SUMMARY:
Corky Bell, the author of the best selling Maximum Boost, has done it again with the publication of Supercharged! Design, Testing and Installation of Supercharger Systems. Superchargers have become one of the most popular performance bolt-on products for all engine sizes-from the diminutive, but powerful, Honda and other import four cylinder engines, to Porsche and BMW engines, and Detroit's V6s and V8s. However, bolting a system on that works to the enthusiast's expectations and at the same time is reliable has been a "mystic art." No longer!
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. The Purpose of Supercharging
2. Acquiring a Supercharger Vehicle
3. The Physics of producing Power
4. The Balance of Heat
5. The Roots Supercharger
6. The Centrifugal Supercharger
7. The Screw Compressor Supercharger
8. Intercooling
9. Intake Manifold
10. Electronic Fuel Injection
11. Events in the Chamber
12. Secondary Components
13. Mounting the Supercharger
14. Drive Mechanisms
15. Preparing the Engine
16. Testing the System
17. The Outer Limits of Power
18. Designing a Supercharger System
19. Implementing the Design
20. Installing a Supercharger Kit