
thumb|right|upright=1.2|A supercharger (item 6) on a piston engine thumb|right|upright=1.2|Roots-type Eaton Corporation|Eaton M62 supercharger (right) on a 2006 Saturn (GM) Ion Redline Ecotec LSJ [[4-cylinder engine]]
thumb|right|upright=1.2|A supercharger (item 6) on a piston engine thumb|right|upright=1.2|Roots-type Eaton Corporation|Eaton M62 supercharger (right) on a 2006 Saturn (GM) Ion Redline Ecotec LSJ [[4-cylinder engine]]
In an internal combustion engine, a supercharger is a device which compresses the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to produce more power for a given displacement. It is a form of forced induction that is mechanically powered (usually by a belt from the engine's crankshaft), as opposed to a turbocharger, which is powered by the kinetic energy of the exhaust gases. However, up until the mid-20th century, a turbocharger was called a "turbosupercharger" and was considered a type of supercharger.
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