What is a supercharged engine?

For example, if a supercharged engine is pushing 10 psi (0.69 bar) of boost at sea level (ambient pressure of 14.7 psi (1.01 bar), ambient temperature of 75 °F (24 °C)), the temperature of the air after the supercharger will be 160.5 °F (71.4 °C). read more

A supercharger will compress air of the atmospheric pressure, and create the boost by forcing air into the engine. The supercharger can add as much as 46% more horsepower because the increased air will allow more fuel to be added to the combustion charge. read more

In a supercharger, there is a belt that connects directly to the engine. It gets its power the same way that the water pump or alternator does. A turbocharger, on the other hand, gets its power from the exhaust stream. read more