Archive for the 'Engine' Category

ProCharger For Charger Hemi

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Got a Dodge Charger with a Hemi? Then you need the new supercharger kit available from ProCharger. The fully intercooled kit boosts stock power from 40-50% in most cases. Better yet, it’s designed for a simple installation and comes with a three-year warranty. Then, once you get that kit and install it, you should give […]

Holley Declares Bankruptcy

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Holley Performance Products — the parent company of Holley, Hooker Headers, NOS, Lunati, Earl’s, Weiland, and Flowtech Exhaust — has just filed for bankruptcy. The company, best known for making the carb under the hood of gearheads everywhere, cited an expansion in the ’90s that put the company in too much debt which they couldn’t […]

LS1 Tech: JE Pistons LS-1 Piston Kit

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Seems like the GM LS-1 is the motor to have right now, and JE Pistons has come through with a cool part for anyone who’s planning on building one up. Available in flat top and inverted dome configurations and for a variety of compression ratios, these pistons are made from a new high-silicon 4032 aluminum […]

Subaru Focusing On Oil-Burners

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

At the 77th Geneva International Motor Show in March 2007, Subaru unveiled plans for a boxer engine using diesel rather than gasoline fuel. Unfortunately, it’ll only be sold in Europe, where diesel-powered vehicles account for 40-45% of vehicles sales and where, consequently, average fuel consumption is about 40 mpg.
But don’t give up hope […]

Power Boost For 4Runner/Tacoma Trucks

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

TRDparts4u.com is offering a supercharger kit for 97′- 04′ Tacomas and 96′- 02′ 4Runners.  The kit adds about 70 HP and 64 ft-lbs of torque to the 3.4L engines, a power upgrade that makes them comparable to the 4.0L V6s and 4.7L V8s that come in newer Tacomas and 4Runners.
Usually, upping the power of an […]

20 Degrees of Freedom: Aeromotive Adjustable Fuel Rail

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Ever spend an hour building a custom, bent hardline fuel rail and then find out it won’t fit because you bent something wrong, so you chuck your wrench across the garage and accidentally hit the neighbor’s poodle? This new Aeromotive dual-action adjustable fuel rail tilts an additional 20 degrees to help out in tight […]

KraftWerks Boosts Up The Fit

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Although it’s a great car, the Honda Fit lacks the punch it needs to be taken seriously. KraftWerks can add some boost to the mix with its Rotrex C15-60 supercharger — it pumps out 5 PSI for about 40 to 50 extra ponies.

Swippy-Swap: LS1 In A ‘77 Chevy

Friday, January 11th, 2008

This thing we call the intertube is really cool. I’ve been researching doing an LS1 swap into my ‘84 Chevy truck, and after a quick Google search I found a site that not only sells all the parts for the swap, but details the build every step of the way. Street & Performance offers motor […]

Germans Bring Back Diesel

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Three German automakers — BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen — are aiming to change Americans’ attitude toward diesel engines.  Each of these companies wants to offer cars that burn ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, with improvements that’ll make you forget about the noisy, loud, smoky, and frustratingly slow cars that were first associated with diesel engines.
 

Getting Gassy: Edelbrock Nitrous And Fuel Pressure Gauges

Friday, December 28th, 2007

If you wanna go fast the quick and easy way, you add nitrous to your ride. But if you want to avoid disaster, you need to do it right. Proper instrumentation helps you to not blow up your ride, and Edelbrock has just introduced a pair of gauges to help you monitor the two elements […]