One of the turbo engine's most iconic sounds is called the turbo flutter. That "stu-tu-tu-tu" sound the Nissan Skyline GTR R34 makes as the throttle closes is the sound of compressed air escaping past ...

Over the past 25 years, turbochargers have gone from a relative rarity to a fixture of the new-car buying experience. Where in 2000 only 1% of new cars had the technology, according to the ...

Turbochargers are one of the best methods for extracting more power out of an engine with less total displacement. Unlike a supercharger, which compresses air at the intake stage and runs off a belt ...

A turbocharged engine features several components for it to efficiently build boost and function correctly. The intercooler is there to make the most of the compressed air heading into the intake ...

What the Tech? is a new HYPEBEAST series that puts familiar products under the microscope. We’ll examine them in detail, lifting the lid on how they work, what makes them special, and what the future ...

A supercharger—such as a turbo—compresses air. Compressing air heats it. Heating air makes it expand. This is a Catch 22 inherent in supercharging. So rather than thinking of quantities of air in ...

Stellantis has officially revealed its latest powertrain innovation: the all-new 2.0-liter Hurricane 4 Turbo. This compact yet mighty four-cylinder engine brings six-cylinder performance to a smaller, ...

If you have been following along with our Turbocharging 101 series, you may remember that last month we broke down the theory and application of building a turbocharger's hot side system, which ...

In Mark Vaughn’s recent drive of the 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S, he briefly wrote of an updated feature on the car called Porsche Active Aerodynamics, or PAA. The technology and reasons behind it proved ...

"What do you mean the turbo is in the back?" This was a question posed by a hot rodder while hanging in the Fuddruckers parking lot. When we popped the hood and nothing but an STS Turbo decal and a ...