A hybrid turbo is a great way to get a lot more power out of your turbo setup without running into OEM compatibility or space ...

For a few years now, Formula 1 engines have used electric turbochargers, with an electric motor attached to the shaft that connects the compressor and turbine wheels. The effect is virtually no turbo ...

What is robust design optimization (RDO), and is it better than standard optimization? In this customer case, we describe a multi-disciplinary optimization of a turbocharger compressor from Ford Motor ...

One of the more difficult technical aspects of diesel performance is choosing a turbocharger. If you put enough fuel through a diesel engine, it's going to run up against a point where the stock ...

Forced induction is the only way to get something like a 2.0L, four-cylinder engine to puff in enough air to behave more like a V-8 twice its size or to get that V-8 to bang out the sort of horsepower ...

There was a time when the V8 reigned supreme. When “There’s no replacement for displacement!” was affixed to every chromed-out muscle car’s bumper. As Bob Dylan once said, though, “The times, they are ...

Turbochargers almost never fail due to manufacturing defects. Instead, poor driving habits and maintenance account for the ...