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Turbos Are Cool Again – Here’s How To Keep Them That Way

Tomorrow's Technician

The automotive world continues to evolve and rules concerning emissions and fuel economy are driving manufacturers to develop new or revise existing technologies to improve fuel economy and improve engine performance. Turbo use has shot up from 5% of vehicles in 2010 to close to 50% in 2024, and that number is only going to keep growing.

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Turbos Are Cool Again – Here’s How To Keep Them That Way

Brake & Front End

The automotive world continues to evolve and rules concerning emissions and fuel economy are driving manufacturers to develop new or revise existing technologies to improve fuel economy and improve engine performance. Turbo use has shot up from 5% of vehicles in 2010 to close to 50% in 2024, and that number is only going to keep growing.

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Triple-Turbo 6.4L Cummins Super Stock Engine

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Jason Stott developed his expertise in diesel mechanics and hydraulics under the guidance of his father growing up. Jason Stott’s Super Stock pulling truck In 2010, he founded Addicted Performance Diesel to meet the growing service requests. Cummins engine under the hood. This not only shaved 100 lbs.

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Triple-Turbo 6.4L Cummins Super Stock Engine

Tomorrow's Technician

This article is courtesy of Engine Builder by Evan Laux Jason Stott developed his expertise in diesel mechanics and hydraulics under the guidance of his father growing up. Jason Stott’s Super Stock pulling truck In 2010, he founded Addicted Performance Diesel to meet the growing service requests. Cummins engine under the hood.

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Brake Pad Errors and Mismatches

Brake & Front End

It is OK to say Designed to OE specification or Engineered to meet, but the pad manufacturer should be able to produce in-house or independent testing information where they compare their pads to the OE pads with either on-vehicle or dynamometer testing. A brake dynamometer can be more sophisticated and larger than an engine dynamometer.

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Diagnosing BMW LED Lighting Systems

Tomorrow's Technician

Due to the higher light output, these systems were engineered with beam leveling mechanisms and a way to clean the light to alleviate glare for oncoming drivers. BMWs Selective Beam is engineered to alleviate the glare issue and even distribute light on a possible road hazard.

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BMW Transfer Case Service

Tomorrow's Technician

A customer who had a 2007 BMW X3 was having an erratic problem with the check engine light coming on and an issue with the transfer case 4W operation. engine and 6L45 transmission with 65,000 miles on it. The gear fits 2004-2010 models, ( Figure 3 ). The AWD vehicle had a 3.0L