4B11T

  My big brother has a 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart, basically an Evolution X but with a smaller TD04H turbocharger. Well, he's about to buy, most likely, Tomioka Racing Turbo upgrade, as well as new exhaust manifold to fit the new turbo. This will put him up in the 300's in horsepower, and increase acceleration and top speed drastically. Now, he also is running straight downpipe, leaving more airflow putting his turbo at a max 21 PSI of boost. He is around 275 AWHP.

Forced Induction

   A forced induction system is a system of bringing air, usually into a car, by means of pressure or other instances. There are two main types of forced induction systems, superchargers and turbochargers. So, what do these do differently? Don't they both bring air? Well, yes, but here's the thing. Superchargers, well known in V8 and larger engines, are known to give very small horsepower gains and can use a ton of gas. A turbocharger can be used for economy OR racing, and can give better mileage if you don't spool it like crazy. Not to mention, 4-cylinder cars can use turbochargers. Cost wise, turbo's are the way to go, which can be 1000-2000 dollars cheaper, if you get a sort of small and lower end one. Superchargers can go for $5,000 for good ones. Turbochargers, for the best brands, like Garrett and Precision, can go for +/- $3,000. This keeps the turbochargers nice, affordable, and in a sense, the best. For superchargers, the best brands are Paxton, Edelbrok, and Magnacharge.
   Also, something about the turbocharger is that if a car comes stock turbocharged, the engine's "name" will have a "t" at the end. Such at VR30DETT is twin turbo because is has two T's. Now I think I might do something different today.
                                             Random Part of the Week

Garrett GT3582R Turbocharger
1.02 A./R
Different trim sizes and scroll types
Capable of 25 PSI and good for 300-600 HP

Ill

I'm sorry for not posting lately. I've been ill and have been working at trying to get myself back onto it, but never got around to doing this. So, i'll cut to the chase.
    Friday night, me and my big brother were out at a car meet. It's every Friday, but we don't usually stay around for Midnight Madness. That's when people race like crazy. Well, this time we did. We raced two or three people, not knowing anything of what was going on, and when we met back up at the meeting place, Curcuit City parking lot, there was a car, sitting on the hill, with flames coming out of his exhaust. The driver was injured by an Electrostatic pulse put out by his Cobb Tuning Accessport, as it malfunctioned. But on the upside, I did see a Shelby Terlingua. $100,000 car with a Paxton Procharger, by the way Paxton bought out Vortech, and some extras. So onto the thing we've all been waiting for!
                                                    Random Car of the Week

2008 Shelby Terlingua
Engine : V6
Aspiration : Supercharged
WHP : 375
Torque ft/lb : 410
Origin : American
Website : Here

Car News : 2003 Edition!

   So, as I have talked about in some previous posts, Dodge has an elite team called SRT. SRT took the boring, old, bad looking Neon and turned it into a monstrous, amazing looking machine. It is running a 16 valve DOHC Turbocharged engine. By the way, if you don't know what DOHC means, it means Dual Over Head Cams. In other words, two camshafts are located on top of the pistons, which adds for increased horsepower. The small turbo can deal an ideal amount of boost, around 14 PSI. This car redlines at 6240 RPM and has a topspeed of about 160 MPH. This car was manufactured from 2003-2005 and was rolling out of factory with a little over 200hp.
   A question you may have is how much does this cost? The car comes in variations, modified, acr, and stock. ACR, or American Club Racing, sponsored 1,000 of these cars to be in the racing lineup. Those cars, today, can cost from $7,000-$10,000. The stock car in today's market can range from $3,000-$5,000 depending on what shape and how many miles. The modified versions can go for $20,000 +/- depending on how much work has been done to it.
   I am now taking requests as the random car of the week. It can be anything from Italian supercar to American trucks. Just post in the comments section below what car you would like it to be.
   UPDATE : For anyone wondering what SRT-4 Stands for in the name Dodge Neon SRT-4, SRT is the elite Dodge racing team, Street and Racing Technology, and the four means four cylinders.
                                                Random Car of the Week

2008 Dodge Caliber SRT-4
Engine : l4 GEMA
Aspiration : Turbocharged
WHP : 285
Torque ft/lb : 265
Origin : America
Website : Here

My 300ZX

   So my mom has decided and she might buy me a Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo. This car has over 300 Horsepower and a top speed of around 174 (Without governing). Quick car for being a small guy, indeed, but with my plans, it will be a ton quicker than that. I plan on putting a Skyline R34 engine, RB26DETT, or a Toyota Supra Twin Turbo engine in it, 2JZ-GTE. This will up the horsepower but lower the traction, but I can still get from 0-60 in around 3.7 seconds. Amazing car, amazing engine, and amazing news. Although the 300ZX Z32 is run by these two TB02/T22 Hybrid turbos, it just isn't enough to push it too hard.
   Now onto the good stuff. Everyone is having this controversy whether the Camaro SS is better than the Mustang GT. Well, Top Gear in America did some tests and amazingly, the Mustang won! Although it has nearly 100 HP less, it is lighter with a balanced center of gravity. Amazing how all those can effect the car's performance.
                                               Random Car of the Week

2003 Nissan 300ZX
Engine : V30DE or V30DETT
Aspiration : Natural or Twin Turbo
WHP : 222 or 300
Torque ft/lb : 198 or 283
Origin : Japan
Website : Here

Ebay Turbos

    Someone has proven it, after five years of research, that an ebay turbo is BETTER than MOST name brand turbos. Turbo is forced induction by releasing exhaust gases as well as pulling in cold air to keep the engine colder. As of today, the T3/T04 turbos by Godspeed are proven to be nearly 4 times more efficient than HKS turbos. As an HKS turbo would push out more power, around 150 HP, the HKS also drops fuel consumption from maybe 19 mpg to around 15 mpg. Ebay turbos drop less MPG less than two. Ebay turbos are also around $1,000 cheaper and can come in various designs, such as the GT35 with surge prevention and accessories. In my opinion, cheap isn't always, well, CHEAP. Cheap can be really good in this case, you just have to recognize it.
                                               Random Car of the Week

2004 Honda S2000
Engine : F22C1
Aspiration : Natural
WHP : 237
Torque ft/lb : 162
Origin : Japan
Website : Here

Chargers recalled

   The infamous automotive manufacturer, Dodge, has let us down again. They introduced a car, the new Dodge Charger, to police forces in hope of pulling over the bad guys. Unfortunately, they found an issue with something in the wiring harness. Some faulty wire can melt and cause a shortage of electrical output, surging anything connected and frying the ECU, pretty much a nice cost. If they hadn't found this, who knows what could've happened. Since Dodge is recalling all of the wiring harnesses, they will fix the issue in all Chargers for free, as it can take up to three weeks to get the car back. They also made a promise to the Sheriff offices' using them to change the oil and rebuild the engine. A $10,000 dollar cost for free. Who ever thought that Dodge could have such a heart for its' customers? I thought of Dodge as low-life pieces of junk, other than the Viper, that overpriced there cruddy work. Apparently, I was slightly wrong about this misjudgement. Soooo lets get onto the real stuff. My favorite car in the world as the RANDOM CAR OF THE WEEK.
                                                Random Car of the Week

2001 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
Engine : RB26DETT
Aspiration : Twin Turbo
WHP : 280
Torque ft/lb : 260
Origin : Japan
Website : Here

   

Laguna Seca Times

   Laguna Seca, along with Nurburgring, are expert level race tracks. They have people compete there for a potential of a large amount of money. They have experts for each brand car, from Honda to Ferrari, come race here. Who knows who will come out on top? Lets see the top 5!
     1.Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR-1:33.92-This car had a top speed of 138 KMH.
     2.Chevrolette Corvette Z06 Z07 Package-1:34.33-This car had a top speed of 137 KMH.
     3.Devon GTX-1:35.08-This car had a top speed of 136 KMH.
     4.Porsche 911 GT2-1:35.56-This car had a top speed of 136 KMH.
     5.Chevrolette Corvette ZR1-1:35.80-This car had a top speed of 135 KMH.
 Well, I'm amazed to see not one but two Chevys in the top five. Not a chevy fan, but a great feature. Amazing track, amazing cars, what more can you ask for?
                                                Random car of the Week

2003-2005 Mistubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
Engine : 4G63
Aspiration : Natural
WHP : 234
Torque ft/lb : 273
Origin : Japan
Website : Here

Nürburgring Nordschliefe Times

   Nurburgring is an 18 miles course of twists and turns located in Nordschleife, Germany. If you've ever heard of a day called track day, this is where that happens. Nurburgring is a record holding track, as it is set for the experts to race. It is so equipped and such a high speed course, with one mile straights, that some turns were equipped with a nice slope, about 45 degrees. I will be listing the top five fastest lap times.
  Number one - Radical SR8LM - 6:48:00 - The car reached a top speed of 182 KMH.
  Number two - Radical SR8 - 6:55:00 - This car reached a top speed of 179 KMH.
  Number three - Gumpert Apollo Speed - This car reached a top speed of 172 KMH.
  Number four - Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR - This car reached a top speed of 172 KMH.
  Number five - Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package - This car reached a top speed of 171 KMH.

   So there's the top five. I'm going to be listing the next five in the next post I make. I may even do other tracks like Laguna Seca or "The Monza." Let's just hope I stay intact with watching all these things. I might, just for you people, upload a video of what a nice turbo sounds like. Speaking of turbo, the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart is supposedly about to be featuring a bigger turbo, making it about 20 HP stronger. This will make its spool (that hissing from a turbo) louder, and give it a bigger RPM redline and jump. I am looking forward to seeing the new Ralliart.
                                                Random Car of the Post

Lexus LFA Nurburgring Package
Engine : 1LR-GUE
Aspiration : Natural
WHP : 552
Torque ft/lb : 354
Origin : Japan
Website : Here

The Viper strikes again!

   As we may all know, Dodge created the first U.S. made muscle-supercar named the Viper. This car had a 8.4L inline V10 engine pushing a little over 700 HP. This notorious automobile was released in the late 1990s and had stopped in the early 21st due to a lack of money. Dodge has presumably released a notice that the Viper will begin production in 2013. So is this true? The elite team of Dodge high-performance builders, known as SRT, begin to work on it, they say that pictures will be leaked soon. Let's hope the beast can be tamed and brought back.
                                              Random Car of The Week

2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart
Engine : 4B11T
Aspiration : Turbo
WHP : 237
Torque ft/lb : 253
Origin : Japan
Website : Here

Audi's setback

   Audi recently started the production of the A6 Avant. This car was supposed to hit the streets in the U.S. by about January 30th, but Audi has hit a dead-mark and can't send the luxury sedan to the U.S. They say this will "limit their profit" in a way as the sedan was priced at a grand price of $56,000. With 63.4 cubic feet of cargo space when the seats are folded down, this car was set to be an award winning traveling car. Audi, you have upset us again. Keep it up! The horrible hospitality of Audi.
                                                Random Car of The Week

2002 Honda Civic
Engine : K20A3
Aspiration : Natural
WHP : 160
Torque ft/lb : 132
Origin : Japan
Website : Here

Netflix for the win!

   I recently bought Netflix and noticed something really interesting to me. They actually have a video over a drift competition! On the scene - Drift battles is the name. I personally think it is a great documentary. It details what they do, how they do it, and what they use to do it. It shows the intelligent people who build the cars capable of being pushed like that for a few nights. They even have Japanese drift king, Keiichi Tsuchiya, come on and show his vehicle of choice and the setup he uses to push his car to the extreme. He has an estimated worth in his car of nearly $15,000 done to the engine. As he would say, "You don't need anything big, but response is key in the form of drifting." He also has an aerodynamic custom-fit body kit on his car to reduce the air resistance. An amazing car if you ask me.
                                             Random Car of the Week

2010 Roush Mustang Stage 3
Engine : 5.0 Liter V8
Aspiration : Supercharged
WHP : 540
Torque ft/lb : 465
Origin : America
Website : Here

Snow!

   For a first this year, we actually had snow! It wasn't much, but plenty to get us out of school and make me happy. Snow is an opportunity for students to catch up on things, but is also a way for drivers to do things they shouldn't. They think it's a showcase of fun and games and that they can slide and drift. Well, they are correct about it being fun but they are stupid for doing it. Who wants to put themselves and others lives in danger over a little fun? It just isn't worth it! So, before you do something stupid with an object that is capable of killing, think! Just think. Give yourself time to think about it. Do you really want to be held reliable for killing someone else over a little fun?! I just ask of you people to think. Just think.
                                              Random Car of the Week

1994 Nissan Silvia S13 (240SX)

Engine : KA24E or KA24DE

Aspiration : Natural

WHP : 140-155

Torque ft/lb : 160

Origin : Japan

Website Here

Car News

   We all love Nissan, don't we?  Well they may just get the best of Ford. They are said to stop the production of Ford compact and semi-compact trucks, supposedly creating a gate for Nissan to take over the truck industry. Who knows, it may happen. Ford is starting to aim towards fuel economical cars, putting this debate to a possible maybe.
   In this week, I have been looking at this website. These group of elite engineers and mechanics have been modifying with cars, such as a Honda Civic Si, boosting it up nearly four-times the original horsepower. They announced this on their website on the fifth of January, 2012. They want to transfer the powertrain from the world renowned, Nissan GT-R, which has a staggering 478 horsepower and 434 ft/lb of torque, creating a top speed of 202 MPH, to the Nissan Juke. Think of how this would do in a car that weighs nearly HALF the weight of the GT-R. Anyways, Fox was said to be working with Nissan trying to release this car as the Juke-S model. Maybe they will agree, maybe not.
   During the debate of the Juke-S, Nissan was also working on a deal with Mercedes-Benz. They want Nissan to produce four-cylinder engines for them. They are willing to pay, and Nissan wants the money. You may be asking, "Why is Mercedes wanting to work with Nissan?" Simple, Nissan can create engines for cheap, making it a win-win situation for both of the car manufacturer. They will both make money, as Nissan will make nearly $2,500, Mercedes will be making around $14,000 for the complete car.
   In the final debate of the day, this includes the British show, Top Gear. They had taken a challenge to run on the world's most amazing road in a Ferrari California, Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, and an Aston Martin DBS. They thought it would be a straight out brawl through there, but they ended up sleeping in the car. Which car was the best? Personally, the Ferrari seemed to be the most comfortable, with the driver getting nearly five hours of sleep. In the morning, they noticed they were sleeping in Hoover Dam. In shock, they took off. The Lamborghini was in the lead, around two seconds ahead. They then were coming around turn five, when the Lamborghini hit a car. He was delayed about 1 hour. He ran up to the hotel they were meeting at and began to begin working on the car. He successfully showed Lamborghini is a good brand, and reliable.
                                                                  Random Car of the Week

2010 Nissan GT-R

Engine : VR30DETT

Aspiration : Twin Turbo

WHP : 485

Torque ft/lb : 434

Origin : Japan

Website located Here

My New Year's Resolution for Reading

In this year, I am dedicated to reading more backs, rather about mechanics. I'm dedicated to learn more about cars over this coming year, maybe even work on a few. I looked at a book, "How cars work," by Tom Newton, that may seem interesting to me. It might put me in the spirit of reading about the heavily modified JDM industry, which if you didn't know means Japanese Domestic Market which is a society of highly-modified vehicles. I will, and I mean WILL, read a book about the basics of a car engine. As I know it, literature is the main way of learning about a vehicles insides, other than hands on. The literature aspect of this makes me want to read and thus' has worked. I am now down and set for the new year and vow myself to read at least 10 books, chapters at least going to 20. Now marks the beginning of my reading journey.
                                            Random Car of the Week

1998 Toyota Supra
Engine : 2JZ (GT and GTE models available)
Aspiration : Natural (Turbo and Twin Turbo available)
WHP : 207-333
Torque ft/lb : 209-320
Origin : Japan
Website : Here