Adventures in Turbocharging

boost_fail.jpg We're not sure if this guy is a comedic genius, or has more than a few intake manifold bolts coming loose. The poster surmises that since turbochargers are at best 80% efficient, channeling engine exhaust directly back into the engine would be good for moar power. If anyone has a v-band clamp that will bolt an exhaust …

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Ford Mustang Bullitt Timeline Drive

ford_mustang_bullitt.jpgThe 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt edition doesn't have quad camshafts or forty-eight valves in the cylinder heads. There is no turbocharger under the hood. The Mustang doesn't pack an eight speed twin-clutch super sequential transmission. The Mustang needs not even one of these things to be exactly what it is - a purely…

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Bullitt: Stuck in Traffic Edition

stuck_bullitt.jpgLook closely at the turned aluminum 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt dash accent and observe that we are stuck in traffic. We called Delgetti to see if he could clear it up and cover the exits. Until then we fired up the sweet talking onboard navigation to guide us. 25 miles to go.

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Flight Delay: Lockheed Constellation Edition

lockheed_constellation.jpgPea soup fog at both Burbank and San Francisco airports has provided a few moments to reflect on this ten foot long TWA Lockheed Constellation model suspended above our seat. The plane was designed by Kelly Johnson and served not only as one of the first pressurized commercial airliners, but also under President…

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SEMA 2007: Turbo Plumbing Bonanza, Part 2

turbo_stang.jpgTurbosmart doesn't manufacture turbochargers directly, but they do make everything else required to plumb together a forced induction system that works - even for sponsored drag cars. This Mustang from Murillo Motorsports packs not just one but two turbos mounted in the trunk. Intakes for the watermelon-sized hair…

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SEMA 2007: Purevision Gran Torino

gran_gran_torino.jpgWhile we could not locate Steve Strope the man at the SEMA, we did find his 1972 Ford Gran Torino. The latest from Purevision packs a 514 cubic inch Ford crate engine and a 4-speed top loader backed by a Gear Vendors overdrive that translates four into eight speeds. The heavy rides on Bonspeed wheels sized at a mere…

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SEMA 2007: ENDLESS APPLICATION POTENTIAL!

carbonetic.jpgCarbonetic is an offshoot of Across, which produces carbon-carbon composites using a patented method. The translation is that since they can make nearly anything out of carbon-carbon, they can also produce a series of clutches, limited slip differentials, and brake pads using the same stuff. What impressed us the most…

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SEMA 2007: Turbo Plumbing Bonanza, Part 1

APS_turbo.jpgYou would be correct if you're thinking that we ran something like this from last year's friction materials SEMA convention accompanied by some random musings about Norse death metal. Thundering crescendos of dualing lead guitar aside, a year ago we only ran one image. Thanks to the ongoing miracle of the internets we…

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SEMA 2007: Plymouth GTX Wagon for 1968

GTX_Wagon.jpgThe story goes the original owner of this wagon was dismayed to find that the Plymouth GTX came out just weeks after he purchased the mighty land yacht. So dismayed in fact he took it back down to the dealer and made them option it the same as a Belvedere-based Plymouth GTX coupe. A 440 with six-pack bolted to a…

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