At it’s basics, volumetric efficiency can be simply described as a a percentage of the air/fuel mixture that is inducted into the motor, over the actual volume of the entire cylinder from top of head to top of piston head at bottom dead center (BDC). This calculation is very important in all types of the [...]
We’re going to take the first dive into a deeper and more complex understanding of motor concepts by taking a look at the turbo charger compressor map which is a complex graph that shows the characteristics of any given turbo charger used in conjunction with any motor. But for the sake of this article, we’re [...]
Diesel goodies. No, there is no favoritism with Cummins…
It’s 6am and you just jumped in your car to head out to work, throw the key in the ignition, behold; the car won’t start. Now before you call your boss and tell him you’re going to be late, you might be surprised to know that you can make it to work maybe just a [...]
When some people hear the words, “diesel” sometimes they just think of nothing but a green pump at the gas station and have absolutely no idea what the difference is from a gas motor. I mean, who could blame them? They both do the same job of turning the wheels right? Yes and no; even [...]
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After the last article, I hope you have a slightly more complex understanding of what happens in the internal combustion engine to get horsepower to the wheels. Taking those concepts, there are some general principles of tuning and increasing flow through the motor to achieve better performance and higher MPGs in most cases. Now keep [...]
I believe any jeep that is modded for anything besides kickin’ ass on the rocks is a sin, but this, this is completely different
This is an ’04 GMC Sierra 2500HD LB7 Duramax Diesel running a 12.0 quarter-mile. Where’d he put all that horsepower? Check out the article on Diesel Power Magazine
To start all of this off, we are going to just skim the surface of how an automotive machine works and what all goes into making it happen besides money and pain at the gas pump. Most people tend to believe that there are some explosions in the engine bay in front of them and [...]
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