Turbo or Supercharge?

[2000celicagtmg]

^^...you my friend are just awesome!!!!...Mike

[Snowfork]

I'm partial to superchargers, but a turbo is not evil in my eyes. They all have their uses and I like road course racing, where low end torque is invaluable.

[Blue7thGen]

Originally Posted by 2000celicagtmg

^^...you my friend are just awesome!!!!...Mike

That video honestly cracks me up, i mean, he was correct in everything he said... But he sounds like he either got punched in the nose, or has a very bad cold :P

[DOJAGUY]

Originally Posted by Celicannot

^ this is true I've seen 6lbs of boost running pretty decent on all kinds of motors

i would still rebuild the motor before putting turbo on a 13 year old car pal

also.... low boost?

get the **** out

[silva]

so, just curious but why exactly are they bad for an automatic?

[DOJAGUY]

too much stress on the tranny

[Blue7thGen]

I agree with Doja, i would rebuild the entire motor just to be safe. Because, keep in mind that there will still be 10-13 year old stock parts that may not be able to handle the increased boost or simply the spool up of a turbo. Plus, even if you were to get a turbo that would give you decent amount of boost (let us say 9+ psi) an intercooler, oil line, and several other parts would be necessary to keep all the parts cool while the turbo operates. A friend once said to me "put a turbo in your car, some magic happens, and it goes faster." That my friend is complete and total bullshit ;P

[Snowfork]

Originally Posted by silva

so, just curious but why exactly are they bad for an automatic?

Automatics tend to upshift so low in the power band that the turbo only ever spools in the last gear and overdrive usually doesn't spool the turbo either.

So imagine driving around like your turbo is waaay and never spools up.

The other danger is that turbos tend to give a jolt of power which is detrimental to the health of an automatic.

[silva]

and the problem is still the same with a supercharger?

[grassdragger738]

A supercharger is turned by a belt not spooled by your exhaust so it is better for being used on an automatic but still put extra stress on the transmission that it was not designed to take