The Latest Turbocharger News | Turbo Dynamics Blog

24Apr 2018 by TD Admin

The New Honda 1L Engine To Use a BorgWarner Wastegate Turbocharger

News, Products

Honda's new three-cylinder 1-litre direct-injected engine is the same petrol engine that was initially available in the Civic sold in Asia and Europe. Honda Car Company are currently working on a new 1-litre turbo petrol engine. They will be using BorgWarner’s own compact, wastegated, turbocharger for the engine. Honda's new three-cylinder 1-litre gasoline direct-injected engine is the same petrol engine that was initially available in the Civic sold in Asia and here in Europe. BorgWarner claims that the addition of the new turbocharger will improve the engine efficiency and boosts performance as well, taking the overall power output to 127 bhp. In addition, it improves fuel economy while providing excellent torque characteristics over the entire engine speed range. Here at Turbo Dynamics we are stockists of all BorgWarner turbochargers and are the official UK distributor for their EFR…

24Jul 2017 by TD Admin

5 Ways To Prepare Your Turbocharged Vehicle

Help & Advice, Technical

You could slap an eBay turbocharger on your ride and call it a day. But then comes failure and after a couple of hours, it may go boom! Or you could do it the right way by taking it to a garage to remove the turbocharger and sending it to turbo experts like us here at Turbo Dynamics. In this video, Engineering Explained walk through the many different steps and components which should be addressed when installing a turbocharger whether its the turbocharger, intercooler, oil cooling, fuel injectors, fuel pump, ECU mapping/chipping, cooling, spark plugs, compression ratio, and so on! They've got it covered. Once you have your car you'll need something very important which leads us to the first point. 1. You'll Need A Turbocharger. Duh! of course. As an…

20Jul 2017 by TD Admin

Why Performance Turbochargers Are The Best

Help & Advice, Technical

Below is a very good video about why turbos are the best way to get power from an engine. Gale Banks from Banks Engineering shows us he's done it all, from setting Bonneville records to building 1,400HP jet boats, to military drive trains. If you are looking to upgrade your turbocharger or read more about the technical aspects of a turbocharger click here for our very own Hybrid Turbo range. It's great to see someone else as interested in Turbos as we are at Turbo Dynamics. Contact us today to upgrade, service or repair your turbocharger here.

20Jul 2017 by TD Admin

Will Hall Took His First British Hillclimb Run In 2 Years

Hill Climbing, Motorsport

Will Hall took his first British Hillclimb Championship run-off win in two years at Harewood on May 7th. Driving the Force AER WH, Will also took the fastest time of day with a 50.48s run. After the second round at Harewood, where the colder temperatures and a course marker picked up on his run meant an eight-place finish, Will finds himself third overall in the Championship. Will, son of midlands Hillclimb legend Mike Hall, started in hillclimbing with a Westfield Vauxhall in the late 1990s where he rapidly acquired the nickname ‘Will-he, won’t-he’ (make it to the top of the hill) due to his wild, sideways driving style. Hill can be seen in this video below: What Did Turbo Dynamics Rebuild? Strapped to the car is a bespoke Turbo Dynamics…

12Jun 2017 by TD Admin

Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb: 1967-2017

Hill Climbing, Motorsport, News

Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb celebrates its 50th Anniversary during the Tony Marsh Memorial Weekend on the 17th and 18th of June. The Anniversary Celebrations include some of the cars and drivers who competed at the first event or were part of Tony Marsh’s racing career. There will be a convoy run of the cars during practise and during the events both days. Tony Marsh was instrumental in the design and build of the hill as we know it today. There are over 130 cars and drivers together with more than 30 motorbikes competing on both days with a separate event on Saturday and Sunday. All will face the challenge of the legendary 12 feet wide, fast and twisty course at Wiltshire’s famous Speed Hill Climb Venue, Gurston Down. With unrivalled…