The ultimate Question :Turbo or supercharger
01-21-2006, 10:53 AM
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The ultimate Question :Turbo or supercharger
I have been trying to decide for months now what to go with, turbo or supercharger, I just don't know. I have a 04 Civic SIR and just don't know what will work best. Hints, tips, suggestions tell me what you think.
01-21-2006, 11:45 AM
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Depends on how you want your power delivery. Generally speaking a supercharger won't put out as much power as a turbocharger because of the parasitic loss it takes to run it. But a supercharger provides a nice flat torque band all over the rev range.
Turbos usually produce the most power but also produce a lot of heat, and generally the powerband doesn't receive an increase in performance till 3000RPM or so.
This can change depending on setup though. A small turbo will spool fast but make less power. A centrigual supercharger will make tons of horsepower but needs to spin high into the rev range before it makes power.
Personally I prefer turbos.
Turbos usually produce the most power but also produce a lot of heat, and generally the powerband doesn't receive an increase in performance till 3000RPM or so.
This can change depending on setup though. A small turbo will spool fast but make less power. A centrigual supercharger will make tons of horsepower but needs to spin high into the rev range before it makes power.
Personally I prefer turbos.
01-21-2006, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by AF
Depends on how you want your power delivery. Generally speaking a supercharger won't put out as much power as a turbocharger because of the parasitic loss it takes to run it. But a supercharger provides a nice flat torque band all over the rev range.
Turbos usually produce the most power but also produce a lot of heat, and generally the powerband doesn't receive an increase in performance till 3000RPM or so.
This can change depending on setup though. A small turbo will spool fast but make less power. A centrigual supercharger will make tons of horsepower but needs to spin high into the rev range before it makes power.
Personally I prefer turbos.
Turbos usually produce the most power but also produce a lot of heat, and generally the powerband doesn't receive an increase in performance till 3000RPM or so.
This can change depending on setup though. A small turbo will spool fast but make less power. A centrigual supercharger will make tons of horsepower but needs to spin high into the rev range before it makes power.
Personally I prefer turbos.
01-22-2006, 08:28 AM
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The problem I am having is a very erratic torque curve. It go up steady then just before my VTEC kicks in at 5900 rpm it drops quite a bit then jumps up when the VTEC kicks in. at around 3500 rpm I have quite a loss and I can actually feel it and I don't like it.