What Engine Builders Build When Not Building Engines
Even when you’re not building your next high horsepower masterpiece, it’s likely that you’re planning something.
Air Ride Diagnostics: It’s Not Just Swapping Parts
Air ride systems can control vehicle ride height, passenger comfort and improve handling. How they operate and work with the rest of the systems on the vehicle is part of the embedded logic of their control system.
Air Management For The FSI V6 And V8 Engines
The FSI 3.2 L V6 and 4.2 L V8 have a lot in common with the FSI 2.0 L four-cylinder engine, including carbon deposit problems. Chances are your first exposure to an Audi intake manifold will not be a driveability complaint, but rather a carbon cleaning service where the intake valves need to be cleaned.
The Turbo Comeback: The Small Engine, Big Performance Trend
Turbochargers are great for adding power to any gas or diesel-powered engine, but especially for small displacement engines. They were all the rage back in the 1980s when BMW, Mitsubishi, Toyota and Volkswagen all offered turbo options on a variety of engines. Over the years, turbos have come and gone, but recently, they are making
Engine Update: Pro Touring
Pro Touring is the niche of niches in today’s performance world — and why not, since it’s pretty much anything goes with these unique machines. The fundamental theory behind Pro Touring is to take a car that is not historically significant and update the handling and performance with today’s modernized parts and assemblies. It’s the
Performing in the Performance Engine Market
Car Stars Great car movies such as “Bullitt” and “American Graffiti” heightened the visibility of the muscle car and street performance culture. Baby boomers wanted to go fast even if they were just driving to the grocery store. The open road was calling and America answered. But, the government intervened and quickly started killing the
Service Advisor: “Pouring” Over GM’s LT1 Engine and its Reverse Flow Technology
Like the saying goes, ‘Cooler Heads Prevail’
Under the Hood: Getting Revved Up for (Porsche) Boxster Engine Service
The Porsche Boxster is a little different in layout than most cars, even other Porsche cars. It has been around for more than 10 years and its mid-engine design has been refined to the point that it is more than just an entry-level vehicle.
Engine Series: Stroker Engines — Making Bigger Even ‘Badder’
The only way to get large displacement numbers our of an engine is to “stroke it.”
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Adapted from Boe Kalinoski’s article in ImportCar