It is super charged by a combination of the pumping action in the crankcase and a rotary valve that lets air in but not out. It will make 30 to 35% more power than a non super charged engine of the same displacement. The box is called a plenum. On the smaller YS .53 the fat intake tube serves as part of the plenum. In both engines the rocker box is also part of the plenum system.
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