Supercharger Type: Roots

Note: This is an older article and kept for reference. As of March 20, 2017 it is currently unavailable. Price on June 3, 2015, was $4,093.19 USD. While checking out Amazon we came across an interesting sale on the 7482P Weiand Supercharger Kit. This is the classic 6-71 blower which is designed to generate 50+ … Read more

Recently Eaton has been paving new roads with their forward thinking supercharger product development. They have been concentrating on a market that has the most need and demand for specialty blowers. They are developing superchargers for small displacement gas engines. With this in mind they are challenging two very firm beliefs: One, is that superchargers … Read more

Along with some great supercharged vehicles there are a couple supercharger kits planned for debut at the November 2nd to 5th, 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Here’s a look at them. ProCharger strikes the hottest iron which seems to be the 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0l. This well established company is debuting an already … Read more

The 2010 SEMA Show is going to showcase several supercharged vehicles and new supercharger kits. Held in Las Vegas the industry insiders show starts on November 2nd and runs to the 5th. Following is an idea of some of the great things we have to look forward to. It’s Mustang Madness this year with the … Read more

It takes a bit more than the standard supercharger kits to get a horsepower monster like the RDP Challenger SRT8.This Dodge is pushing out 1000 HP running a one-off custom twin supercharger system. Early in 2009 the RDP Challenger took the title of World’s Fastest Late Model Challenger by running 10.24 at 133 MPH. Later … Read more

Supercharger Kits Reader Mail   Question: I have a 2000 Crown Victoria LX am I’m looking for a Supercharger set for it. Right now, I have not found anything and have no luck. If you have any information, please send it. Answer: The stock 4.6L V8 in the 2000 Crown Vic is a 2-valve SOHC … Read more

Eaton Corporation has roots back to 1911 when Joseph Eaton, Henning Taube and Viggo Torbensen founded Torbensen Gear and Axle Co. The company started off in New Jersey, USA producing seven hand built axles in their founding year. Eaton went through many changes in the early part of its life including several name changes, a … Read more

Weiand Automotive Industries, Inc. assured their place in automotive performance history when in 1937 they developed and manufactured the first aluminum intake manifold available to the mass market. Founded by Phil Weiand in the mid 1930’s the company began in California as Weiand Power & Racing Equipment which was a performance parts warehouse. Their first … Read more

BLITZ has roots in the 1970’s as a circuit racing team that grew into a high performance tuning shop. The next step for the company was in 1981 when they established BLITZ Co., LTD in Tokyo, Japan. Their focus has been to produce high quality performance products for the aftermarket that can endure the daily … Read more

Toyota Racing Development (TRD) is Toyota’s in-house performance development and tuning division for Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicle lines. At the time of writing there are two main divisions of TRD: Toyota Technocraft Co. Ltd or TRD Japan (established June of 1954) and TRD U.S.A. (established in 1979). TRD Japan was originally known as Toyota … Read more

Neuspeed provides superchargers and performance parts for Acura, Honda, Volkswagen and Audi. The company started in 1975 by Bill Neumann with his two sons Gary and Aaron. The original company from Burbank California has roots in dyno-tuning and custom engine building. In 1980 Neuspeed brought out its first Volkswagen project nicknamed “Thunder Bunny”. It was … Read more

Eaton announced the TVS R2650 which is the latest addition to their TVS roots blower series. The announcement took place at the 2016 SEMA show. Eaton’s R2650 is not just a larger displacement TVS. It comes with a 4 lobe optimized rotor design that uses a 170 degree twist which reportedly shortens the rotor lead … Read more

The Eaton TVS R2650 is part of the TVS series but with some newer design features. The key feature is the degree of twist in the rotors. Other TVS models have rotors with a 160 degree twist whereas the 2650 is 170 degrees. This design also uses the 4 lobe rotors. Further the 2650 has … Read more

The GMC 8V-53 blower was built by GMC for their Detroit 53 series diesel V style engines. The 8V-53 has a 15 inch rotor length with 3 lobe 30 degree helix cut. This differs from the other 53 series which use 2 lobe straight cut rotors. As with other’s in this series, they run at … Read more

The GMC 6V-53 Long Bore roots type blower was built by GMC for their Detroit 53 series diesel V style engines. The 6V-53 Long Bore has a 13.1 inch rotor length, 2 straight cut lobes and runs at higher RPMs than the 71 series. Due to the lobe design this model runs louder than the … Read more

The GMC 6V-53 Short Bore roots type blower was built by GMC for their Detroit 53 series diesel V style engines. The 6V-53 Short Bore has a 10.9 inch rotor length, 2 straight cut lobes and runs at higher RPMs than the 71 series. Due to the lobe design this model runs louder than the … Read more

The GMC 4-53 Long Bore roots blower was built by GMC for their Detroit 53 series diesel inline engines. The 4-53 Long Bore has an 8.7 inch rotor length, 2 straight cut lobes and runs at higher RPMs than the 71 series. Due to the lobe design this model runs louder than the similar model … Read more

The GMC 4-53 Short Bore roots blower was built by GMC for their Detroit 53 series diesel inline engines. The 4-53 Short Bore has a 7.5 inch rotor length, 2 lobes and runs at higher RPMs than the 71 series. Due to the lobe design this model runs louder than the similar model in the … Read more

The GMC 3-53 roots blower was built by GMC for their Detroit 53 series diesel engines. The 3-53 has a 6.5 inch rotor length, 2 lobes and reportedly runs at higher RPMs than the 71 series. Due to the lobe design this model runs louder than the similar model in the 71 series.

The GMC 2-53 roots type blower was built for Detroit’s 53 series diesel engines. The 2-53 has a 4.375 inch rotor length, 2 lobes and runs at higher RPMs than the 71 series. RPMs are reported to be somewhere in the 2,500 to 2,800 RPM range. Due to the lobe design this model runs louder … Read more

The GMC 8V-71 roots blower was developed for commercial GMC Detroit V8 diesel’s like the 8-71 was for inline’s. The 8V-71 supercharger is designed with two 3 lobe rotors that have a 30 degree helix. Originally for commercial diesel applications they were later modified and then rebuilt, redeveloped and copied for strip, marine and street … Read more

The GMC 6V-71 roots blower was developed for the Detroit V6 diesel engine as opposed to the 6-71 model which was for an inline engine. As with the 6-71 the 6V-71 is designed with two 3 lobe rotors that have a 30 degree helix. Starting out on commercial trucks and vehicles they were later modified … Read more

The GMC roots blower was developed and used originally on Detroit 4-71 diesel engines which were 4.7l / 284 cubic inch (ci) inline 4’s. Later modified and then copied / re-engineered for racing, street and marine use. The 4-71 is a 3 lobe design with a 30 degree helix.

The original Detroit GMC 3-71 roots supercharger and part of the 71 series blower. It was developed for diesel engines and later modified for drag and then street and marine use. The 3-71 blower was used on the 3.5L / 213 cubic inch (ci) inline 3 engine that produced 113 hp. The 3-71 utilizes a … Read more

The original Detroit Diesel (GMC) Straight 71 Series roots blower designed for use on Diesel engines and later modified for racing, street and marine applications. The 2-71 is a non-standard case with side inlet.

Weiand classic 8-71 roots type blower with a two lobe helical rotor.

Weiand classic 6-71 roots type blower uses a two lobe helical rotor.

Eaton’s TVS R2300 roots type blower is part of their sixth generation Twin Vortices Series. It utilizes their 4 lobe design with a 160 degree twist to the rotors. This design differs from other traditional roots designs which typically use 3 lobes.

The TVS R1320 is one of Eaton’s TVS® R-Series sixth generation design. The 1320 designation refers to the volume of air in cubic centimeters per revolution the blower pumps. Eaton’s TVS R-Series design has 4 lobes instead of the traditional 3 and the rotors have a 160 degree twist which previously was only 60 degrees. … Read more

Eaton’s TVS® R-Series has a couple new design features that makes it unique. One, is the 4 lobes which deviate from the standard 3 lobes. Two, is the design of the rotors. They have a 160 degree twist instead of the previous 60 degrees. The design increases the supply of air and keeps the air … Read more

GMC 8-71 series roots blower designed and manufactured for use on 2 stroke diesel engines. Eventually modified by enthusiasts for strip applications then later street and marine. The 8-71 originated as a 3 lobe design with 30 degree helix.

The original Detroit GMC 6-71 series roots supercharger used on diesel engines and later modified for drag and then street and marine use.