i'm looking at supercharging my gsr and would like advice

[AnthonyF]

a super charger has some benifits. but one key thing that most people do not know is:


it TAKES hp to MAKE hp with a s/c. Meaning if ur running 10psi on ur S/C and some1 else has the same motor with a 10psi turbo...they will be making more hp b/c it is less stress on the motor. Now you won't have to deal oil lines..."TURBO LAG". but you MIGHT have belt slipage, belt wear, lower MPG due to the stress of the motor trying to turn it.

[Dietcoke]

a super charger has some benifits. but one key thing that most people do not know is:


it TAKES hp to MAKE hp with a s/c. disregard the rest of this post.

Disregard this post as shown above.


A turbo pushing 1000 cfm will make more hp then a supercharger pushing cfm due to the parasitic losses of the supercharger. Psi is just that, pressure. Pressure doesnt make horsepower, volume does. Generally, the more volume, the more pressure, but that isn't always the case. A supercharger pushing 5 psi can easily make more then a turbocharger pushing 5psi if it puts out significantly more air volume.



That is all

[Sport1.3]

a super charger has some benifits. but one key thing that most people do not know is:


it TAKES hp to MAKE hp with a s/c. Meaning if ur running 10psi on ur S/C and some1 else has the same motor with a 10psi turbo...they will be making more hp b/c it is less stress on the motor. Now you won't have to deal oil lines..."TURBO LAG". but you MIGHT have belt slipage, belt wear, lower MPG due to the stress of the motor trying to turn it.

a supercharger has plenty more benefits then you give it credit for, you of all ppl should know better then that. If nothing more, they make a much more usable power...period. Midrange is where you want the power for a track car. With an engine like the B series a stout low end and an even better midrange will only suit the car even more. A honda with Tq off idle...who would have guessed. Parasitic loss is always going to be somewhat of a down fall of an SC set up, but you arent actually losing in the end. you lose ~10% effeciency over stock to create 60% more power...i dont see this as much of a down fall. Plus the fact ppl never realize a turbo has similiar fallbacks, in that it creates a HUGE amount of back pressure to create its power, which causes a great amount of heat, which if not harnessed correctly can cause effeciency loss as well. Also Turbo's are hardly "less" stress on a motor, rather they are not used as often. A turbo when reaching threashold acts like a giant Shock to drivetrain components, which over time can cause all kinds of fun stuff to go wrong with a motor. A clutch type supercharger can be used (ex toyota sc12) in which can be mechanically or manually turned off, thus decreasing wear to drivetrain components and increasing fuel economy, much more practical then just "staying out of boost" with a turbo set up. Now if you want the best of both worlds, then start reading up on Twincharging ...all the benefits, none of the fallbacks