So much for being installed by an "average guy" with "average hand tools." Yes, it does require bolts to install it, it doesn't make it a "bolt on" modification. And to think, members of the "Talk Posse" used to be respectable, knowledgeable people.
You are absolutely incorrect, but thanks for playing.
Using your logic, everything you install, besides maybe the cam, is a bolt on. Including the transmission, gears and heads. All of these can be done by an "average guy" with "average hand tools."
A bolt on part is something that is easy to install and requires nothing more than taking off the old part and putting the new one on. You can't just stick a supercharger on your engine and call it a night. Please, stop feeding bad information to people. This article covers pretty much all of...
A supercharger should only be installed to compliment a well built engine. If you haven't already done heads/cam/intake, then you shouldn't be looking to supercharge it yet. And remember, any power you put to the ground goes through the transmission. Stock 5.0 transmissions are not built to...