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 ...

Let's face it, when it comes to bein' bad—really bad—nothing beats a polished 6-71 stuffed on top of a monster gnarly big-block. Blowers command attention. There's no way you can run a blower and be ...

Superchargers have been a go-to method of forced induction in everything from hot rods to airplanes since before the turn of the 20th century. While car manufacturers have moved away from ...

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, ...

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 ...

We were still two blocks away from Westech when we were surprised to hear the thunder of what sounded like a 7,000-rpm locomotive over our '91 Mustang's stereo. Turning down the tunes and opening a ...

Screw blowers use internal compression, lobed blowers use external compression. Screw blowers are more efficient, potentially cutting energy use in half. Resources: Atlas Copco, www.atlascopco.com ...