What should I get supercharger or turbo

[BAJOIE8121]

supercharger or turbo

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[NJMike]

both

 

[NDmustang13]

I like my turbo but either will get you results.

 

[Zrussian13]

All boost is good boost on the s550.

 

[Cory S]

For mostly street. Supercharged.....

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

What are your goals? Honestly if you are looking to make good power and drive the car with minimal thought a Whipple, vortech or TVS would be great.

Whipple and the Tvs options make great power and have that down low punch! which is a lot of fun off of a stop light of just smashing the throttle for a quick pull getting onto the freeway.

vortech and procharger are also good options. They have great top end and are really good if you like to live in the upper rpm range and want a smoother more linear power delivery.

Any of these blower will be able to make more hp than the stock bottom end can take. Each one of them can pully down go E-85 and be wicked fast on the street or the strip.

Turbos are fast, yes. but a properly set up blower car can be just as fast and if you are mostly going to drive the car on the street, superchargers require less maintence and are not as complex a system as a turbo set up. I would recommend a supercharger setup for 90% of applications

 

[LxMike]

Tell us more about what you want....

 

[shogun32]

mostly going to drive the car on the street, superchargers require less maintence and are not as complex a system as a turbo set up

if driving on the street wouldn't you NOT want any major power increase below 4000 RPM?

I can't see how turbos are more complex unless you're referring to piping. no crank nose load, no pullies, no belts, no undue stress to idler and general belt system...

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

if driving on the street wouldn't you NOT want any major power increase below 4000 RPM?

I can't see how turbos are more complex unless you're referring to piping. no crank nose load, no pullies, no belts, no undue stress to idler and general belt system...

Generally for street driving a blower is fun and peppy on the street, power on demand, based on how much you put your foot into it. They also drive very smoothly in traffic.


When you compare a turbocharger to a supercharger, (pulley, belt and in the case of a top mount blower no other bracketry besides a tensioner) they are very simple. When you look at a turbo setup you have alot more going on in the engine bay. Pipes, vacuum line routing, oiling, wastegate etc, etc. Nothing wrong with turbo set ups at all. they make BIG power and there are alot of people running them. But for most people they just want to get in the car, turn the key and drive it and change the plugs and belt here and there and have fun without having to think about it.

 

[andrewtac]

if driving on the street wouldn't you NOT want any major power increase below 4000 RPM?

at some point I'll regret not going turbo, but to this in my very limited experience rolling on the power rather than punching it on the street led to traction issues (car is setup for street). When I added spray I was having issues hooking up off the throttle slam from a roll depending on the surface (roads where I previously was able to hook up). The power came on sooner and harder than just the centri and it was only a 75 shoot.

 

[gimmie11s]

both

For sure

Or go full bolt ons running biodiesel. Them MFers run HARD!!

 

[Jackson1320]

if driving on the street wouldn't you NOT want any major power increase below 4000 RPM?

I can't see how turbos are more complex unless you're referring to piping. no crank nose load, no pullies, no belts, no undue stress to idler and general belt system...

turbo systems break cranks also so don't think that keeps you safe
i want boost a little sooner 3000-3500 but everyone's different and the way they setup there cars is different.

 

[Freedom]

my votes on supercharger. looking at a whipple whenever they decide to go on sale.. lol

 

[Cory S]

my votes on supercharger. looking at a whipple whenever they decide to go on sale.. lol

VMP Gen3R's are ready to ship.

 

[Zrussian13]

I DD a TT set up and can't complain. No issues and nothing but reliable for the last year and half/ 23k miles but I also don't have any experience with superchargers to compare it with.

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