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Originally Posted by Zgringo
So which one is really best? Depends on how you use it, and how it's installed.
Now don't tell me that turbo's make power for free cause they use wasted exhaust gas, and superchargers use lots of power from the crank cause I'll prove you wrong and you'll eat your words, if your honest.
Read the following with a open mind and then lets dig into the meat of the turbo vs supercharger.
If you want well do this in 2 parts, the 2nd part being to remove the myth that a low compression turbo'd engine makes more power than a high compression engine, and this I promise you when were done with this subject you'll be able to speak with authorty with facts. Fair enough?
http://www.chimera.co.nz/300zx/
http://www.superchargeronline.com/content.asp?ID=19
http://interjunction.com/features/supercharging/ |
I tend to agree with you. Both turbo's and superchargers have their strong points. A turbo in the end will make more HP than a supercharger will. Turbo's are more efficient that supercharges also. You get better MPG with a turbo becuase it isn't always spooled, especially cruising down the highway.
Those guys on superchargeronline don't know squat about turbo's either. They say the wastegate opens to limit the RPM of the turbo, that is not true. The wastegate opens to limit boost (they also say that, but say the RPM limiting twice).
They also say that you will get a surge when the wastegate opens, more BS. The surge you get is from the turbo spooling up, not anything to do with the wastegate.
Pretty much the rest of what they say is right, but they make it sound like a turbo is a niche market. Just look at the number of turbo'd stock vehicles compared to supercharged ones.
I also disagree with you saying that a low compression engine will not make more HP than a high compression engine. I would lke to hear your version first though
Let's keep this to an intellectual conversation, not a pissing match with name calling and such. I am very open to other ideas and I have a lot of experience with turbo's.