Chris Alston’s Chassisworks, a mainstay in the street and racing world with their broad spectrum of innovative components, launched their new supercharger gear drive system, known as the Component Drive System (CDS) this year to overwhelmingly positive reviews. The CDS, as it was designed, is not just a gear drive unit for the supercharger to reduce wear and tear on the crankshaft, but an entire ecosystem of optional accessory drives that function as well as they operate.

At the SEMA Show in Las Vegas last month, we took a look at the CDS system in Chassisworks’ display, providing our readers a glance at this impressive unit that truly is a better “mouse trap.” Since that time, we’ve also worked hands-on with the CDS accessory drive, having installed one on our 275 Drag Radial project car known as Project BlownZ.

The Chassisworks team has continued working to develop new and accessory drives that operate off of the gear drive unit, and a handful of those are on display here at the PRI Show on the company’s first-gen Camaro display vehicle. Among these latest additions to the CDS accessory lineup are the distributor, water pump, a power steering pump drive, and an upcoming fully enclosed alternator drive that will accompany the more affordable exposed drive that’s currently available.

Each of these accessory drives is made of billet aluminum, and are fully compatible with the CDS single gear drive units, which have been designed to fit with many makes and models of engine combinations, including Ford, GM, Chrysler, Pontiac, and others.

For more information on Chris Alston’s Chassisworks and the Competition Drive System, log on cachassisworks.com.