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Old 06-08-2008, 10:57 AM
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Default Supercharging or Turbo ?

i plan on doing one of the above, if you feel like it.. come on, try to convince me of which one i should do... turbocharge or supercharge ? i wanna hear WHY you chose what you did. and which system ?

she's not a trailer queen, but i will be in some shows, she won't be a 9 second car but she will be dragged once in a while, she definately will be driven, but not a daily driver. 500-700hp range preferable...
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Old 06-08-2008, 11:55 AM
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Turbo .......... cause it makes more power and you can control boost levels better and easier.
pullie swap ? ...... how bout just turning a **** for more boost ?
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Old 06-08-2008, 03:14 PM
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turbo because it outperforms a supercharger in every aspect....
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Old 06-08-2008, 04:04 PM
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if you got the money. i would do i turbo
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Old 06-08-2008, 04:55 PM
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supercharger easily. Turbo lag is a pain in the @ss
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Old 06-08-2008, 07:46 PM
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what turbo lag?? Ill see full boost at 3000rpm makes boost waaay faster than a centrifugal supercharger
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Old 06-09-2008, 12:20 PM
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Default RE: Supercharging or Turbo ?

13-14 psi supercharger, build block and heads, cams for the same $$$ as a turbo. Then add and 100-150 shot of nitrous on top of it along with other supporting mods you will need....

You would probably make close to 500 rwhp without the nitrous....
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Old 06-09-2008, 12:23 PM
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If you have the Money Turbo the beast...
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Old 06-10-2008, 11:29 PM
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Default RE: Supercharging or Turbo ?

Depends on what you're wanting. If you want a street car to play around in i would definitely suggest a roots or twin screw supercharger. They're more fun than turbo cars by a long shot.

If you're wanting a faster car i'd say go turbo.

I prefer turbo myself, but it's more for the power. I love roots superchargers just as much, they make up for it in the fun factor where turbo lacks somewhat.

Never owned or built a twin screw car. Driven one, but never messed around with it enough to give you good input.

So... my opinion, you want a straight line drag car (That's including straight line racing on the street) I'd say go turbo. For everything else I'd recommend a positive displacment supercharger. I think you'd probably like a roots or twin screw more though.
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Old 06-11-2008, 08:57 PM
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Default RE: Supercharging or Turbo ?

I have a supercharger but if you don't have to worry about smog(I'm in san diego) I would definetly go turbo, its more efficient than s/c, will make more hp per pound of boost, and the boost can easily be adjusted for normal driving. If you're looking for the easiest than s/c the most hp I would say go turbo
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