A low-priced used blower can be an overwhelming temptation for a power-hungry hot rodder, but some hints on buying used superchargers can make the difference between getting a good blower and blowing ...

Nothing says pro-street more than a Roots blower sticking through the hood—but where did this hot-rodding staple originate? Sure, there are lots of ways to add boost to your engine, but nothing says ...

High-speed turbine rotor balancing was once rare because of the costs and logistical challenges involved in doing it during an outage. That’s begun to change as economic options emerge, and experience ...

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 ...

The Roots-style blower was first introduced in the mid-19th Century, intended for use as an air pump in blast furnaces and other industrial applications. Today, they are used in industrial, automotive ...

There are many relatively simple ways to add horsepower to your car's engine, such as installing a better intake, reprogramming the Electronic Control Unit, or swapping in a freer-flowing exhaust ...

Delta Hybrid is a synergy of blower and compressor technology that offers totally new opportunities for the generation of positive and negative pressure of air and neutral gases, owing to the ...

Whileintercoolersare built right into a roots blower’s case, they’re often optional in centrifugal supercharger kits. An intercooler is just acore(in centrifugal systems, it looks like a radiator) or ...

When It comes to positive-displacement superchargers, bigger is definitely better. The reason for this oversimplification is that the flow rate of any positive-displacement supercharger (Roots-style ...