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Introduction to piston design for forced induction engines

June 28, 2010
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Introduction to piston design for forced induction engines

Tweet There are many great articles online on general piston design, piston ring design, and how the design of OEM and aftermarket pistons has changed over the last decade. What we will focus on today is the choice of a proper aftermarket piston for your street engine running a significant amount of forced induction...

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Water injection enhances supercharger performance

April 20, 2009
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Water injection enhances supercharger performance

Tweet One of the things that have changed over the last 10 years is the availability (and proliferation of knowledge) about available alternative fuels or octane boosters. Two such options are: 1-      E85 fuel which is comprised of 85% Ethanol which has an octane rating of about 100 to 105 octane vs the typical...

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