Turbo vs compressor!! (?) Options

[Bakkmagedon]

Hey!

I wanna tune my at200 engine, and wonder if its possible (and chost) to compressorcharge it?

what is best to do, compressor or turbocharge ?

Hope for answers

This post has been edited by Bakkmagedon: Jun 6, 2009 - 1:48 PM

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

Ksport your over simpflying things.

you dont think you need to upgrade your fuel system and ecu with a blower too.

they in effect do the same job, push more air into the engine, more air requires more fuel regardless of what pushes it.

You dont have to run a bov (what you misname a bypass valve) running low boost a bov (blow off valve) isnt needed at all.

Superchargers are still a lot of work. Mounting it in direct line with the belt (if its off to the side even a small ammount it will rob you of power and wear the belt out and pul uneven wear on the bearings in the blower. You still need to make up pipework to get air to and from the blower, and in most cases you still run an intercooler with a supercharger.

The upside with fitting a supercharger is as you mentioned you dont need to change your exhaust. But then think your engine is going to be making an extra 50% or so, your tiny stock exhaust wont flow enoug and will require upgrading anyway.



With a turbo you need to get an oil feed and drain and usually a coolant feed to it, so you could take the oil feed from the oil pressure sender in the head (not the best way but it would do the job) as for the drain you need to take you sump off and get a peice of thread or bung welded into it.

You need an exhaust manifold, lucky you can buy a turbo manifold for pretty much anything off egay these days so you'll be right there. Then a dump pipe needs to be made, it could either mate to your existing exhaust (might be too restrictive as i mentioned earlier) or get a whole new one made while your at it. Any exhaust place should be able to knock up a full exhaust in 3" m/s mandrel bent for around $400 us. Or make it yourself if your handy with a welder and hacksaw/grinder/drop saw.

Still need an intercooler to be mounted and piping to be made up, but you need that with a supercharger anyway so no real difference there.



Either way you are going to need at least an upgraded fuel pump and probably injectors too, and an ecu to control it, and intercooler mounted and pipework to be made, and exhaust modified either way etc etc, its still a big job.