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The Lysholm or Twin-Screw Supercharger The twin-screw supercharger is quite similar to the Roots-type supercharger but has a few significant differences. The twin-screw supercharger was first patented by Heinrich Krigar in Germany in 1878 when it was developed as an air pumping compressor for industrial use. However, lack of precision engineering prevented the further [...]
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NOS Basics and Layout The basic nitrous oxide injection system, or a NOS kit, is pretty straight forward and easy to grasp. It consists of a nitrous oxide tank, some tubing, a nitrous solenoid, a fuel solenoid and toggle switch, throttle position microswitch, jets, a nitrous fogger, a relay, nylon pipe, and a distribution block. [...]
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Supercharger Basics A supercharger is simply a mechanical device that forces more air and fuel into an internal combustion engine. The more air and fuel that can be forced into an engine, the more power it can produce. It sounds a lot like a turbocharger and it is very similar to the turbocharger, except that [...]
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How Important is DYNO Testing? Given a choice between spending $500 for a day on the dyno and upgrading to a trick set of cylinder heads, most hot rodders on a budget would opt for the hardware. But a different view should be considered. A good set of heads on a poorly tuned engine is [...]
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