Tag: naturally aspirated

Read ’em and weep, 647HP at the rear wheels without the help of nitrous, a blower or turbo; just the god-given atmospheric pressure and a cohesive engine package that kicks a$$. Banging down 650HP at the tires even with a power-adder is impressive, but when you ring in that number with a naturally aspirated combo, […] More »

Heck, most people can’t even make 1000 HP with a turbo, blower or nitrous. But the Gearheads at the School of Automotive Machinists (SAM) don’t need no stinking power adder, instead, their naturally aspirated 438-CI motor makes 1064 HP at a sky high 9000 RPM! Yes, you read that correctly, no nitrous, no turbos, no […] More »

Few things in the car world are as cool as a high horsepower naturally-aspirated combo. Sure power adders are cool, but there’s something to be said for using nothing more than stoich and a highly tuned combo to make big power. Kinda like Bobby Weige’s C6 Z06 that ran 201.4 MPH at the Texas mile, […] More »

With the upcoming CAFE fuel mileage standards looming in the distance and with the ever increasing push for decreased emissions it’s no wonder manufacturers are turning to smaller displacement motors with forced induction. Don’t get me wrong, forced induction is awesome, but with all the rage directed at huge turbos and big blowers (in the […] More »