Superchargers and turbochargers both serve to increase an engine’s power by forcing a larger air-fuel mixture into the engine than it would normally get, but they go about it in different ways. A ...

Soon after the internal combustion engine was invented, technological advancements steadily improved its efficiency and boosted its power output. Increasing displacement—or, in simpler terms, ...

Looking at today's market, you'd think the answer to the second question in the title would be simple: it's the turbochargers. Indeed, manufacturers have turned to this solution in their quest to ...

There was a time when adding forced induction to your engine meant a supercharger and nothing else. Even then, it wasn't a purpose-built, high-performance unit, but a re-purposed scavenging pump ...

There’s a lot of debate about whether a supercharger’s parasitic loss is worse than a turbocharger’s lag. But as is so often the case, context matters enormously. Take, for example, CarWow’s latest ...

If you want to get more horsepower out of your car, there are usually a few avenues to explore. You can consider trading in your current model for a high-performance ...

When it comes to visual impact and sheer, unadulterated horsepower,nothing beats a well-designed forcedinduction (FI) system. To help youdecide which FI setup is right for your Corvette, we've put ...

The Escalade V gets a supercharger that's nearly twice the size of the unit found in the CT5-V Blackwing. I was curious why this is the case, so I asked an Eaton product engineer, Jake Ridenour, who ...

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