Naturally aspirated engines and supercharged engines

Question

I’ve always hear it when i’m watching about racing cars, i’m a farn of cars but i dont know about naturally aspirated and supercharged engines.

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Answer 1

A naturally aspirated engine is one that only relies on the movement of the pistons to pull in air. Because of this, the amount of air (and therefore fuel, and therefore power) that can enter the engine is capped at the displacement of the engine. A supercharged or turbocharged engine uses a high speed pump to force more air into the engine. More air = more fuel = more power.