What is turbo? What is a super charger?

[Prelude13]

http://www.streetracersonline.com/articles/turbo/

http://www.fordvschevy.com/tech/tbsc/tbsc.html

http://www.forcedinductions.com/help.htm

Subsequently, Twokexlv6coupe (http://www.preludezone.com/member.php?u=35) is our Turbo guru on PreludeZone. He'll be more than likely to answer your turbo questions.
Be sure to search first, then create a new thread.

Thanks!


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[JDMPitBull]

Basically turbos use exhaust to make hp and supercharger uses hp to make hp. Turbos are basically air and exhaust driven where as superchargers are belt driven, so I would put the exhaust to good use, and make some hp rather than just to make noise coming out of your car but it all depends on the driver. Turbos require a little more maintance and are more pricey than superchargers.

['99prelude]

is it possible to install a supercharger adn a turbo charger??? because a supercharger is installed behind the fuel rail isnt it??? and the turbo is installed somewhere along the exhaust/ intake system??? i donno im just going out on a limb with this stuff...

['99prelude]

never mind i said that the supercharger is installed behind the feul rail but i ment the intake mainifold... then again im not totally sure about any of this stuff and thats why i am asking

[ludenight95]

that makes 2 of us.. good question though in my opinion

[ogsmakdade]

if I had a lot of time, money, and a donor car I'd give it a shot lol

[mizlude]

I've seen a turboed mini cooper s that still had the sc on it.

what I want to see is a sc,turbo, stroker, and n2o lude made out of carbon fiber like the hks is300

[thomas97]

is it possible to go super AND turbo?
if you had the money?

Edit: dlelete this... im an idiot.

[Drew]

its entirely possible to do supercharger and turbo. but its stupid if you ask me. the only good thing is that it will sorta act like a twin turbo setup, where you have a small turbo for low end operation and a big turbo for high end... but the only problem i see, the supercharger becomes more of an air flow restriction towards high end where the boost from the turbo goes higher then superchargers boost. and a common misconception, if a supercharger is pushing 6psi and your turbo is pushing 10, you don't get 16 psi. the boost you get is which ever is pushing out the most at what ever RPM you are at. they don't add together.

[twokexlv6coupe]

not to mention the heat generated by the 2 of them put together would equal alottttttttaa heatsoak.
its a good concept, just not too practical.

[trojandrew]

the article from ford vs chevy seems to make sc sound like the superior option without just out and saying it. i know it can't be that cut and dry since turbo is such a popular option. i have to admit that the most attractive feature of the S/C is what the site claimed to be easier to set up and requiring less modification.

anyone have some input regarding this? thanks

[VTEClove]

ok then i have heard about a pro-charger, a belt driven and air inducted turbo. what the **** is this. it not only makes not a lot of sense but i want to know y you couldnt just do one or the other. y have the best of both worlds in this case

[twokexlv6coupe]

ok then i have heard about a pro-charger, a belt driven and air inducted turbo. what the **** is this. it not only makes not a lot of sense but i want to know y you couldnt just do one or the other. y have the best of both worlds in this case


cuz there's no application for our car, thats why no one uses one..

a pro-charger is a supercharger, since its driven directly off the motor via a shaft instead of the exhaust gases like a turbo, except instead of the traditional roots (screw) type supercharger, the belt/pulley is attached to basically what looks exactly like a compressor housing and wheel of a turbo, so there's no turbo lag.

[96SLUDE]

what about a dexi charger, or something called something like something like that. I ran into a guy who had a mustang, he said it was like a supercharger, but with more computer control to obtain the most horsepower at each different level of rpm, if that makes any sense at all.

[twokexlv6coupe]

when yahoo AND google show no real useful links when searching "dexi charger", you know you got played like a lil christian school girl.:rolleyes:

[96SLUDE]

i know i searched it the other day and nothing came up, my skirt has been violated

why you should twin turbo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IOpuGVoyCk

[Smok3y]

Illlll touch on this later when Iamm not drunk. Signlee turbo >? twin turbo