Turbochargers are one of the best methods for extracting more power out of an engine with less total displacement. Unlike a supercharger, which compresses air at the intake stage and runs off a belt ...

Since 1989, RAM (earlier Dodge RAM) has been using engines made by Cummins on their popular pickup trucks. The journey, which started with the first generation 5.9-liter 160 hp turbo diesel, has ...

Detroit Diesel has produced many classic engines, but the "Screaming Jimmy" two-stroke is likely the one with the most ...

About a decade after Rudolf Diesel came out with the namesake engine, someone had the great idea to stick a turbocharger onto the diesel engine, creating the turbo diesel. As it turned out, the ...

To understand the benefit of a turbo, we need a refresher on the basics of the combustion process. In any four-stroke combustion engine, the intake sucks clean air through the filtered intake and into ...

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