DADA-203: Power & Performance II

Students will gain a working understanding of doing performance enhancements while keeping vehicle emissions legal. Five-gas testing for verification of emissions compliance will be covered along with monitoring air/fuel ratios under load utilizing a chassis dynamometer. Dynamometer-tested performance enhancements to the vehicles will include nitrous oxide, turbocharging, supercharging, fuel, ignition and exhaust upgrades.

Students will learn the processes and formulas involved in calculating proper fuel injector size based on application and horsepower. They will also learn proper ignition selection and gain an introductory knowledge of engine computer (PCM) programming. Emissions laws will be explained along with customer rights regarding modified vehicles under warranty. Turbocharger and supercharger selection and design comparisons will also be stressed along with nitrous oxide injection. All aspects of this training are based on maximum performance and emissions compliance on traditional V-8 equipped vehicles along with sport compact and factory turbocharged vehicles.