Originally posted by DaGodRa
Ive decided on getting a b16a for my civic....i was thinking about turbo but others tell me supercharge it....supercharging makes more low end power and turbo hi end...is this right and which will b better to do?
That is correct. Supercharging runs off belts and pulleys and it's instaneous in most cases. No turbo lag.
Turbos work using exhaust gases so the faster your car goes the faster the gases flow through the piping in which they turn the turbine faster.
Deciding which is better? Supercharging has limits. Can only really make as much power as the pulleys that are running them and there is a limit at which how fast that pulley can spin or you're going to have parts flying everywhere
Turbos is basically unlimited on how much power you want to make, and is more dependant on the internals of your engine. The more boost you go, the more chances you have of blowing up your engine.