Easy front-runner Turbo Compressor , ridden with precision by Joe Bravo, put his six rivals to sleep and coasted to a 1 3/4-length victory over Air Support in the $505,000 United Nations Stakes (gr.

Turbo Compressor #1 with Joe Bravo riding cruised to victory in the $500,000 Grade 1 United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey on Saturday July 7, 2012. Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO ...

Turbochargers almost never fail due to manufacturing defects. Instead, poor driving habits and maintenance account for the ...

A turbocharger is the best power-adder by far. Not only do turbos harness otherwise wasted exhaust energy to drive the compressor, their modular nature lets compressor and turbine housings and wheels ...

To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...

Somewhere between the boosted ZC's that roamed the streets long before mags like this one graced the newsstands and the exponentially more powerful B-series drag mills of today, the lost art of turbo ...

One of the turbo engine's most iconic sounds is called the turbo flutter. That "stu-tu-tu-tu" sound the Nissan Skyline GTR R34 makes as the throttle closes is the sound of compressed air escaping past ...

Automakers have started using electric compressors to help eliminate lag in their turbocharged engines. The first with the technology was Audi, which introduced it in its SQ7 TDI high-performance ...

There was a time when the V8 reigned supreme. When “There’s no replacement for displacement!” was affixed to every chromed-out muscle car’s bumper. As Bob Dylan once said, though, “The times, they are ...

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Forced induction is the only way to get something like a 2.0L, four-cylinder engine to puff in enough air to behave more like a V-8 twice its size or to get that V-8 to bang out the sort of horsepower ...

Who doesn't like naturally aspirated engines? Their surgical throttle response, linear power delivery, and outstanding sound will always resonate with enthusiasts. But what if your goal is to extract ...