Superchargers could be considered the classic hot rod component. They've been around since the beginning of rodding for a very good reason—they make power. The idea of a supercharger is to move more ...

There are some decisions we make in life that have no bad outcome. Like visiting the ice cream store, no matter what flavor you choose, you're still having ice cream. Similarly, there are choices we ...

Gearheads chase horsepower like it's a search for the Holy Grail. Anything and everything that can make a car go faster, we will try, including slapping an engine-driven air pump under the hood. Or, ...

Roots-type blowers — which are different from centrifugal or twin-screw superchargers — frequently dominate the front ends of modified muscle cars and street rods, especially dragsters and similar ...

Atlas Copco is so convinced that traditional lobe technology no longer meets the needs of today’s low-carbon economy that it is replacing its roots-type rotary lobe blowers. Screw technology, on ...

Working as Chief Justice of the 24 Hours of Lemons Supreme Court, I see a lot of superchargers bolted to racing hoopties and adding tremendous engine destruction power on the track. Yes, everything ...