As I type this, CHP editor Henry D is at ProCharger checking out the new i-1 supercharger, the first programmable ratio supercharger. It features an intelligent control system that allows you to basically control the performance of the blower with a touch screen interface.

 The supercharger uses a variable ratio transmission that makes this centrifugal work differently in the way the boost is applied. Look for an in depth article where we look at this innovative power adder in a summer 2013 issue of CHP..