Supercharged or Turbo?
I have a turbo car and there is less boost at lower rpms, but it kicks in quickly and it is hardly noticable, (and you can power brake it to eliminate- no tire spinning, just boost). I hear blowers rob power, but it is probably minor. The turbo recycles, pretty kool.
A blower does rob power. It is a crank driven mechanical device. BUT
The boost is variable. Though I'm not a fan of the idea of a pulley swap to do it, but that is how it is.
The nice thing about a blower, roots style more so than a centrifical unit is MAD torque from jump street on up with what should be superior top end HP.
The draw back is you need a very very strong bottom end on this set up or your tear up the bottom from unholy amounts of torque production.
On a turbo, I see you said "recycling." Alot of guys say it is free HP. While the system must be really good to be free. (I'm not ever sold on anything free except death.....) The exhaust still see resistance in turning the turbo and then getting dumped out the exhaust pipe. Sorry, I'm not sold on this being free and there has to be some restriction or power loose there.
But I don't know Jack. Tell me, anybody, how much does it take to turn a turbo? Can we equal this in terms of thrust?
If you are not buying a car already done, then a bolt on blower is probably easier.
No doubt. But I gotta say, that whine of a turbo.....sweeeeeeet sweet whine of a turbo.......WHEW!
The nice thing about the centrifical blower s the compact and do come in kits. The supercharger store (.com it) is one such place. They can become almost as complex as a turbo in the possible tubing set ups.
