05-30-2007, 11:51 PM
Revoguy22 Wrote:OK but what does each one help with.....does the turbo help with low end and the supercharger helps with top end?? thats all i wanna no
Supercharger runs off a pulley from your crankshaft. It provides low end to mid range power. however with the power gains you are still taking power from the engine.
A turbo charger runs off exhaust gases. The exhaust gases "spool" or spin the turbo up to a point where it develops a vacuum and compresses air from the intake side on the turbo, and forces it into your engine. So, if you have a big beefy turbo, it will takje a second to spool, thus "turbo lag"
If you look at it this way, Turbo is usually a top end thing, because once your engine speed drops you will have to spool the turbo again. where if you had a supercharger, when you stomped on the gas after a stop, you would pretty much take right off.
There are some things that I am missing but this is pretty much a general answer.