Turbocharging vs Supercharging Options

[94Toy]

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.

[97sccelica]

a turbo charger causes more stress to an engine than a SC.

an SC will always outlast a TC.

SC's generally have 50%-60% efficiency, when matched properly to the engine.

TC's generally have 60%-70% efficiency, when matched properly to the engine.

there is no lag with a SC, if sized properly, a turbo will have little lag.

generally, the saying with SC's is that it takes power to make power. imho, i dont think an SC is worth while on an i4 engine. to up the boost, you will need new belts and a new pulley, with aTC, you can get a MBC and adjust the power with a screw