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
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