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post Aug 14, 2003 - 12:50 AM
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Okay so I know what the differences are between a turbo and a supercharger my question is which one is actually better, since a supercharger is belt driven would that be harder on the engine than a turbo, and is it just as easy to up the boost on a supercharger as on a turbo, because I know with a turbo you just mess around with a boost controller, but since superchargers are belt driven do you have to upgrade the pulley that they have, or do you just buy a boost controller just like a turbo. And what exacly is an aftercooler, I've heard somebody say something about these with supercharger. Sorry for all the questions I am just really thinking tonight. I dunno why?

And I also know that they do not make a supercharger for our cars I was just wondering.
 
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post Aug 14, 2003 - 1:25 AM
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Personally I think that turbos are better. The supercharger is somewhat parasitic because it takes energy from the engine to get the belt and the supercharger moving. Whereas the turbo does not use any engine power to do its work. The demand caused by the supercharger may be small but it is still that many horses that are doing other work and not on the ground.

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- 94Toy   Turbocharging vs Supercharging   Aug 14, 2003 - 12:50 AM
- - Chrobis   A supercharger and turbocharger work on the same i...   Aug 14, 2003 - 1:16 AM
- - Striking4   Personally I think that turbos are better. The su...   Aug 14, 2003 - 1:25 AM
- - Mynzeyes   yes. what he said. super is belt, and turbo is exh...   Aug 14, 2003 - 1:33 AM
- - 97sccelica   a turbo charger causes more stress to an engine th...   Aug 14, 2003 - 1:53 AM
- - snadman   How about just go with what floats ur boat.   Aug 14, 2003 - 2:24 AM
- - Matthew   i made this to help explain how a turbocharger wor...   Aug 14, 2003 - 3:18 AM
- - 3TST   I knew I had some info on this somewhere - Tuning ...   Aug 14, 2003 - 6:58 AM
- - BlackSTX   QUOTE (vphmc @ Aug 14, 2003 - 4:58 AM) As fa...   Aug 14, 2003 - 8:12 AM
- - 97sccelica   yes there are "lagless" turbos out there...   Aug 14, 2003 - 11:30 AM
- - 94Toy   I know what an intercooler is. I was wondering wh...   Aug 14, 2003 - 9:22 PM
- - NEVERSTOP   If you want reliable power go with a charger.. my ...   Aug 14, 2003 - 10:29 PM
- - Hanyo   Hello everyone. I own a 97 celica st and i'm ...   Aug 17, 2003 - 5:48 AM
- - 97sccelica   QUOTE (Hanyo @ Aug 17, 2003 - 3:48 AM) Hello every...   Aug 17, 2003 - 12:23 PM
- - celica3sgte   I think superchargers are limiting. You can only ...   Aug 17, 2003 - 1:09 PM
- - 3TST   Where can I find information about/on the 4agze SC...   Aug 17, 2003 - 7:49 PM
- - Hanyo   The 4Agze sc comes out of a Mr2 or a gts corolla. ...   Aug 17, 2003 - 8:52 PM
- - Matthew   i would estimate that it would be about the same c...   Aug 17, 2003 - 8:59 PM
- - 7aek   ppl ppl ppl~~~ superchargers werent made~~ but the...   Aug 17, 2003 - 9:31 PM
- - KAMiX   A couple of ppl have mentioned the HP differences ...   Aug 19, 2003 - 4:34 AM


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