Originally Posted by tabetha
I think that turbos are newer ?, as I know old racing "BLOWER BENTLEYS" were kicking the germans bums years ago in racing, these had superchargers, as did spitfires, two stage if I am right ?
Turbos are newer than superchargers, but they have probably been around for longer tahn you think. Turbo chargers were originally developed around 1910, and apparently the supercharger predates "the automobile"
Forced induction was devised within a few years of the invention of the internal combustion engine, and actually predates the advent of automobiles. Gottlieb Daimler received a German patent for supercharging in 1885, specifying an ext ernal fan, pump, or compressor to push the increased air into the engine.