Patent ID: 7469690

Claim:
A supercharging method using a supercharger system including a first and a second lower intake manifold adapter attached to a vehicle engine, an upper manifold plenum chamber situated over said first and said second intake manifold adapter, and a supercharger mounted on a top surface of said upper manifold plenum chamber, said supercharging method comprising: discharging compressed air from said supercharger in a downward direction; receiving said compressed air in said upper manifold plenum chamber; allowing said compressed air to flow through said first lower intake manifold adapter and said second lower intake manifold adapter to said vehicle engine; adjusting air flow within said upper manifold plenum chamber by using an air flow distribution manifold situated in said upper manifold plenum chamber; and balancing said air flow within said upper manifold plenum chamber by using a plurality of adjustable openings in said air flow distribution manifold.