Automobiles, as any mechanic will tell you, are complicated beasts. Enthusiasts, of course, will have a solid grasp of the jargon. They'll know at a glance what the unusual shape on that road sign ...

This is the first in a series of three articles covering the scroll compressor. This first article will cover the history of the scroll compressor along with the scroll compressor operation. The ...

For a long time in the automotive world, simply having a turbocharger on a street car was sufficient for bragging rights, as evidenced by the massive “TURBO” badging endemic to early Eighties machines ...

Remember the Hydracharger? Those who've wasted time reading this column for the last four years will remember the promising turbo/supercharger hybrid I wrote about in the April 1999 issue. The curious ...

The exhaust turbine doesn’t spin very fast, the compressor cannot compress much air, and therefore the turbocharger can’t provide much boost. When you push the accelerator pedal in an ordinary ...

[Editor’s note: This is the second of three columns covering the scroll compressor. The first article, “The Scroll Compressor - A History,” Sept. 1, covered the history of the scroll compressor along ...