If you're driving around in an STI, Evo or SR20-swapped 240, or perhaps you've thought about turbocharging your Civic or Z, you're going to want to invest in a good blowoff valve. The underlying ...

Cylinder head valves normally will not just bend unless the engine has experienced some sort of trauma. Bent valves can occur as the by-product of a timing belt failure, as the valves strike the ...

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 ...

Before beginning any turbocharger installation, a few considerations must be explored to assure that the turbo system will be compatible with the engine and application, and vice versa. So rather than ...

The problem: A piston-type reciprocating compressor has had valve damage, or the valves just are not sealing for some reason. This low-temperature refrigeration system has a thermostatic expansion ...

Many service technicians experience service calls where the compressor has both a low head pressure and a high suction pressure. Often, the refrigeration equipment is still running, but the product ...

You may have heard turbocharged vehicles make a whole lot of noise when the driver backs off the throttle, specifically those with large turbos, large intercoolers, no blow off valve, and non ...