Sure, there are lots of ways to add boost to your engine, but nothing says hot rod more than a classic 6-71 Roots blower. Roots blowers have been around since the mid-1800s and can even be found in ...

SINGAPORE, Sept. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions, is excited to announce the remarkable 170th ...

Boost! For fixing the stock torque and horsepower curves on the dyno chart and roasting rubber with a tap of the throttle, nothing beats it. And for producing a big kick in the seat when you punch it, ...

Roots-type blowers — which are different from centrifugal or twin-screw superchargers — frequently dominate the front ends of modified muscle cars and street rods, especially dragsters and similar ...

Annapolis Junction, MD (May 18, 2015) -- Colfax Corporation ("Colfax") (CFX), a leading global manufacturer of gas- and fluid-handling and fabrication technology products and services, today announced ...

Gearheads chase horsepower like it's a search for the Holy Grail. Anything and everything that can make a car go faster, we will try, including slapping an engine-driven air pump under the hood. Or, ...

Originally used during the late 1800s to do the blasting in blast furnaces, the Roots-style air pump is older than the automobile. It’s very simple, inexpensive and, most importantly, it can move a ...

Horsepower is an aphrodisiac. To some people, building an engine that could sustain the earth's rotation with its crankshaft is better than almost any form of physical gratification. To others, it's ...