The first supercharger was fitted to an engine in 1878. Although widely thought of as a power booster for car engines, the supercharger is the egg that came before the automobile chicken.

Supercharged Megazilla 7.3-liter and Dark Horse 5.0-liter engines for drag racing, street, or off-road use hit the Ford ...

The humble supercharger, which has helped ... Later on, the same technology was applied to engines, first in aircraft and then in cars as the emerging automotive industry began to exploit the ...

As engines get smaller and more efficient ... toyed with the possibility of using both a turbocharger and a supercharger. Yes, cars can have both turbochargers and superchargers; this is what ...

Ford's EcoBoost engine's origin can be traced back to 2007 when the Lincoln MKR concept was the concept's main motivator and ...

Ford Performance is pushing the limits of its 7.3-liter pushrod V8.The company just unveiled the Megazilla 2.0—a supercharged ...

Ford Performance has unveiled two new crate motors for your next project car: one is the supercharged 7.3-liter 1,000+ ...

Muscle-car fans should remember the last Shelby GT350, which was produced by Ford, because it featured a flat-plane crank V8 ...

The new forced-induction 7.3L ‘Megazilla 2.0’ will make over 1,000 hp; the blown Coyote north of 800 The speed-crazed Blue Oval gearheads in Dearborn have project-car fever—and the only cure ...

Ford has great news for those who want to build a track monster around a Ford-branded V8 engine. The automaker has just debuted two new supercharged crate engines. The 7.3-liter V8 is rated at ...

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