Originally used during the late 1800s to do the blasting in blast furnaces, the Roots-style air pump is older than the automobile. It’s very simple, inexpensive and, most importantly, it can move a ...

Specifications have been pulled directly from the manufacturers; other sources can be found at the bottom of the page. This ...

There's nothing quite like the sight and sound of a huge blower sticking through the hood, or the scream of a turbocharger under full song. Now more than ever, car nuts everywhere have a wide variety ...

Historically roots superchargers have been used to take big-inch V-8s to the next level of performance. And in recent years automakers have jumped on the bandwagon with the increased use of roots ...

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 ...

People love a great big supercharger. You know, the kind that you'd see sticking out of the hood of a classic American muscle car or out of the last of the V8 Interceptors. They're amazing, but what ...

Development of the aircraft powerplant has been the greatest single contributing factor to the progress of aviation. A logical field for future development seems to be the improvement of its altitude ...