they go about it in different ways. A ...
V3 engines are about as rare as unicorns, having made only sporadic appearances through motorcycling history. The first known ...
The ever-growing need to make smaller, more efficient engines has forced car manufacturers to rethink the traditional turbos and superchargers. On road cars, the traditional way to get more power out ...
Forced induction is extremely commonplace in today’s automotive world, as a means of squeezing more power out of smaller engines in the era of downsizing. When we think of forced induction in the ...
IT’s no secret that forced induction is a great way to increase the power of your muscle Mustang or fast Ford, but many of you may not know the secrets behind stuffing the cylinders with extra air, ...
The C8 Corvette Stingray makes for a fantastic drive in stock guise, throwing down with 490 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque thanks to the mid-mounted 6.2L V8 LT2 engine. However, for some ...
There’s a lot of debate about whether a supercharger’s parasitic loss is worse than a turbocharger’s lag. But as is so often the case, context matters enormously. Take, for example, CarWow’s latest ...
If you want to make a sleeper, then you’re gonna need power, and if you want power, then one of the most common solutions is an unholy amount of boost, either from a supercharger or a turbocharger.
Bolt-On Boost is back in 2001. The first time around in the August 2000 issue we featured 18 kits and had dyno tests on 11. While that's a .611 batting average, we plan to bat a thousand in 2001. In ...