Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

Before 1981, performance was simple. Auto manufacturers just created bigger engines, more cylinders, and louder exhausts like the Pontiac 7.5L V8 engine, used in models like the GTO, Firebird Trans Am ...

In Part I of this story (Jan. '06), we introduced the Squires Turbo Systems (STS) rear-mounted turbocharger package for the '98-'02 LS1-powered Firebirds. The base STS kit retails for $3,995 and comes ...

The GV80 Coupe combines an electric supercharger with twin turbos for 415 hp and eliminates turbo lag with 48-volt technology ...

The hefty Trailblazer SS is a stout performer for its size, but with the STS Turbo Remote Mount Turbo System, the full-size SUV will have no problem keeping up with tweaked V-8 coupes. Go from 340 ...

Stellantis is one of many automakers that’s vocal about keeping its internal combustion business going strong, but the writing is on the wall. As industry leaders have noted recently, costs have to ...

The Pfaff turbo system for the Chevrolet V8 may well become the first kit to be certified by the California Air Resources Board. Test results are still pending, but preliminary independent tests have ...

Horse Sense:The HPS turbo kit for '94-'04 Two-Valve Mustangs is not 50-state legal, but it may pass smog in other, less-restrictive states. A turbo kit under development for '05 Mustangs will be ...