Super charger VRS Twin Turbo

[Tapil]

What is the difference between a super charger and a turbo? Is a Twin Turbo just as good or better than a super charger?

[blindeyed]

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question122.htm

[poormillionaire2]

Basically, a supercharger is belt-driven, while a turbo runs off exhaust gases. Both build boost, just in different ways. A supercharger is also limited to how much boost because it is limited to engine RPM, while a turbo theoretically can produce an infinite amount of boost. One isn't necessarily better than the other, just depends on what you want out of your setup.

[vortecman]

sts turbo....end of story.

[poormillionaire2]

Originally Posted by vortecman

sts turbo....end of story.

Debateable. It, like everything else that has to do with cars, it has its pros and cons.

[vortecman]

sts makes full boost below 3000 rpm. rendering a supercharger pointless...

[poormillionaire2]

Originally Posted by vortecman

sts makes full boost below 3000 rpm. rendering a supercharger pointless...

Depends on the turbo application. Plus the location can starve it for oil. Boost pressures can be lost en route to the engine because of travel time. Like I said, its debateable.