If you've ever been around muscle cars, you might have noticed large blowers sticking out of the hoods of some of them. What ...

Unfortunately, the Roots supercharger is particularly prone to heat issues. First, the lobe seals that some Roots blowers use ...

First lobe-type blower resembling a supercharger created in 1849 The Roots Blower Company patented a lobe-type air moving device for use in coal mines in 1860 The first automotive supercharger was ...

Many manufacturers have flirted with superchargers over the years, but usually with a less extreme approach than the last of the V8 Interceptors. Mercedes had its Kompressor models, Jaguar was ...