Tested! Garrett Advancing Motion Upgraded Intercooler for the EcoBoost Mustang
The Turbo Mustang is an often overlooked choice when looking for a great track car to build. A not so secret fact no one seems to consider is that the turbo 4 is…
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Turbo Tech: Calculating Turbocharger Compressor and Turbine Performance Advantage with the New Honeywell Garrett GTX Gen2
Turbo Tech: Calculating Turbocharger Compressor and Turbine Performance Advantage with the New Honeywell Garrett GTX Gen2 by Khiem Dinh Honeywell Garrett launched the GTX series about a decade ago…
Turbo Tech: Internal vs. External Wastegates
Turbo Tech: Internal vs. External Wastegates by Khiem Dinh Photos Courtesy of Bren Tuning and Killer B Motorsport Before we get into the numbers and reasons why a dumped external…
Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing!
Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing! by Mike Kojima Our friend Robert Kochis doesn't seem like a typical MotoIQ reader. He is a cool guy, not a nerd. He vapes…
Sneak Peek: Porsche’s New Turbo Engines
Sneak Peek: Porsche’s New Turbo Engines by Khiem Dinh The industry push towards smaller displacement turbo engines is in full-swing. Across every make and model, large displacement naturally aspirated engines…
Turbo Tech: Calculating Compressor Flow
Turbo Tech: Calculating Compressor Flow by Khiem Dinh Turbo Tech: Size Matters gave a quick and easy way to get in the ballpark for picking the right size turbo for…
Project STurdteen: Building the Competitive Drift Car from a Pile
Project STurdteen: Building the Competitive Drift Car from a Pile by Mike Kojima Rathyna Gomer is MotoIQ’s sales manager but in her other life she is a Pro-Am drifter. We…
The Blitz Electronic Supercharged Toyota Yaris!
The Blitz Electronic Supercharged Toyota Yaris! by Mike Kojima The Toyota Yaris is a vehicle that has been pretty much universally panned by the performance aftermarket. Can you really blame…
Project GD STI: Getting More Power with Precision Turbo and Cobb Tuning! – Part 1
Project GD STI: Getting More Power with Precision Turbo and Cobb Tuning! – Part 1 by Mike Kojima Our STI has been driving around as a daily for two years…
Supercharging the Nissan VQ35DE with Vortech!
Supercharging the Nissan VQ35DE with Vortech! by Mike Kojima The Nissan VQ35DE in all of its variations is one of the best six cylinders on the market, light compact and…
Lessons in Turbo Technology with Garrett – Burst Containment
Lessons in Turbo Technology with Garrett – Burst Containment by Mike Kojima What is burst containment for a turbocharger, and why is it important? A turbocharger is a system that…
Extreme Engine Tech: Building the Ultimate K24 Part 3- The Finished Goods!
We have been working with Motovicity for the last few weeks to demonstrate the building of a potent Honda K24Z7 motor, built completely from in stock and off the shelf parts…
Extreme Engine Tech: Building the Ultimate K24 Part 2 The Bottom End!
In the last edition of our series, building the ultimate streetable late model K24, we had focused on the engines top end switching to an earlier model K20Z3 head with…
Extreme Engine Tech: Building the Ultimate K24 Part 1 The Cylinder Head!
Modifying late model Honda/Acura engines is somewhat problematic lately. Take for instance the late model K series engine. Once probably the best naturally aspirated inline four cylinder production engine by…
Turbo Tech: Size Matters! – Part 2
Turbo Tech: Size Matters! – Part 2 by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions expressed…
Lessons in Turbo Technology with Garrett! Lesson 1 – The Compressor Wheel
Lessons in Turbo Technology with Garrett! Lesson 1 – The Compressor Wheel by Mike Kojima Recently we were privileged to be able to take a look behind the walls of…
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S: Getting More Power with an HKS Supercharger and More Cooling with a CSF Radiator
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S: Getting More Power with an HKS Supercharger and More Cooling with a CSF Radiator by Mike Kojima Our SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge car's progress…
Nerd-O-Scope: Keeping The Energy In Turbos Using PTP Turbo Blankets
Nerd-O-Scope: Keeping the Energy In Turbos Using PTP Turbo Blankets by Khiem Dinh Photos and Graphs Taken from “Performance Improvements of Turbocharged Engines with the Use of a PTP Turbo…
Turbo Tech: Size Matters!
Turbo Tech: Size Matters! by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions expressed by Khiem Dinh…
Project FR-S: More Power Everywhere with an Intercooler from Innovate Motorsports
Project FR-S: More Power Everywhere with an Intercooler from Innovate Motorsports by Mike Kojima With good handling and unbelievable brakes, our FR-S is really hurting for power. In one of our…
Nerd-O-Scope: APR 2.5 TFSI Stage III GTX Turbocharger System
Nerd-O-Scope: APR 2.5 TFSI Stage III GTX Turbocharger System by Khiem Dinh Photos Courtesy of APR Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this…
Project FR-S- Getting Torque Everywhere with an Innovate Motorsports Supercharger
Project FR-S: Getting Torque Everywhere with an Innovate Motorsports Supercharger By Mike Kojima Our FR-S is a difficult car to deal with in the engine department. The ECU with a…
Motovicity’s Ticket To Ride FR-S Update- HKS Supercharger Kit!
Motovicity's Ticket To Ride FR-S Update- HKS Supercharger Kit! By Mike Kojima Just about all of us can agree that the Scion FR-S is a pretty fun car, a car…
Turbo Tech: Intercooler Testing
Turbo Tech: Intercooler Testing (with a dash of thermo and a pinch of heat transfer) by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time…
Engine Downsizing and Turbos: More MPG and More Power?!
Engine Downsizing and Turbos: More MPG and More Power?! By Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and…
Turbo Tech: Compressor and Turbine Map Details
Turbo Tech: Compressor and Turbine Map Details By Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and…
Turbo Tech: Generating Compressor and Turbine Maps
Turbo Tech: Generating Compressor and Turbine Maps By Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions expressed…
Turbo Tech: Turbo Troubleshooting
Turbo Tech: Turbo Troubleshooting by Khiem Dinh FACT: most of the time, the turbo is not the source of the problem. One caveat to this statement, this only applies to turbos…
Project Toyota Tundra, Installing and Testing the TRD Supercharger
Project Toyota Tundra, Installing and Testing the TRD Supercharger By Mike Kojima We have been building our Project Tundra into the ultimate towing machine over the past year with the…
Turbo Tech: Turbo Bearings
Turbo Bearings by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions expressed by Khiem Dinh are solely…
Project Toyota Tundra- Installing the TRD Supercharger Part 1
Project Toyota Tundra- Installing the TRD Supercharger Part 1 By Mike Kojima When we last left off on Project Tundra we had installed a TRD cold air intake and TRD…
GTX Upgrade!
AQ Motorsports STI Getting the GTX Upgrade By Khiem Dinh, photos by JC Meynet Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and…