Dodge's Hellcat supercharger has been around for a decade, and its trademark high-pitched whining has no shortage of fans and detractors. What makes it so loud?

It sounds absolutely brutal. The car, built by Vengeance Racing in Cumming, Georgia, was able to lay down over 1300 horsepower back when it was running a supercharger in place of the turbos.

While we expected the massive hood bulge of the C7 Corvette ZR1 prototype to conceal a blower, the obvious supercharger sound only comes to confirm this ...

When it comes to getting the fastest quarter mile, different powertrains employ superchargers or turbochargers, each capable of massively boosting horsepower.

The 993-generation Porsche 911 is a fantastic car from the factory. But as this dyno video shows, everything's better with forced induction. This 1996 Carrera has been equipped with an Eaton ...