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[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Ever since early hot rodders took their cues from World War II fighter planes and adopted belt-driven forced induction as a proven way to generate more power from less engine, the supercharger has earned its place in the American pantheon of power. The image of a bug catcher intake raking up over the hood atop a roots-style supercharger has firmly established itself in the visual lexicon of automotive performance.
Down to the Roots [/align][align=center][/align][align=center]The roots-style supercharger became the standard of forced induction over Potvin, or centrifugal-style superchargers, thanks to used examples being readily available on GMC diesel trucks back in the '50s, and even today. There are great advantages to using a roots-style supercharger to create horsepower. Instant power comes right off idle thanks to its ability to develop boost at lower engine rpm. This is a good quality for getting a vehicle moving from a dead stop in a hurry—perfect for something like drag racing, or even everyday driving.
[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Another great quality of supercharging is that you don't necessarily have to spin the engine within an inch of its life to make big power. Thanks to the supercharger's ability to compress air and fuel before it enters the combustion chamber, a little horsepower suddenly turns into a lot, with only minimal effort. The result is a small block or four-banger that looks like a Chihuahua, but acts like a Great Dane, so to speak. Oddly enough, the roots-style blower was originally invented by Francis Roots in 1860 to ventilate mineshafts and the like. It took Gottlieb Daimler of Mercedes-Benz fame to finally bolt one up to an engine in 1900. While this early effort was not hugely successful, the stage was set for further forced induction.
Spinning Lobes [/align][align=center][/align][align=center]A roots-style supercharger amplifies engine power through two sets of counter rotating lobes that, as they spin, force air and fuel down into the engine. The lobes are the working part of the rotors, which spin inside a housing and are connected to bearings at either end of the housing to prevent them from smashing into each other as they spin. A pulley and belt is connected to a set of gears inside the front bearing plate, the belt draws engine power to make the lobes spin. The supercharger, therefore, spins in direct proportion to engine rpm, with boost levels controlled by the ratio of the pulley attached to the supercharger drive gear. Larger wheels turn the small wheel faster, for example.
[/align][align=center][/align][align=center][b]The main difference between a supercharger and a turbocharger is that the supercharger takes its power directly from the engine via a pulley, w

 

oooh, i want one! i want one!!

could you imagine that, i'm still kinda wishin dad would get a blower for his 56

but could you imagine that on a monte

 

that would f*n pwn

 

Very Nice!!!

 

How they say it? Blown is BETTER!

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i wanna try a impossible experiment.

take a nice built v8, drop twin turbos on it, a supercharger, and nos and see how badly it'll blow up


haha shame it wouldnt work

 

NA Sucked so I went out and got Blown.

Babies are on the Bottle. Real Men get Blown.

 

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A supercharger can make an engine more efficient by forcing air into the combustion chamber.[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Since the invention of the internal combustion engine, automotive engineers, speed junkies and racecar designers have been searching for ways to boost its power. One way to add power is to build a bigger engine. But bigger engines, which weigh more and cost more to build and maintain, are not always better.
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I'm looking forward to going to a smaller pulley on mine, but I still have 45,000mi of warranty left, so I got to wait a while yet. I'm hoping to add a ZZPerformance short stack intercooler and maybe even an Eaton M112 at that time. At least 1 1/2 years out. I can wait. I'm still happy with my L67 under the hood.
Will I loose any drivability by going to a bigger blower? Low end torque loss? Milage?

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