Supercharger vs Turbocharger

Yea, the fact that the big companies dropped the ball on 2.2 ECM tuning is a big limiter, while you can do a piggyback or standalone, a module such as HPT would be a huge gain for those trying to make more power out of the 2.2.

Personally, I'm a turbo guy, probably because I know more about them than I do superchargers. But, I guess it all has to do with the application and what you are looking for out of it. I personally would say Turbo for a street application just because for daily driving it allows you to stay in vacuum when you don't want boost. That being said, the sound of blower whine is sex.

[Chester]

Originally Posted by blkbalt06

a turbo is generally more efficient, because it uses expended energy and creates power. think about it, a turbo uses exhaust gases that otherwise would be vented to the atmosphere. a supercharger takes power to make power, ie-parasitic loss. now it doesnt take a whole lot to make the power, but still. with a turbo, you can control the amount of boost through a boost controller. with a supercharger, you're stuck with what the supercharger pulley gives you. in my opinion, its more ideal to turbocharge smaller, 4 cylinder engines, and supercharge the bulky v8's. just my .02

I Agree to the fullest !

[IMADreamer]

Originally Posted by blkbalt06

a turbo is generally more efficient, because it uses expended energy and creates power. think about it, a turbo uses exhaust gases that otherwise would be vented to the atmosphere. a supercharger takes power to make power, ie-parasitic loss. now it doesnt take a whole lot to make the power, but still. with a turbo, you can control the amount of boost through a boost controller. with a supercharger, you're stuck with what the supercharger pulley gives you. in my opinion, its more ideal to turbocharge smaller, 4 cylinder engines, and supercharge the bulky v8's. just my .02

I'm curious as to why you think superchargers are so great for V8s? I mean with all that free energy being wasted on a 4 cylinder why is it any difference then on an 8 cylinder? To me if you think turbocharging is better for one then shouldn't it be better for both?

[blkbalt06]

im not saying its any better, im just stating my opinion. either way a turbo will be more efficient.