turbocharger Archives

The 4-banger turbo 718s haven’t gotten much love from the aftermarket because they are just the lowly 4-cylinder engines instead of the all-mighty 6-cylinders in the Porsche lineup. Those of…

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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 7 – COBB Accessport

Khiem Dinh

The awesome thing about turbo cars is the ability to easily adjust the engine calibration for more power. Importantly for California, COBB provides off-the-shelf maps that have CARB EO numbers.…

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WATCH: Big Power Subaru Parts! Turbo | Exhaust | Fueling

Jeff Naeyaert

If you saw our video on how to build an EJ so it won’t blow up (see the link below if not) you’ll definitely want to watch what turbo,…

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Happy 10th Birthday for the BorgWarner EFR Family of Turbochargers!

Mike Kojima

The MotoIQ family would like to wish the BorgWarner EFR Turbo a happy tenth birthday! It seems like just a few years ago when we first set eyes on the…

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Project F-150 Ecoboost – Making Serious Power with Garrett’s Powermax Twin Turbo and Intercooler Upgrade

Mike Kojima

The stock Ford F-150 intercooler and turbos are decent at their intended boost levels, but when tuning the stock ECU and turning up the wick is when their shortcomings becoming…

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Getting More Power From the 4G63 With Link Engine Managment

Mike Kojima

Photography by Vincent Soto Now that we have accumulated all of the cool parts for our Project Evo IX it is time to start getting it all together to integrate…

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Tech

Nerd’s Eye View: Mercedes AMG M139 Engine

Khiem 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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Tech

Sneak Peak: Unidentified Garrett Advancing Motion Motorsports Turbo

Khiem 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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Features

Sneak Peek: Home-Built Pikes Peak Racer

Khiem 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 CSF EvoX Racecar Build – The Beginning

Martin Gonzales

We’ve been working on the CSF EvoX racecar here at the MotoIQ Garage for the better part of the last year, which means we’ve had a front row seat to…

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Tech

The Secret Turbo in the ‘Ring Slaying Porsche 919 Evo – Honeywell Garrett DualBoost for Gasoline Turbocharger

Khiem 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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Tech

We Check Out AMS Performance’s Turbo Test Rig

Khiem 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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Project STurdteen: Building the Competitive Drift Car from a Pile

Mike Kojima

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…

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Lessons in Turbo Technology with Garrett – Burst Containment

Mike Kojima

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…

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Tech

Extreme Engine Tech: Building the Ultimate K24 Part 3- The Finished Goods!

Mike Kojima

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…

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Extreme Engine Tech: Building the Ultimate K24 Part 2 The Bottom End!

Mike Kojima

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…

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Extreme Engine Tech: Building the Ultimate K24 Part 1 The Cylinder Head!

Mike Kojima

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…

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Tech

Turbo Tech: Size Matters! – Part 2

Khiem Dinh

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…

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Lessons in Turbo Technology with Garrett! Lesson 1 – The Compressor Wheel

Mike Kojima

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…

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Project EVO X GSR- More power with Garrett, Full Race and Cosworth

Mike Kojima

Project EVO X GSR- More power with Garrett, Full Race and Cosworth By Mike Kojima In the last edition of Project EVO X, we upgraded the fuel system in anticipation…

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Tech

Turbo Tech: Compressor and Turbine Map Details

Khiem Dinh

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…

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Project Nissan Sentra Spec-V Part 7: Installing a Turbo System

Mike Kojima

Project Nissan Sentra Spec-V Part 7: Installing a Turbo System By Mike Kojima Some good news for our project is that Redline Track Events has revamped their rules set so…

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Tech

An Inside Look at the New Garrett GTX Turbochargers

Mike Kojima

An Inside Look at the New Garrett GTX Turbochargers By Mike Kojima One of the current rages in the turbocharger aftermarket is the billet compressor wheel. The traditional compressor wheel…