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In a nutshell
Posted by saw (more from saw) on Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:28:24
In Reply to: Difference between Turbo and Supercharger, Tarooka [Profile/Gallery]
, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:47:34
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No lack of the technical detail below but in a nutshell:
Both turbos and superchargers force more air into the combustion chambers.
Supercharger = mechanically driven. A result is that it does not have the turbo's preceived lag but it also limits the rotational speed possible so there is less peak power potential.
Turbochager (really a type of supercharger) = exhaust driven. This suffers from some initial lag but the turbine can be driven at a rotational speed many times faster than a supercharger as it is not mechnically limited resulting in a much greater peak power potential. To a point the more power a turbo makes the more power a turbo can make until the engine literally self destructs. This can't be said for a supercharger.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Difference between Turbo and Supercharger, Tarooka , Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:47:34
- In a nutshell, saw, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:28:24 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Difference between Turbo and Supercharger, Dean, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:02:03
- details, details, Erik, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:28:48
- Re: Difference between Turbo and Supercharger, sonique, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:53:59
- They do the same thing, increase intake charge but, Noel, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:53:38
- Re: Difference between Turbo and Supercharger, Geoff, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:52:04
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