Supercharged

Asked by Damen3 Sep 12, 2008 at 05:12 AM

Question type: Car Customization

why wouldnt you        

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Superchargers are linear and finite. Turbochargers are more exponential and have greater capacity to provide power with less load on the engine.

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1) Superchargers create boost from idle, but can't usually flow enough air to pull all the way to redline.... where as a turbo can spool as low as 2500 rpm, but a turbo sized proportionate to the engine will pull to redline and beyond 2) also theres parasitic drag on the motor with a supercharger (I.E. the belt and pulley) where a turbo is driven by spent exhaust gasses that would otherwise be shot out the tailpipe (free energy - no parasitic drag) 3) superchargers have a much lower maximum boost than a turbo ... and changing boost pressures is much simpler with a turbo (a twist of a boost controller vs. changing a pulley and a belt) im not knocking superchargers, there easy to install, and provide great power gains... where the plumbing to install a turbo kit can be hard for an amature to acomplish.....but both systems installed, the turbo setup is superior to a supercharged setup in many ways.....Joe

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