5250 High Performance Dyno Shop Blog

When you make the leap to bigger turbocharger, the questions are many, choose a shop wisely. It will impact how your car drives and lasts.

We match every turbo to 3 factors: Driving style, reliability / street-ability, and budget. 4, 6, 8 cylinder motors, Gas & Diesel all require a very specific process to match the right turbo.

Turbos are nothing new, but turbo technology is consistently progressing. The latest technology is variable vane or geometry turbos for gasoline engines. These turbos have gas directing vanes that can move to adjust how the exhaust gases flow through the turbo.

As the vanes move, the A/R of the turbine housing changes, increasing spool or top end power. It's like having all the different A/R turbine housings in one. Unfortunately, there are only a few of these turbos on the market and most of them are OEM fitment for a Porsche. Because of this, we don't see too many variable vane turbos in aftermarket applications.

Another turbo technology related to the exhaust housing is TwinScroll Turbos.

Planning a large turbo build can be very tedious and a scary process.

There are good and bad things to owning an older Subaru Legacy or Impreza. Once they hit the 10 year mark, their value has mostly settled and the aftermarket has fully developed replacement parts.

These parts are not all performance oriented though. Think about that before you start ordering online.

SCCA race car preparation | It's late February, but it's starting to get warm out there.

That means drivers are thinking about their race cars and getting antsy. We offer race car preparation and set up, are you ready?

What's the difference between what I can buy online and what 5250 fabricates?

The biggest difference is going to be quality, fit and performance.

When our customers expectations demand custom components for increased turbo performance, we are able to build to tighter tolerances than a mass produced item that can be found online.

Colorado Supercharger Shop | Want more power? Thinking about adding a supercharger to your V8?

Our experts spend valuable time matching / sizing every forced induction project before we start to ensure that our customers get realistic gains without losing drivability.

At 5250 Performance, we are authorized Supercharger dealers / tuners and installers of two potent supercharger systems.

Dyno Shop Denver | There are many variables that can change the power output of your vehicle.

Some of are easy to account for, others...not so much.

Subaru WRX tech | Do you smell fuel when you start your car in the morning? Is it more noticeable the colder it is outside?

Air ride or Coil Overs | When enthusiasts want to upgrade their suspension, many immediately turn to coil-overs.

For those of you who drive their high performance ride all year, read on.

Our last Subaru firewall repair came in because the dealership work did not last. Get it right before your clutch fails.

Yes, this will happen.