One of the first known uses of a Roots-style supercharger in hot rodding dates back to 1948, when Barney Navarro figured out how to adapt an Army-surplus GMC 3-71 blower to his Flathead Ford. The ...

Old school 6-71 blower bolted to a modern 383 stroked LS engine makes 753 hp and just a little bit of boost.

Yeah, we get it, LS engines make great power. But our classic Chevy small- and big-blocks just look so cool stuffed between the fenders of our vintage rides. What's a gearhead to do? Well, for ...

People love a great big supercharger. You know, the kind that you'd see sticking out of the hood of a classic American muscle car or out of the last of the V8 Interceptors. They're amazing, but what ...

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, ...

Horsepower is an aphrodisiac. To some people, building an engine that could sustain the earth's rotation with its crankshaft is better than almost any form of physical gratification. To others, it's ...