articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . april 2012 procharger type private company industry automotive aftermarket founded lenexa kansas usa 1993 founder dan jones headquarters lenexa kansas products automotive parts motorcycle parts marine parts industrial compressors website procharger.com procharger is the supercharger division of accessible technologies inc. ati a supercharger and industrial turbomachinery manufacturer located in the kansas city metropolitan area . 1 2 inovair is the name of the company s industrial products division . 3 contents 1 history 2 products and distribution 3 manufacturing 4 industry contributions 5 sponsorship 6 references history edit procharger was incorporated in december 1993 4 and its initial supercharger systems were for 5.0 mustangs and carbureted chevrolet applications . 5 the primary founder of the company was dan jones who stepped down from the role of company president in 2006 . 6 7 one of their most notable staff members is jim summers a 5.0 mustang racer and dealer for procharger . he joined the company in 2002 as the motorsports director . procharger was originally located in a leased property in lenexa ks . in december 1998 it moved into a building designed specifically for the company and that building was expanded in 2004 . in 2010 the company acquired control of a second building adjacent to the primary building . ati procharger headquarters products and distribution edit the company manufactures procharger superchargers and supercharger systems for a variety of applications including automotive truck motorcycle utv utility terrain vehicle and marine . prochargers are distributed primarily through a network of dealers who have installation and calibration capabilities . the company also designs aircraft deicing compressors and industrial blowers blower packages and compressors through its inovair division . manufacturing edit superchargers supercharger systems and subassemblies are manufactured in house on computer numerical control cnc equipment utilizing coordinate measuring machines cmm s balancing equipment run in stands and other equipment to verify quality during the production and assembly process . billet impellers are manufactured from large diameter sticks of 7075 t 6 aluminum which are cut to height on the saw contoured on a cnc lathe and then machined on a cnc mill 5 axis 4 axis or 3 axis depending on complexity . on its street legal superchargers procharger offers a choice of noise levels with the quieter stealth gearset featuring a helical design . 8 quality control includes running every supercharger that leaves the facility rather than random sampling . 9 the engineering team utilizes 3d computer aided design software rapid prototyping equipment a large test lab and engine and chassis dynamometers during the r & d process . 10 industry contributions edit among its initial industry contributions procharger was the first to offer a complete intercooled supercharger system for the aftermarket performance industry 11 12 in track testing in july 1994 the automotive press documented an improvement in quarter mile performance of 2 seconds and 16 mph on a stock 1993 cobra running 9 psi in 97 degree weather utilizing an intercooled procharger system . 13 in 1995 an intercooled procharger system became the first supercharger system to receive an emissions exemption carb eo d 365 for an application running more than 8 psi of boost receiving that exemption for a 14 psi intercooled supercharger system for a 5.0 mustang . 14 in 1996 procharger was the first company to offer complete intercooled supercharger systems for marine applications . 15 in 2000 doug mangrum became the first racer to run faster than a 7.0 et elapsed time in the quarter mile using a centrifugal supercharger . donny walsh and jim summers soon followed with 6 second quarter mile passes in the same year with all 3 using a procharger supercharger and also exceeding 200 mph . the supercharger design used by these 3 racers includes a patented bearing within a bearing design for the high speed output shaft . in 2006 bo butner running a procharger supercharger became the first racer to win a championship in nhra running a centrifugal supercharger which had previously been outlawed in nhra . 16 the company began manufacturing intercooled supercharger systems for harley davidson motorcycles in 2006 . that product included several patented design elements and this h d supercharger kit in 2006 was awarded a popular mechanics award for design and innovation 17 and then in 2008 achieved further industry recognition as the easyriders performance product of the year . 18 procharger has a notable history of innovation and new product development . 19 in 2000 procharger managed an industry first by offering the first gear driven centrifugal supercharger with self contained oiling . 20 it is credited with being the first to offer a supercharger system for corvettes with ls engines and in 2010 was the first to introduce supercharger systems for the ford raptor and 3.7 l v6 mustang . 21 in testing by the automotive press in 2011 on a stock 6.2 l ford raptor an intercooled procharger supercharger system increased performance by over 200 horsepower and was also reported to be installed in approximately 4 hours . 22 accessible technologies has been a member of sema specialty equipment manufacturer s association since 1994 23 and has been attending performance racing industry trade shows since 1999 . sponsorship edit procharger does not sponsor race cars directly but does act as class sponsor for several racing classes in multiple sanctioning bodies and acts as a contingency sponsor in additional racing sanctioning bodies . 24 notable racers who have won championships using procharger products include john urist jason lee tim matherly kevin young steve jackson rich bruder mike modeste mark micke don walsh jim blair and jimmy larocca . references edit fiti procharger ati main warehouse 14801 w 114th ter lenexa kansas ks company profile a complete guide to street supercharging pat ganahl google books ati kem studio . kemstudio.com . retrieved april 13 2012 . external link in publisher help accessible technologies inc accessible technologies inc lenexa kansas ks company profile sport compact turbos & blowers joe pettitt google books business profile of dan jones . zoominfo.com . retrieved april 13 2012 . external link in publisher help business profile of ken jones . zoominfo.com . retrieved april 13 2012 . external link in publisher help supercharger systems and upgrades pressurized power modified mustangs & fords magazine procharger hq tour truckin magazine procharger shop tour how superchargers are made stangtv 5.0 mustang and super ford june 2000 . ati procharger sc supercharger 5.0 mustang & super fords magazine muscle mustangs and fast fords november 1994 pp 134 144 . muscle mustangs and fast fords april 2002 powerboat magazine march 1998 nhra.com lucas oil comp champion bo butner popular mechanics december 2006 http www.vtwin expo.com pdfs amd % 20118 % 20page % 2021 37.pdf installing procharger s c6 ls3 blower kit vette magazine 5.0 mustang and super fords may 2002 procharger shop tour how superchargers are made dragzine truckin magazine 2012 issue 5 procharger sema membership listing procharger to sponsor nmca west s x275 drag radial class nmca retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title procharger & oldid 742700801 categories auto parts suppliers of the united statesautomotive motorsports and performance companiesmotorcycle accessory manufacturersmanufacturing companies based in kansashidden categories cs1 errors external linksorphaned articles from april 2012all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more 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