Superchargers have been used in commercial cars for over 100 years, ever since Mercedes first put one in their production car in 1923. They were initially used in aircraft, but superchargers have a ...

Superchargers have never been very common in mainstream production cars for a variety of reasons. Turbochargers are typically cheaper and more efficient, using exhaust gas rather than parasitic load ...

While they were once rare powerplants, cars with forced-induction engines are now available all across the automotive industry. Forced induction cars that use turbocharging or supercharging (there's a ...

To that end, BluePrint has just announced two big developments of its own within the company’s premier, hand-built ProSeries brand: a 700-hp LSX-style 376ci V-8 and an 800-hp LSX-style 427ci V-8—both ...

Ford Performance is pushing the limits of its 7.3-liter pushrod V8. The company just unveiled the Megazilla 2.0—a supercharged crate engine capable of producing 1,000 horsepower. While the naturally ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Supercharged Megazilla 7.3-liter and Dark Horse 5.0-liter engines for drag racing, street, or off-road use hit the Ford Performance catalog in 2025. The Megazilla 2.0 is fortified with a steel ...

Ford Performance has unveiled two new crate motors for your next project car: one is the supercharged 7.3-liter 1,000+ horsepower Megazilla 2.0 V8, while the other is the supercharged 5.0-liter 810 hp ...

1,000-horsepower Direct Connection Hellephant A30 426 Supercharged Crate HEMI® engine relaunches with suite of new engine upgrades Updated NHRA championship-winning Direct Connection 354 Supercharged ...

One of the most anticipated V8 thrillers of 2025 is finally available to purchase. Direct Connection is asking $34,995 for the Hellephant A30 426 Supercharged Crate HEMI, a 7.0-liter behemoth that ...