We are excited to release the third in our series of How-To videos on using the horsepowercalculator.
In this edition:
Calculating the right dimensions for your exhaust system and more specifically for a Y-Pipe exhaust.
The application today is a 5.7 litre chevrolet Camaro supercharged to 530 hp.
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Supercharger boost pressure controls how much additional horsepower your engine will make from using the supercharger. One of the simplest modifications that can increase supercharger performance is increasing the supercharger drive ratio to allow the supercharger to spin faster and move more air, thus creating more boost pressure.
First an overview of the supercharger drive ratio. [...]
This is a great article by muscle mustangs and fast fords. A lot of turbocharger and supercharger enthusiasts think that a certain supercharger or turbocharger will produce X hp per psi and that the only way to get more power per psi is to change up to a more efficient supercharger or turbocharger.
This article here [...]
Engine Performance Parts to improve supercharger performance…
I am compiling a guide on information on how to pick the exact engine performance parts to fit your target power requirements. Basically I want to eliminate all the guess work out of tuning and save you some money from having to do things over and over again.
While I [...]
The remarkable Audi R8 supercar (which shares only 15% of it’s DNA with the Lamborghinni Gallardo), seems to be envyous of it’s italian cousins and looking to step away from Audi’s civil nature and adopt a more sinister attitude.
This remarkable car, with its rear biased AWD and a V8 engine, has been fully overhauled by [...]
Our last articles about combining supercharger performance with turbocharger top end seems to have found some online appreciation. So, I’ve decided to write up a step by step on how to do the math for twin-charging your own car.
I’m going to start with a typical compact car engine, such as the Toyota Celica 2.2 liter [...]
This is the triple distilled guide on engine performance parts to help you make the most power with the least effort. There’s an abundance of bolt on and custom application engine performance parts available for any vehicle, and the internet is full of advice, trials, and feedback from enthusiasts, brand promoters, magazine editors, and even racers about which [...]
Saleen Motorsports (SMS) is now offering it’s Lysolm based twin screw supercharger used on the 700 hp Dodge Challnger 570X as a bolt on package for your dodge.
The supercharger kit comes complete with all the intake plumbing required for the install, upgraded fuel injectors, and a built in high efficiency compact air to water intercooler [...]
Carbontech Redback Spyder – Engine Performance Parts
Anyone who’s seen the movie MAD MAX is familiar with Mel Gibson’s ford XB Falcon, with the modified Concord front end and the infamous Blower protruding through the hood. In the movie, Max goes on a vengeful rampage where he is the judge, the jury and the executioner…. I [...]
If you’re interested in turbocharger and supercharger cars, then look no more!
The Spanish have a saying about the world cup:
“In the world cup, everybody plays, but Germany always wins”.
This theme of Jealousy from the “German Machine” extends to other countries in Europe as Germany is an uncontested leader in EU manufacturing. One such example is [...]
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Centrifugal superchargers are turbo like in design, centrifugally forcing air to compress by the use of single
compressor impeller rotating at around 120,000 rpms. Unlike turbochargers which are driven by a turbine impeller in the exhaust stream (connected to the compressor impeller via a solid shaft that allows them to spin together), the centrifugal supercharger [...]
If you’ve been following our blog so far, then you may be under the impression that it’s all about Detroit muscle cars. Contrary to popular ‘misconceptions’, European car manufacturers are also very interested in torque . The reason for the increased interest in forced induction on the OEM side of things is that superchargers, [...]
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