Water injection
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016In a forced induction engine (turbos, superchargers and twin chargers) and to some extent a NASP engine with a high compression ratio you have the ever present risk of detonation. This is where the fuel prematurely ignites typically causing major engine damage. When adding or increasing the amount of air going into the engine you […]
Cold air vents and CAI kits
Tuesday, July 5th, 2016You may have noticed that your car feels much more powerful on cold mornings than it does in the middle of summer. This is due to the effects of air temperature. It is a simple fact that cold air carriers are more oxygen and warmer air. An intake vent will help to address this problem, and […]
Aftermarket Superchargers
Wednesday, June 29th, 2016A supercharger compresses the intake air effectively forcing more air into the engine. More air means you have more oxygen and when this is matched to more fuel you will benefit from more power. There are a number of benefits to superchargers compared to turbos, but there are also some drawbacks. We aim to provide […]
What is port matching an engine
Friday, June 17th, 2016The ports on the engine allow the air into the engine and the exhaust gases out. There are typically 2 per cylinder, an inlet and an exhaust. The inlets or ports are joined to the manifold or headers via a gasket. Whenever you join two surfaces there is typically a step or at the very […]