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How do I get more air into my engine?
If you want to increase the horsepower, you’ve essentially got to find ways to move more air in a greater volume through your engine.
- Installing a High-Performance Cold Air Intake to increase horsepower.
- Installing a High-Flow air filter and intake.
- High Performance Exhaust System.
- Supercharger.
- Turbocharger.
- Nitrous.
How does fuel density affect engine performance?
It is critical that the engine power output is maintained constant while assessing the influence of fuel density on emissions. If comparisons are made without adjusting to constant power output, then lower density fuels will produce lower maximum power and, thus, lower emissions.
What does forcing more air into an engine do?
The word turbocharger is actually an abbreviation of the word turbo-supercharger. Indeed, a turbocharger is from the same family as a supercharger – it’s all about “forced induction” (FI), or forcing more air into the engine to allow for a bigger, controlled explosion in the cylinders and thus more power.
What engine is most fuel efficient?
Diesel engines generally achieve greater fuel efficiency than petrol (gasoline) engines. Passenger car diesel engines have energy efficiency of up to 41\% but more typically 30\%, and petrol engines of up to 37.3\%, but more typically 20\%.
Does AWD affect gas mileage?
Vehicles equipped with AWD or 4WD generally suffer a fuel economy penalty due to the extra weight and mechanical resistance of the equipment needed to turn all four wheels. In some cases, the reduction in gas mileage is small but can add up over time.
What affects diesel engine performance?
The density of diesel is lower than that of other fuels. The higher oxygen content found in TPO decreases the calorific value, which in turn reduces engine power. In addition, the higher kinematic viscosity of TPO is related to the degree of unsaturation, and it also increases with the oxygen content of the fuel.
Are two engines better than one?
Sometimes two engines are better than one. Twin combustion engined cars are one of the real oddballs of the motoring world. It makes no sense as a drivetrain for a production car just on the basis of mechanical complexity alone, but there have been specific applications suited to the twin-engine approach.
What would happen if you put two engines in a car?
If you couple two identical engines together you should essentially have 2x the power/ torque. Yeah there will be losses in transmissions but one engine also has losses. You might get into packaging issues that might affect efficiency but that’s another story.
How fast can a twin-engined car go?
So, in 1935 someone came up with the bright idea of a twin-engined race car and got to work. Two cars were built and both were staggeringly fast in a straight line. One was built using 2.9-liter engines, but it was the one built with 3.2-liter engines that topped out at a recorded 208 mph.
How do you put two engines on a single engine?
Put two engines where the wheels are and take power from the drive shaft. You don’t just tie the shafts together; there must be something like a transmission/universal with two inputs that allows both engines to rotate separately. Only if (for some reason) you want to operate them at different speeds.