Smaller engines with fewer cylinders and less displacement could produce more power and torque by turbocharging. A turbo or turbocharger is a forced-induction device that utilizes exhaust gasses to ...

Thank you for a very informative article on turbocharging ("How to Buy Your First Turbo," May '12). Most of your technical articles are of great value, and I try to digest the information with the ...

Today you'd be hard-pressed to find a diesel engine that doesn't benefit from a charged air cooler (intercooler), as they're part of every manufacturer's powertrain package. But back before ...

I was told by the workshop that my car has an intercooler and it is busted. What does this mean? Intercoolers are fitted to cars with superchargers or turbochargers. On these types of engines, the ...

The key to making more power with a diesel engine is being able to add more fuel and air to the combustion chamber. However, along with the acts of compressing more air (increasing boost pressure) and ...

A new patent from Stellantis covers a new way of cooling the hot compressed air from a turbocharger before it enters the engine. It would replace the traditional intercooler with a device called a ...