If you lived anywhere near the Raleigh, NC area in late 2008, you may have heard a mysterious and loud blood-curdling scream off in the distance. Yup, that was me when I found out the Audi made the decision to replace their magnificent 4.2-liter, 354 hp V8 engine with a whiny V6 engine producing 333 hp. By whiny, of course I mean supercharged (despite the weird “V6T” badge.) It was love at first exhaust note, me and the V8
RDP Motorsport in Ohio have added their own flavor of modifications to the Dodge Challenger SRT-8 and came up with a Twin Supercharged 440 Stroker which they introduced at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show in Florida. They have added a plethora of modifications, however the majority of it’s 1000hp is thanks to a one of a kind Twin Bullet / RDP Harrop Supercharger system and a nitrous boosting system from Nitrous Express.
Typically Saleens numbered 10 and below are reserved for family, friends, and promotional vehicles, but even so, it;s impressive that Molly was able to swing the coveted number 1 serial number (naturally Daddy’s little girl gets #1) on the 2007 Saleen Mustang S281. It’s also a Saleen tradition that Mustang number 6 is skipped. That was started decades ago when that number was accidentally overlooked and not built.
Legendary Motorcar Company (LMC) Show Cars at the Motion Custom Car Show 2009. Cars in included a 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 driven by Ralph Gilles in the 2008 Targa Newfoundland Rally, a semi re-built Shelby Cobra race car, 1965 Trophy Blue Chevrolet Covette Stingray with a 383 Stroker Engine, a 1973 Dodge Challenger with a V8 340 and a 1967 Shelby GT-350 289 with a Paxton Supercharger.
Porsche is well-known for their turbocharged cars, both road and race, lesser-known for their use of turbos in aviation engines. Supercharging is not so much associated with Porsche. This early model 911 runs a 3 litre engine with a supercharger.
We had a feeling GM was sandbagging us with the production specs of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 back in December. 620 horses is equal to one hundred horsepower per liter they told us. Revised specs in the Spring, we heard. Well, it's unveiling time at the Museum's C5/C6 Bash and GM finally makes the Supercharged LS9 6.2L V8 power specs official: The new 2009 Corvette ZR1 produces 638 horsepower and 604 lb-ft of torque.
The Callaway C16 Corvette coupe goes for $173,000 USD, has a supercharged 6.2L LS3 which delivers 650hp and 600ft-lbs of torque. Pics from the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
Can’t wait for the R8 5.2 V10? No problem, PES Tuning has your back. This tuning company has developed a supercharger system for the R8 4.2 to boost the power to an estimated 530 hp (110 over stock) and 415 ft/lbs torque (98 over stock.) While this may not exactly replace the R8 V10, at least it will create more power from the V8 version of the car.
This is just too good to pass up and not mention, Lotus makers of all things light and tossable, have already announced a variant for their upcoming, but not-out-to-the-public Evora 2+2.
Steve Saleen recently retired from Saleen Inc. before creating a new company SMS Limited. To celebrate a quarter of a century in the business Steve Saleen has created the 25th anniversary Mustang Concept firing out a power output of 720hp and 670ft lbs.
The powerful engine in the 2010 Jaguar XFR propels the luxury sedan from 0-60 in merely 4.7 seconds, with an electronically limited speed of 155 mph. Jaguar will be using the paddle-shift ZF six-speed gearbox to handle the power in the XFR.
Watch the video to learn why GM didn ’t use the 7.0L V8 from the Z06 and why the Eaton’s next generation TVS supercharger is so special (helping promote 620+hp) explained by Ron Meegan, GM's small block assistant chief engineer.
North American International Autoshow 2008 - Canadian Venue, Toronto, Ontario. February 15-24. Vehicles in this album: Hyundai Hellion Concept, Hyundai Tuscan, Hyundai 2007 Tiburon Stage II Supercharged, Toyota Prius PHEV, Honda Accord Tourer i-CTDi, Ford Escape Hybrid, Mercedes Benz ML350, E63 AMG, CLS 63 AMG
Hennessey has just cranked out their street legal monster tuned version of the Corvette ZR1 called the Hennessey ZR700. By re-tuning and adding a new intake, exhaust and supercharger pulley this bitch can now yank you back in your seats with a 705HP and 717 LB-FT of torque!!
Chevrolet Dealer and Corvette Collector Dave Ressler was in Bowling Green yesterday to accept delivery of the first retail 2009 Corvette ZR1. Ressler is well known for buying the 6.2 liter supercharged Corvette at January's Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction for $1 million. The special one of a kind Corvette features a unique VIN and will be the only one painted LeMans Blue.
Checkout this sick Supercharged Audi R8 by MTM video. That engine sounds AMAZING due to the MTM exhaust valves which regulate the exhaust note. 0-60mph (100km/h) in 3.9 seconds (versus stock: 4.9 seconds). This car was tested it up to top speed 301 km/h on Autobahn.
Toy-Jet - Worlds’s First LS1 Porsche 911 Conversion… Porsche on the Outside, LS-1 Engine on the Inside. CRAZYNESS INDEED!! Check it out, its for real and upon a quick analysis this modified 911 must kick ASS to drive!
The interesting thing about the VW Golf GT is that it combines a small capacity direct injection four-cylinder of just 1.4-litres with a turbo-charger and super-charger. VW have dubbed it the “Twincharger” or TSI engine and it was good enough to win engine of the year in its class in 2006 and 2007.
The new TRD Aurion is the world’s first production car to use the Eaton TVS (Twin Vortices Series) supercharger. Fitted to the standard Aurion’s 3.5-litre V6, TRD have managed to extract a handy 241kW from the warmed over engine and claim that it is enough to see the TRD Aurion dispatch the 0-100km/h dash in 6.1 seconds.
On May 7th, 62 renowned motoring journalists from 30 countries will gather at the Engine Expo 2008 in Stuttgart Germany to cast their ballots for "The International Engine of the Year Award". Competition is always stiff and for engineers of the respective nominees, bragging rights for winning the world's best engine is the crowning achievement following years of development and testing.
Toyota continue to steadily fuel the anticipation surrounding the pending official release of their TRD Aurion. This time the Toyota press release hints at a combined engine and supercharger package that is performing ahead of expectations.
This car is equipped with the following ARDEN extras:
- 22" Monoblock Dakar Rim
- Engine-Tuning : + 45 PS with modified ECU and
- High Performance Stainless Steel Exhaust incl. sportcatalyst
- de-activating the factory fitted speed limiter
- electronic air suspension system
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