Turbos vs. Superchargers

[Inkonspikuous.]

no you wont. Rice is boring and slow in most cases

Says you.

[OrangeCrush 86]

If you want to go big talk to people who build racing engines professionally. They will get you the ET's you want and know what they are talking about.

[Novi2KGT]

I'd say start out with a goal in mind then decide what you want. Do you 800 rwhp, or 1200 rwhp? A descent SC and a stroker kit will easily get you 700 to 800 rwhp. Do you want pump gas or race gas? It would be easier to help you out if you give us your goals of what you want and how much you want to spend. BTW any shortblock for those HP levels, is gonna start getting expensive.

[XJHEAD]

[LilRoush]

I went for a positive displacement SC for my car. Low end tq makes your passenger look all when you hit the on-ramp.

[orangefox]

So lets say I was shooting around the idea of a supercharger setup for next year on my LX, what would be the best bang for the buck, I would like to get on that is self oiling???

[sport the war]

Turbo is more eff, you dont have a hot piece of alum forcing air into the motor. but if you need something simple without the big boom... supercharger because it's not capable of going from 5psi to 30psi by twisting a knob.

[Sweet35th]

So lets say I was shooting around the idea of a supercharger setup for next year on my LX, what would be the best bang for the buck, I would like to get on that is self oiling???

Why are you concerned with self oiling?

[Dan Picht]

if someone wants cheap power buy my gtb-88 innovative turbo from me for 1300.00, and that is with a fresh rebuild.ready to put down 500 - 1000rwh depending on the boost.

[Inkonspikuous.]

I would just like to say AGAIN that I am NOT looking for ME.. I'm looking for opinions. This is meant to be a discussion.

[Novi2KGT]

Why are you concerned with self oiling?

I've never had a problem with any of my SC's or turbos being fed off the motor

I would just like to say AGAIN that I am NOT looking for ME.. I'm looking for opinions. This is meant to be a discussion.

It has been beat to death already, if you want to see more discussions use the search button You'll see on soo many other forums too it has been discussed. It comes down to many more things (like its intended application, what the user is looking to get out of it, how much it costs, and how much fab work is OK)than what is better than the other.

[orange88]

turbo>supercharger

[01darkblueTA]

turbo problems>superchargers

imo i think turbos are cool and make tons of power but can be a pain to get them tuned and running good all the time.
superchargers are a little more simple and i think they can be a little cheaper to run

[orange88]

imo i think turbos are cool and make tons of power but can be a pain to get them tuned and running good all the time.
superchargers are a little more simple and i think they can be a little cheaper to run

why are the any harder to tune and get running good all the time?

and yes more then likly the supercharger will be cheaper but its not realy all that much after you get all said and done

[Novi2KGT]

why are the any harder to tune and get running good all the time?

and yes more then likly the supercharger will be cheaper but its not realy all that much after you get all said and done

As for pricing goes, no one ever considers that the turbo kits usually come with the turbo(s) and headers/exhaust. You add that to most SC kits and they end up costing pretty damn close to the same.