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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...
Injector sizing and boost-referencing the fuel injected engine for centrifugal supercharging.
If larger injectors are installed—that is, injectors with a greater flow rate—an engine tuning shop is usually required to re-tune the map—the fuel curve—to achieve the correct air-fuel ratio. To acquire a safer tune in a supercharged engine, where cylinder heat...
Boost referencing the blow-through carburetor (4150-style) and fuel pressure regulator.
Conventional carburetors operate at prevailing barometric pressures, from oxygen-rich sea level to oxygen-lean Denver, a mile high in Colorado. Blow-through carburetors, which work in conjunction with centrifugal superchargers and turbochargers, operate with boosted...
Superchargers and carbureted fuel system upgrades.
Idle and cruise conditions don’t alter fuel consumption appreciably, but supercharge boost conditions do. Therefore, it’s sensible and probably necessary to increase fuel pressure relative to boost pressure, upgrading to a larger capacity electric fuel pump and bypass...
How to change the oil on a TorqStorm supercharger.
Since TorqStorm’s beginning, about ten years ago, inquirers have written on virtually every aspect of forced induction. Oil-changing procedures is a popular topic. Required at 10,000-mile intervals or once a year, whichever comes first, here are the four steps with...
Celebrating 10th year of supercharger production.
Following ten years of supercharger manufacture, TorqStorm has developed approximately 100 variations, which, of course, increases to 300 variations when three choices of finish are included. Chris Beardsley of Technical Sales elaborates, “Consider our small-block...
