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Pace Performance Dyno Tests a TorqStorm®
Always on the look out for cool new power adding parts, the guys over at Pace Performance wanted to see for themselves just how a TorqStorm® supercharger fared against the establishment. What better way than some head to head dyno testing! Testing...
TorqStorm and a DIY blow-through carburetor on the daily commute.
and the tech tips to make it happen. By Todd Schumacher Supercharging retains the same fascination and eager expectancy it did when it first entered my life decades ago. Though EFI is an obvious choice for fueling a newly boosted combo, let’s reserve that adventure...
Detecting boost leaks: capturing horsepower you lost or perhaps never had.
By Ray Bohacz: An HVAC system (Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning) in a house or building should easily satisfy any sensible thermostat setting. But what if during a winder’s day you set it to 69F degrees and the room temperature remains at 62F with the...
Ignition timing and the supercharged engine.
Author: Ray T. Bohacz There is no easier way to increase an engine's power, especially one with a carburetor, than bolting on an efficient TorqStorm supercharger. The dynamics are quite rudimentary. The TorqStorm supercharger fills the cylinders with additional air,...
TorqStorm’s supercharged ’69 Camaro for Street King competition.
With a desire to showcase the potency of its single-supercharger kit, TorqStorm Superchargers turned this ’69 Camaro into an LS-swapped race car powered by a Prestige Motorsports-built powerplant. Read the full article from Editor, Steve Turner of Race Pages Digital:...
Can cylinder head flow testing be an indicator of potential horsepower?
By: Ray T. Bohacz: If you are reading this, it means you have progressed from being a person that no longer wants to guess but instead wants to know how to make horsepower in an engine. The title of this primer is the question I asked myself when I had my engine shop....
Gasoline Octane: What you need to know.
By Ray T. Bohacz: Numbers have meaning, and it is no different when it comes to octane. But how do those values relate to your engine and especially now that it is supercharged? The definition of octane Octane can be likened to a drag slick. A sticky tire does not...
Racing and the fun of developing an unusual car.
TorqStorm co-founder Scott Oshinski competes in this year’s NMCA’s True Street class. Event winner of the All-Star Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in April, he also won the 9-second class at season’s opening Bradenton race. TorqStorm co-founder, Scott Oskinski,...
Supercharging: The art of minimizing parasitic losses.
Author: Ray T. Bohacz. There is no debate that a supercharger can take a Dr. Jekyll engine and turn it into a Mr. Hyde of horsepower. Any supercharger can do that. The question remains when the dyno pull is over, how significant is the power gain? Will it be 100 or...
Project Update: Snake Eyes & Every Accessory You Need For A Blower.
We recently teamed up with the people at TorqStorm Superchargers and Holley when we found our ’72 Monte Carlo sleeper project, nicknamed Snake Eyes, was without…well, any modifications making it a sleeper. It did have a hopped-up 383ci stroker going for it, but not...