Nothing says pro-street more than a Roots blower sticking through the hood—but where did this hot-rodding staple originate? Sure, there are lots of ways to add boost to your engine, but nothing says ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...