Posts Tagged ‘forced induction’

Tata’s Nano reserved

Monday, January 21st, 2008
You may be frustrated because of reservations. In India, though the places are scarce reservations are plenty. Starting with the seats in colleges to government jobs reservation has become the way of life here. But this reservation is sought for a car, yes, for Tata’s Nano. Even at the press confe......

Rumormill: Audi TTRS, RS5 on their way

Sunday, December 9th, 2007
We usually trust the guys at Fourtitude.com when talking about Audi because, well, that's their thing. So when they say that an upcoming über TTRS is in the product plans for Audi's U.S. lineup, we're inclined to believe. The all-Audi website is betting that the super coupe will be powered by a bee......

Katech answers the question: Can you improve the Z06?

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Click the image above for a high-res pic.Katech Performance, builders of the C6R Corvettes, took on the task of bringing the C6 Z06 up to the next level. That level includes a 600 HP motor, along with a thorough reworking of almost every component that makes up GM's blue-collar supercar.To begin wi......

Detroit Auto Show: Ford officially debuts TwinForce TT-V6

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Touted as a means to give V8-like horsepower with V6 fuel economy, the TwinForce V6 at this year's Detroit Auto Show stands as one of Ford's biggest announcements so far. Started with the Duratec 35 as a foundation, the engine's combination of turbocharging and direct injection yields a claimed 415 ......

RR of the Day - 1986 Mustang SVO

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Kicking off our forced-induction week with a tweeeeeee is Flickr member McTaylor's low-miles 1986 Mustang SVO. At least three of us Autobloggers are in love with this car. McTaylor prefers to keep his daily driver looking fairly understated, with only the really cool 2.3 fender badges giving a littl......

Dual-speed supercharger for the H3

Saturday, September 16th, 2006
Anyone who has driven a Hummer H3 has commented on the lack of power. Even with a manual transmission, the acceleration leaves a lot to be desired. In an effort to resolve this concern, European automotive technology company, Antonov, will be showing its innovative 2-speed supercharger drive system......

Dual-speed supercharger for the H3

Saturday, September 16th, 2006
Anyone who has driven a Hummer H3 has commented on the lack of power. Even with a manual transmission, the acceleration leaves a lot to be desired. In an effort to resolve this concern, European automotive technology company, Antonov, will be showing its innovative 2-speed supercharger drive system......

Absolutely sick amounts of power for the street and track

Monday, July 10th, 2006
There are some misguided folks out there who think that big displacement and technology are somehow mutually exclusive. And then there's Tom Nelson of Nelson Racing Engines. His Project F Bomb engine (a twin-turbo 408 cubic inch small-block Chevy that threw down an evil 1480 HP and 1440 lb-ft) rec......

Demystifying nitrous oxide, Part I

Monday, June 19th, 2006
Nitrous oxide is known by several names - "nitrous", "spray", "the bottle" , "giggle juice", "laughing gas", "N-O-S" (just please dignify yourself and don't refer to it as "nawz") - but yet it's also perhaps the least understood piece of technology that is available to a modern hot rodder. Consideri......

Big boost, no waiting! Antonov debuts two-speed supercharger

Monday, April 10th, 2006
Racers and backyard mechanics alike have been searching for years for a forced-induction system that generates boost from idle to redline for years. Pricy sequential turbo systems and their ilk have done the job to this point, but Atonov is proposing an altogether different system: a two-speed super......