A supercharger is a belt-driven forced-induction system that uses the engine’s crankshaft to drive its compressor lobes, or the gearbox attached to the compressor wheel on centrifugal-style superchargers. Inside the snout of the supercharger is a pair of gears which transfers the spin of one lobe to the other. It’s also where the supercharger gets its famous whine noise.

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