Posts Tagged ‘ Intercooler ’

Using the Turbo Calculator to design your twincharged setup

June 18, 2010
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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...

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Special Feature: Gintani Supercharged E92 M3

December 3, 2009
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Special Feature: Gintani Supercharged E92 M3

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...

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Throttle pressure and throttle response

June 3, 2009
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Throttle pressure and throttle response

Tweet From a technical point of view, throttle response can be measured by has your engine can build vacuum in its intake manifold i.e. via throttle pressure. The faster and higher peak vacuum is reached in the intake manifold, the higher the pressure differential will be between outside air, and your engine. This pressure...

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A beautiful example of a Hemi supercharger

May 27, 2009
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A beautiful example of a Hemi supercharger

Tweet Here is a beautiful example of a Hemi Supercharger setup in a 1972 Plymouth Cuda. The car is featured on mopar muscle magazine and is a gutted and tubbed ‘street’ car powered by a 6.1 liter Hemi engine. The nicest touch on the car is the use of a water to air intercooler...

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The ultimate in 4.2 Audi Upgrades – Meet the MTM RS4 K540

May 24, 2009
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The ultimate in 4.2 Audi Upgrades – Meet the MTM RS4 K540

Tweet Building on the beautiful high revving v8 powerplant, MTM motorsports upgrades the performance, looks, styling, and handling of the 4.2 Audi RS4. The heart of the upgrade package is a Lysholm twin screw compressor elevating intake pressures to a modest 6 psi. This fairly low boost pressure means that the engine’s static compression...

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Hennessey upgrades & supercharger performance for your CTS-V

May 3, 2009
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Tweet In the movie “The Matrix Reloaded” Cadillac set off to showcase its new CTS model line as an edgy, abusable, and robust sports sedan. Since its introduction the CTS has evolved to be more technology packed and more power hungry. The line grew to add the CTS-V which boasted faster acceleration and higher...

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Supercharger performance for an eight three eight Camaro

May 3, 2009
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Supercharger performance for an eight three eight Camaro

Tweet The LS1 powered Camaro Z28 is a great car, with plenty of power and great modification potential. One of the typical upgrade paths for Z28 owners is high flow heads, high lift moderate duration cams, and healthy doses of nitrous oxide. In unleashing this nitrous driven frenzy on the LS1 engine, the LS1...

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Supercharger Tuning for your E-Classe Mercedes

April 30, 2009
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Supercharger Tuning for your E-Classe Mercedes

Tweet If you’re looking for supercharger tuning solutions for your E-Clas Benz, then you needent look any further… Calrsson, the German tuner exclusive for Mercedes Benz high performance vehicles has announced it’s planned power packages for the 2010 W212 E class. The new package includes a newly designed aerodynamics kit, the Carlsson C-Tuning suspension...

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What modifications do I need when adding a supercharger to a truck?

April 28, 2009
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What modifications do I need when adding a supercharger to a truck?

Tweet     What modifications do I need when adding a supercharger to a truck? What modifications do you need when adding a supercharger to any car for that matter?   When adding a supercharger to your car there isn’t that much that changes with the basics of how the car works. The main...

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Engine Performance Parts for the Mazda Millennia

April 25, 2009
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Engine Performance Parts for the Mazda Millennia

Tweet If you’re a car geek like myself, then some cars (although modestly powered) will still interest you because of the sheer amount of theory and technology jammed into them. One such car is the mid 90s to early 20s Mazda 929S (AKA the millennia, the Sentia). The car is powered by a small...

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