Turbo. It's one of the best words in all of car culture, and also one of the most misunderstood. Everyone knows a turbo makes ...

A turbo is ablower,like a GMC, a B&M, or, more similarly, a Paxton. It gives the engine more power by delivering asuperchargeof air (to which you add proportionate extra fuel) on the intake stroke.

Factory turbo cars by the hundreds of thousands now cruise our nation's highways. That translates into plenty of used turbos just lying around waiting to be scooped up by the adventurous rodder for ...

One of the turbo engine's most iconic sounds is called the turbo flutter. That "stu-tu-tu-tu" sound the Nissan Skyline GTR R34 makes as the throttle closes is the sound of compressed air escaping past ...