http://www.perfectpower.com/technical_info/turbovs.asp
reading this kinda makes me think he hates turbos lol
reading this kinda makes me think he hates turbos lol
turbo hater lol
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I got to the part where he was starting to explain lag. He said to assume the turbo and engine is idling, and "the boost pressure is ZERO." I didn't expect the rest to be good for my health.
The worst part about that is stupid people are going to run into this acticle and then take his bs for fact.
lol yea me and this guy at my school got into an argument over turbos vs superchargers. the fact that he couldnt even tell me how a supercharger works made him look like a idiot
His comment about why turbos aren't used on straight line cars is WRONG. Turbos were banned from top fuel because they completely dominated over the supercharged rails...
...superchargers are more mathematically predictable? In terms of understanding operation, yes. In terms of actually doing the airflow calculations and sizing based on maps? No. then again, i've only done turbos.
That article wasn't worth the internet it's printed on.
That article wasn't worth the internet it's printed on.
pparrigo;1572192 said:
I've done both....
This:
and this:
And I'll tell you flat out the author is, for lack of a better term, a completely fucking ignorant moron.
There's nothing unpredictable about a turbocharger, as the motor above lasted for a season and a half before a driver error killed it. It set and held the low ET and high MPH in it's class for one of those years...
What is 100% predictable, is that a supercharger is about 40% efficient at the overdriven speeds and boost levels they are run at for drag racing. However, for a large displacement engine (In the case above a Keith Black Stage XV Hemi on methanol) it's a good way to generate a massive amount of torque off the line.
It all depends on what you're doing, and whether or not you know what you're doing.
He's probably a carburetor guy who understands fuck all about electronics and engine management so since he's not bright enough to understand how to setup a turbo car, it must be bad.
In reality, either one is a bitch to setup at the power levels the two motors above are working at, you have to know what you're doing in either case.
Doesn't a supercharger require power to make power aswell? (My forced induction knowledge leaves alot be desired.)
Yep, and a turbo does impact power a bit as well as it's a restriction on the exhaust. Regardless, the efficiency numbers for a turbo kick the crap out of all but one supercharger (rotrex, and even it's not as efficient).
you have got to love when people start ranting about shit they dont know shit about that article made me want to punch my friend sitting next to me