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The photos in this edition are black and white.

Once the limits of a naturally aspirated engine are achieved in terms of horsepower and reliability, there's only one more way to maximize horsepower potential: forced induction. There are two options for realistic forced induction, a turbocharger or a supercharger. While there is considerable debate over which is better, both offer exponential gains over any standard modification on a normally aspirated engine.

Street Supercharging, from industry veteran Pat Ganahl, has been the guidebook for supercharging fans for years. As time and technology march on, updates are required to keep things current (as of 2009) and that's what this revised edition of Street Supercharging does. It covers blower basics, blower background and history, a tutorial on how blowers work, information on used superchargers and their practicality, chapters on the different styles of superchargers, like the traditional roots style blowers vs. the emerging centrifugal styles, blower installation, how to build your engine to handle the demands of a blower application, and information on tweaking factory blower systems.

Chapter 1: Blower Basics

The Air Engine 

Street Supercharging 

What is a Supercharger?

What a Supercharger Does 

Types of Superchargers 

 

Chapter 2: Blower Background 

A Short History of Supercharging 

Blowers in Europe 

Superchargers in the United States 

Hot Rod Supercharging 

Street Supercharging 

 

Chapter 3: How Blowers Work 

Density, Volume and Pressure 

The Gas Law 

The Problem of Heat 

Blower Efficiency 

The Air Density Ratio 

The Limits of Supercharging

Expansion Ratio and Thermal Efficiency 

Let’s Get Practical 

 

Chapter 4: Vintage Superchargers

Early McCulloch Blowers 

The Frenzel 

The S.CO.T./Italmeccanica

Early GMC Kits

Other Roots Blowers

The Judson and Other Vane Types

Latham

Magna Charger 

B&M Automotive 

 

Chapter 5: The New Centrifugals 

Centrifugal Superchargers vs. Turbochargers 

Vortech and Paxton Superchargers

ATI ProCharger 

 

Chapter 6: Modern Roots Blowers 

GMC Blowers 

GMC Blower Builders 

New Old Roots 

The New Roots 

 

Chapter 7: Screw-Type Superchargers

Whipple 

Kenne Bell 

Vortech-Lysholm 

 

Chapter 8: Building the Street-Supercharged Engine 

Block, Crank, Rods 

Pistons and Rings 

Cylinder Heads 

Camshaft and Valvetrain 

Fuel System

Air Cleaners and Intercoolers

Ignition 

Exhaust 

 

Source Guide 

The photos in this edition are black and white.

Once the limits of a naturally aspirated engine are achieved in terms of horsepower and reliability, there's only one more way to maximize horsepower potential: forced induction. There are two options for realistic forced induction, a turbocharger or a supercharger. While there is considerable debate over which is better, both offer exponential gains over any standard modification on a normally aspirated engine.

Street Supercharging, from industry veteran Pat Ganahl, has been the guidebook for supercharging fans for years. As time and technology march on, updates are required to keep things current (as of 2009) and that's what this revised edition of Street Supercharging does. It covers blower basics, blower background and history, a tutorial on how blowers work, information on used superchargers and their practicality, chapters on the different styles of superchargers, like the traditional roots style blowers vs. the emerging centrifugal styles, blower installation, how to build your engine to handle the demands of a blower application, and information on tweaking factory blower systems.

Pages : 128
Size : 8.5 X 11 (inches)
Format : Paperback / softback
Illustrations : 331 b/w photos
Publisher : CarTech
ISBN : 9781613251317
Product Code : SA17P

Chapter 1: Blower Basics

The Air Engine 

Street Supercharging 

What is a Supercharger?

What a Supercharger Does 

Types of Superchargers 

 

Chapter 2: Blower Background 

A Short History of Supercharging 

Blowers in Europe 

Superchargers in the United States 

Hot Rod Supercharging 

Street Supercharging 

 

Chapter 3: How Blowers Work 

Density, Volume and Pressure 

The Gas Law 

The Problem of Heat 

Blower Efficiency 

The Air Density Ratio 

The Limits of Supercharging

Expansion Ratio and Thermal Efficiency 

Let’s Get Practical 

 

Chapter 4: Vintage Superchargers

Early McCulloch Blowers 

The Frenzel 

The S.CO.T./Italmeccanica

Early GMC Kits

Other Roots Blowers

The Judson and Other Vane Types

Latham

Magna Charger 

B&M Automotive 

 

Chapter 5: The New Centrifugals 

Centrifugal Superchargers vs. Turbochargers 

Vortech and Paxton Superchargers

ATI ProCharger 

 

Chapter 6: Modern Roots Blowers 

GMC Blowers 

GMC Blower Builders 

New Old Roots 

The New Roots 

 

Chapter 7: Screw-Type Superchargers

Whipple 

Kenne Bell 

Vortech-Lysholm 

 

Chapter 8: Building the Street-Supercharged Engine 

Block, Crank, Rods 

Pistons and Rings 

Cylinder Heads 

Camshaft and Valvetrain 

Fuel System

Air Cleaners and Intercoolers

Ignition 

Exhaust 

 

Source Guide 

A Complete Guide to Street Supercharging

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