A turbo system's wastegate is like a sentry constantly pacing the boundaries, keeping the flow of boost in check. It prevents the turbo from overboosting by bleeding off exhaust gases, or more ...

Gearheads who want their car to go faster need more horsepower, and that can be achieved with a turbocharged engine. Turbochargers are installed to produce more power by increasing the density of the ...

Over the past 25 years, turbochargers have gone from a relative rarity to a fixture of the new-car buying experience. Where in 2000 only 1% of new cars had the technology, according to the ...

As turbocharging becomes more popular in both factory and aftermarket applications, those of us familiar with naturally aspirated engines might not be fully up to speed on our turbo-plumbing anatomy.

It's been a while since I've tackled a subject related to forced induction, and with boost pressure taking center stage in the magazine this year (expect to see a number of our project cars turn up ...