Before beginning any turbocharger installation, a few considerations must be explored to assure that the turbo system will be compatible with the engine and application, and vice versa. So rather than ...

Kia's Product Planning chief gave us an unexpected and technical answer about what separates the 2027 Telluride's turbo ...

Turbocharged engines often get a bad rap when it comes to long-term reliability, but not all boost is bad news. In fact, some of the most dependable engines ever made just happen to have turbos ...

Nissan’s variable-compression turbo (VC-Turbo) is a unique engine capable of variable compression adjustment. Unlike traditional engines, which have a fixed compression ratio, the VC-Turbo engine ...

Considering that the automobile has been around for 140 years, you’d think that mechanical reliability would be a non-issue ...

Nissan wowed the automotive world when it introduced its Variable Compression (VC) Turbo technology in 2016. The innovative engine advancement, which essentially was capable of on-the-fly compression ...

As emissions restrictions tighten and more automakers struggle to meet increasing CAFE standards, small-displacement turbocharged engines are becoming more and more common. A small, efficient, ...

Ford's 2.3L SVO Turbo engine is rated at 190 hp @ 5000 rpm with 225 ft.-lbs. of torque at 3500 rpm. It is the same basic powerplant as that used in the 145 hp Turbo T-bird. Air-to-air intercooling is ...

The Pontiac 301 Turbo engine was available in the 1980 and 1981 Pontiac Firebirds. While most were installed in the Trans Am, some can be found in the Firebird Formula. The 301 Turbo engine story is ...

Automakers are increasingly adopting turbochargers to comply with strict global fuel efficiency and emissions regulations. This technology allows vehicles to extract more power from smaller engines, ...