Tweet The results of our analysis leads us to three different types of possible bypass valves: 1- The Sound Performance boost Activated exhaust cutout ( or a similar custom unit using a Wastegate Actuator and a spare throttle body) 2- The HKS Twinchamber Racing Bypass Valve, or the Greddy Type-S BOV 3- A 60mm...
Tweet Hot Rod magazine brings us a no nonsense buildup of a street supercharged LS7 engine. The engine features the following modifications: Custom eaton TVS supercharger Setup Cogged 4” wide belt drive system 13psi boost pressure setting 90mm custom fabricated intake system and throttle body Integrated intake manifold with custom air to water intercooler...
Tweet I’ve recently updated the power calculator to include a turbo calculator. This calculator, performs similar calculations to the supercharger calculator in terms of flow and boost requirements to reach your power goals. It then goes out and chooses 10 compatible turbochargers that match your target application. I’ve also added the calculations for the...
Tweet I’ve always been a fan of Yamaha motorcycles and Yamaha design. Yamaha, although they are a high performance motorcycle manufacturer, are notoriously known for designing beautiful bikes. This goes beyond simply putting a pretty body on a performance bike… Yamaha will actually go through the trouble of re-engineering a part (such as their...
Tweet In the news today, two promising prototypes of new style superchargers. The technology employed here is not novel in any way in that it has been around for a while now, but it is new to see this applied to superchargers: 1- Variable Gearing Chargers: The first is a variable gearing drive system similar...
Tweet I had a question over email the other day about an E85 converted, supercharged BMW 3-Series. After answering the question, I thought it would be helpful and interesting to demonstrate to all my readers here and followers (on facebook and twitter) the advantage of using E85 on a supercharged set-up and the possibilities...
Tweet Can I supercharge car? Is a question commonly asked on car forums, yahoo answers, and in the speed shops. Of course stands for your specifically owned car, be it a work truck, a track dedicated racer, or a dual purpose vehicle that sees both daily use as well as occasional track...
Tweet How do you go about modifying a car that is truly a benchmark in its own class ? The M3 has always been the top of the line street performer. With cheetah like reflexes, jaguar like top speed, and...
Tweet The RX8 is a great performance car out of the box. The car is a direct competitor in its class of nimble and balanced track ready street cars. This class includes the likes of the Lotus Exige, the Honda S2000, and the Mazda Miata. These cars typically boast there nimble handling, great engine...
Tweet Transcript: Hi , it’s Haitham again and this is another one of our.. how-to videos around the Power calculator on Supercharger Performance .com What I’m going to talk about today… is timing advance and tuning your ignition curve. First we’re going to talk about some of the underlying concepts of ignition timing and...
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