The turbinator?

[matt09524]

So... I clicked on an add here by mistake and it brought me to this website that is advertising a cheap, 32HP inc supercharger. This seems like it is.. well one of those you get what you pay for kind of things. Could someone explain a supercharger? From what I understand, it changes the compression inside the chamber and if the engine is older, could lead to broken seals and such? Anyone used this product?

[SirCull]

That is purely a scam...nothing more...they will probably give you something you put on your intake that has a fan and you put it on the battery...it will try to compress the air but it will fail miserably...


I'll try to explain a supercharger for you

First off...a super is a method of forced induction...either a supercharger or a turbocharger is required...as for how it works...basicly the compresor unit runs off the crankshaft...so the faster the crankshaft moves the more compression you get, this is measured in PSI or Pounds/Square Inch.

Now this works becuase the supercharger changes the engine set up from a vacume to a boosted intake system, NA (Normal/naturaly aspirated) cars use a vacume, or they suck the air in through the intake, while a boosted engine shoves air into the cylinder. Now this must be off set by a better fuel system (ie bigger injectors, faster fuel pump, sometimes larger fuel rail, etc) becuase running a car that is "lean" or without enough gasoline is dangerous. Also boosted cars must run premium gasoline, to prevent early detonation. But it is a good choice for a power adder.

The one good thing's about a supercharger is that you get a good amount of boost right off the line, unlike a turbo which must "spool up", but if the turbo is correctly sized to the engine...spool up should be minimal.

As for damage, you are close, many things can go wrong with a car that is running boost without stronger internals, but I know that boost can be run on stock engines...but they will wear much faster. That is one of the down sides of boost

If you really want to use forced induction for a power adder, GM and RSM all sell kits for all of thier 4 cylinder engines. Although they are expensive (about $3500) they are almost bolt on applications.

Hope this helps

[SirCull]

Oh...I forgot to say, that it adds power becuase the gasoline is burned more completely, also adding a larger explosion in the cylinder