Before 1981, performance was simple. Auto manufacturers just created bigger engines, more cylinders, and louder exhausts like the Pontiac 7.5L V8 engine, used in models like the GTO, Firebird Trans Am ...

In Part I of this story (Jan. '06), we introduced the Squires Turbo Systems (STS) rear-mounted turbocharger package for the '98-'02 LS1-powered Firebirds. The base STS kit retails for $3,995 and comes ...

Think of the great pairings in history: Chips and salsa. Pizza and beer. Corvettes and tire smoke. Jenna Jameson. Air Power Systems and DynoTech Engineering. Air Power Systems and DynoTech Engineering ...

GM has filed a patent application describing a system designed to improve torque response in a turbocharged engine. The application was assigned patent number US 2025/0052207 A1 with the United States ...

"What do you mean the turbo is in the back?" This was a question posed by a hot rodder while hanging in the Fuddruckers parking lot. When we popped the hood and nothing but an STS Turbo decal and a ...

The Pfaff turbo system for the Chevrolet V8 may well become the first kit to be certified by the California Air Resources Board. Test results are still pending, but preliminary independent tests have ...

Stellantis is one of many automakers that’s vocal about keeping its internal combustion business going strong, but the writing is on the wall. As industry leaders have noted recently, costs have to ...

I don't want to start a debate about which was the first car to come with a turbo system in the production phase because many people believe it was the Corvair Monza Spyder Turbo, so I'll call the ...