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How Does A Variable Geometry Turbo Work & Do All Cummins Engines Have Them?

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 ...
SlashGear

Cummins 6.7-Liter Turbo Diesel: How Much HP & Torque Can The Next-Gen Engine Produce?

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 ...
SlashGear

What Is A Turbo Blowoff Valve, And How Does It Work?

One of the turbo engine's most iconic sounds is called the turbo flutter. That "stu-tu-tu-tu" sound the Nissan Skyline GTR R34 makes as the throttle closes is the sound of compressed air escaping past ...
GM Authority

Here's How The GM Duramax Diesel LZ0 Engine Stacks Up To The LM2

In terms of specs, the big changes are the peak power and torque figures, with the new 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax engine producing a maximum of 305 horsepower at 3,750 rpm and 495 pound-feet of ...
TopSpeed

Here's How Nissan's Variable Compression Technology Combines The Best Of Gasoline And Diesel Engines

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...