Comments on: How Does a Supercharger Work? – Turbocharger vs Supercharger

By: jacob

jacob — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:09:11 +0000

what they are saying is that a supercharger is more combustable the instant you want it to be but its makeing the engine run alot harder that it should but still putting out as much power as it should and a turbocharger is running off its own waste its own supply makeing it easyer on your engine once you get to about 3,500 r.p.m’s thats when it hits usally but also putting out as much power as a supercharger would so i think there bothe even.

By: brandon

brandon — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:03:27 +0000

i have a 1990 corrado G60 it has a supercharger in my eyes id rather have a supercharger altough id love to have a car that is turbo charged aswell they are both great to have on a car to add tons of power. the turbo charger takes a second to kick in and once it kicks in ull feel it but i like the supercharger better because they are easier to maintain im 16 yrs old and my dad makes his living by being a mechanic so its nice to know how to cfix things and immediatly able to ask him for help cause he knows the answer 10 times out of 10 but mainly id go with a supercharger because they are eiser to maintain and easy to take apart price tho they are both equal but i really dont mind which ckind id have in my car but i have a supercharger in mine and i cant complian or say id rather have on or the other soo its what u like best i guess…

By: paul

paul — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 03:55:22 +0000

cant you just install both in a car to get the best of both worlds? i know it would be expensive but it would give you the broad powerband (supercharger) and the quick jolt (turbo).

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:02:08 +0000

Simple explanations but for some of us that are new owners of such equipment, please tell us how best to maintain superchargers. I have the 2010 range rover sport supercharged and I wish to know how best to manage my suv.
Thanking you

By: morgan kisali

morgan kisali — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:45:58 +0000

i think a supercharger has the advantage of being able to deliver near instant power when you want to suddenly speed off, as opposed to a turbo which will only deliver the required boost after it spins to a certain r.p.m. am i there?
However, the turbo is more dramatic (especially the diesel engine)

By: harry

harry — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:21:15 +0000

Hi I wanna get some information which engine is more better for or holden

By: James

James — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:42:59 +0000

This is some really crappy information. Carlos beat me to the punch on the one thing that annoyed me the most here; that you say turbos don’t take engine power even though they do. You also forgot to mention centrifugal superchargers, roots superchargers, and twin screw, as if there’s only one type. Also, exhaust gas has very little torque as opposed to crankshaft power, so you can overdrive a supercharger a lot more than a turbo, but turbos also create more exhaust pressure, which they run off of, and continuously get faster and faster, creating more and more pressure as they go, which is an advantage of the turbo, and the reason they have wastegates. There’s a lot of vital information you missed that can hinder anyone’s ability to make an informed decision on a supercharger or turbocharger. Plus, you can always use both together.

By: carlos

carlos — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:45:39 +0000

i think u need to look up some more info on turbos, cause they do take power out of your engine. i know they use the exhaust to produce a high flow intake, but it takes power from the pistons by having them work harder to push out the burned fuel. therefore they are both taking some sort of power away from the engine but it is replaced with a higher one.

By: john

john — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:10:55 +0000

This site have very useful articles, keep it up! I prefer supercharger;)