Originally Posted by cvchtchbck92
According to your question, I think the answer is a supercharger. It is suppose to be the easier one of the two to install (it usually has less parts), and it does not require the tuning like a turbo, and does not kill the life of the engine. I don't really know what you mean by reliable, so I don't know if I answered that part of your question.
I'm sorry but I couldn't let this go unsaid. First things first, both forms of forced induction put alot of strain on any engine. Whether the engine was built and tunned propperly will help determine the life of the engine as well as how its driven. Secondly superschargers "DO" require the same amount of tunning as a turbo does. Your using a mechanical means of forcing more air through the engine and without more fuel and propper timing, detonation and damage occurs. Super chargers should be intercooled just as much as turbo chargers should. When you compress air it heats up! Don't mean to beat it up just had to be said....