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Khiem Dinh

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Project S2000: Part 29 – Investment Cast 347SS Turbo Manifold

  • Posted on December 6, 2020December 8, 2020
  • byKhiem Dinh
It’s been a long journey, but the most important piece of the Project S2000 AP2 turbo build is finally here. The original plan was to 3d print from Inconel 625…
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Project S2000: Part 28 – Test Fitting Cooling Components For The Air-To-Water Intercooler

  • Posted on September 10, 2020
  • byKhiem Dinh
I had some concepts in my head on how the parts for the air-to-water intercooler setup would fit. As is often the case, things don’t quite work out the way…
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Project S2000: Part 27 – Building the F22c for Turbo Boost and Manifold Test Fit

  • Posted on April 28, 2020November 11, 2020
  • byKhiem Dinh
The stock block F20c/F22c is well-known for being very stout. Many S2000s have been turbocharged to over 600whp without ever being opened up. However, our base target is 500 crank…
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Devin’s Time Attack S2000: Continuous Improvement

  • Posted on April 5, 2020April 5, 2020
  • byKhiem Dinh
Photos provided by Devin Stiglitz Giles Our buddy Devin has been busy reinventing his time attack S2000 in his garage. Aside from changing the color scheme on the car from…
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NC HAMR – One Extremely Fast Time Attack Miata

  • Posted on March 3, 2020March 4, 2020
  • byKhiem Dinh
Photos provided by Jenson Little A year ago, we came across this cute little 2008 NC Miata at the 2019 Super Lap Battle USA at the Circuit of the Americas…
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Porsche Taycan: Changing the EV Performance Durability Standard

  • Posted on September 18, 2019
  • byKhiem Dinh
Porsche is known for track cars. Tesla made electric vehicles quick, but they had no thermal durability. It’s well documented that the Model S can only handle a lap or…
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Nerd’s Eye View: Mercedes AMG M139 Engine

  • Posted on September 9, 2019
  • byKhiem Dinh
Photos from Mercedes A few months ago, the automotive media went nuts over the M139 engine from Mercedes. It’s the highest horsepower 2.0L engine ever to go into production making…
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Sneak Peak: Unidentified Garrett Advancing Motion Motorsports Turbo

  • Posted on July 22, 2019July 23, 2019
  • byKhiem Dinh
I was browsing Facebook or LinkedIn and, on my feed, a Garrett article popped up about some e-turbo stuff; I snagged these pictures from the linked article. The Garrett Motorsports…
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Trans Am Racing with Burtin Racing

  • Posted on May 27, 2019May 28, 2019
  • byKhiem Dinh
I remember watching Trans Am back in the day when Tommy Kendall was dominating. In 2019, Lawrence Loshak won the first two races in the Burtin Racing Camaro. Teammate Tomy…
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Project S2000: Part 26 – Air to Water Intercooler Setup

  • Posted on March 25, 2019March 31, 2019
  • byKhiem Dinh
For my low-speed/max-response turbo S2000 project, I decided to go with an air-to-water setup. Auto-x is the environment I’m designing for where you’re sitting idling for long periods of time…
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Project S2000: Part 25 – Designing a Custom Turbo Setup With 3D Scanning, CFD, FEA and 3D Printing!

  • Posted on February 28, 2019October 27, 2020
  • byKhiem Dinh
I’ve owned Project S2000 for about a decade now and it is finally time to boost it. I have a particular set of requirements and none of the existing turbo…
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2019 Super Lap Battle USA at Circuit of the Americas

  • Posted on February 24, 2019February 28, 2019
  • byKhiem Dinh
I wasn’t originally planning on attending this event, but all the stars aligned and Austin ended up being a stop on a road trip. I made it to the first…
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Where are the Best Places to Lighten Your Car For Increased Performance? Read This and Find Out!

  • Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019
  • byKhiem Dinh
“A pound of rotating weight is equal to ten pounds of static weight”. Or seven pounds. Or three pounds depending on who you ask. And they’d all be correct and…
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LA Auto Show 2018: Nerd’s Eye View – Engines and EVs

  • Posted on January 20, 2019January 23, 2019
  • byKhiem Dinh
In this story, I am going to be looking at some of the latest technology behind the latest powerplants on display at the 2018 LA Autoshow be it internal combustion…
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Quick Spin and Nerd-Out: Jaguar I-PACE

  • Posted on January 10, 2019January 13, 2019
  • byKhiem Dinh
  As everyone knows, many of the OEMs are adding EVs to their lineups. I worked at an EV startup for almost three years, so I’m always keen to see…
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2019 Mazda CX-5 Turbo Winter Test Drive and Tech Dive

  • Posted on December 19, 2018December 27, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
My wife has a 2016 Mazda CX-5 which we absolutely love. Her only complaint is that it needs more power. Apparently, many Mazda customers said the same thing. So, for…
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LA Auto Show 2018: Nerd’s Eye View – Porsche

  • Posted on December 4, 2018December 5, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
The eye-candy this year was the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport which is the track version of the GT2 RS Porsche brought last year. The huge reveal for Porsche this year…
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Nerd’s Eye View: McLaren 720S

  • Posted on November 21, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
The McLaren 720S currently sits at the top of the supercar heap when it comes to straight-line top-end as bought off the showroom floor. A 4L, twin-turbo, V8 pushing out…
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Sneak Peek: Home-Built Pikes Peak Racer

  • Posted on July 16, 2018July 17, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
Earlier this year I got to take a literal sneak peek at a Wolf GB08 chassis with a turbocharged K20 powerplant in mid race preparation. It belongs to my co-worker…
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The Secret Turbo in the ‘Ring Slaying Porsche 919 Evo – Honeywell Garrett DualBoost for Gasoline Turbocharger

  • Posted on July 10, 2018July 10, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
Cover image from Porsche Media Gallery Graphs courtesy of Honeywell Turbo Technologies and from the Honeywell Transportation Systems document, “The Next Generation of Gasoline Turbo Technology”. You may have heard…
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We Check Out AMS Performance’s Turbo Test Rig

  • Posted on June 29, 2018July 2, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
We Check Out AMS Performance’s Turbo Test Rig By Khiem Dinh A couple years ago, AMS Performance became a Garrett turbo distributor. In order to best serve their customers, they…
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Ridden: Energica Eva Electric Motorcycle

  • Posted on February 6, 2018July 2, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
  Ridden: Energica Eva Electric Motorcycle by Khiem Dinh   Electric cars are already common place on the streets of many cities. In Los Angeles, you have to check your…
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LA Auto Show 2017: Nerd’s Eye View – Unique Cars, Engines, and Things

  • Posted on February 1, 2018July 2, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
LA Auto Show 2017: Nerd’s Eye View – Unique Cars, Engines, and Things by Khiem Dinh   The LA Auto Show always has some unique new vehicles that budding automotive…
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Nerd’s Eye View: LA Auto Show – Go-Fast Vehicles

  • Posted on January 25, 2018June 30, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
Nerd’s Eye View: LA Auto Show – Go-Fast Vehicles by Khiem Dinh   The motorsport scene has undergone large technical changes over the last half decade with the implementation of…
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LA Auto Show 2017: Nerd’s Eye View – BMW

  • Posted on January 10, 2018June 30, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
  LA Auto Show 2017: Nerd’s Eye View – BMW by Khiem Dinh   So, what was going on in the BMW booth? A lot of electric stuff. A lot…
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480WHP Honeywell Garrett Powered F20C: Devin Giles’ Time Attack S2000

  • Posted on December 12, 2017June 14, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
480WHP Honeywell Garrett Powered F20C: Devin Giles' Time Attack S2000 by Khiem Dinh Photos Provided by Devin Giles   It all starts the same way. “I want to go auto-crossing!”…
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LA Auto Show 2017: Nerd’s Eye View – Porsche

  • Posted on December 6, 2017June 30, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
LA Auto Show 2017: Nerd’s Eye View – Porsche by Khiem Dinh   I was short on time this year at the LA Auto Show, so I had to do…
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Nerd-O-Scope: Honeywell Garrett’s G-Series Turbochargers

  • Posted on November 5, 2017June 30, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
Nerd-O-Scope: Honeywell Garrett’s G-Series Turbochargers by Khiem Dinh The new Honeywell Garrett G-Series turbo line is the most exciting product launch since the infamous Disco Potato. Everyone knows the GT-Series…
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Sneak Peek: Porsche Experience Center, Los Angeles

  • Posted on September 28, 2017June 30, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
Sneak Peek: Porsche Experience Center, Los Angeles by Khiem Dinh   The Porsche Experience Center in Los Angeles is just a mile down from my work office, so a few…
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Nerd Alert! Mazda’s Skyactiv-X Engine

  • Posted on August 28, 2017July 13, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
Nerd Alert! Mazda’s Skyactiv-X Engine by Khiem Dinh   As we are sure many of you have heard, the little car company that could, Mazda, has announced their Skyactiv-X engine…
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Italy Road Trip! Cruising in a Fiat 500L

  • Posted on August 24, 2017June 14, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
Italy Road Trip! Cruising in a Fiat 500L  by Khiem Dinh   So, I did a thing where I said some words, exchanged some rings, and eventually hopped on a…
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Sneak Peek: Killer B Motorsport’s KILRB1

  • Posted on July 19, 2017June 30, 2018
  • byKhiem Dinh
Sneak Peek: Killer B Motorsport’s KILRB1 by Khiem Dinh Those who race a Subaru know the name Killer B Motorsport. They likely have a number of Killer B parts on…

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