Supercharger / Turbocharger. Which do you prefer? Which sounds better, etc

[afrobrah]

What side of the fence do you sit on and why? Or are you all motor.



Supercharger:







Turbocharger:





Not saying which sounds the best out of those two clips, just giving examples. Which do you prefer irrespective of what vehicle it's on.


I'm gonna go with turbo.


Can adjust boost pressure on the go, no need to change pulleys.
Doesn't sap engine power to run itself.
Sounds better in my opinion.

[jujuB]

i'm on that turbo time.

i bought a HKS racing type II bov because of how it sounds.

[afrobrah]

i'm on that turbo time.

i bought a HKS racing type II bov because of how it sounds.

The rage here right now is the HKS Super Sequential.
My bov is screwed (not HKS) When just first turbo spinning it flutters hard when releasing, then when both are on it releases properly (pshhh).
Probably need to change the spring even though I've never changed it before, as in didn't know they could get screwed.

[backintheda]

Turbo. The factory WRX turbo sounds pretty decent.

[Antonio519]

I'm a terdbo guy but don't mind superchargers

A Supercharged c6 making around 700whp would be a sick street car

[KILLdante]

turbo definitely

hngggggggggggggggggggg bov

[BigB02z28]

Turbo. More efficient, easily adjustable, easier to launch.

[d.nguyen]

Turbo here as well!

[Dec4y]

SC guy. Turbos make more power potentially- insta torque of SC at low RPMs make them more fun in the city (turbo lag not even once). Personally think the whine of an SC is sexier than a whoosh/pssshhht of a TC.

[Beararms]

Someone post that vid of the black terminator cobra and your opinion might change.

[Diesel0022]

Turbo. More efficient, easily adjustable, easier to launch.

Well thats not necessarily true

All about the application

[Volta55]

holy sh*t at both videos.. but im gunu go with turbo

on dat dere M.B.C time

[endomonkey]

I'm a terdbo guy but don't mind superchargers

A Supercharged c6 making around 700whp would be a sick street car

I think you would have to put a hell of a supercharger on a c6 to put down 700 at the wheels. I have a viper with a decent supercharger and I am consertivatily putting down 650.

SC guy. Turbos make more power potentially- insta torque of SC at low RPMs make them more fun in the city (turbo lag not even once). Personally think the whine of an SC is sexier than a whoosh/pssshhht of a TC.

Supercharger way more fun and more of a reliable power curve IMO than a turbo and no lag.

[depaulhifi]

Supercharger:

lol at that peasant "loud" supercharger...

THIS is a loud supercharger, skip to 2:40 for the action

SC guy. Turbos make more power potentially- insta torque of SC at low RPMs make them more fun in the city (turbo lag not even once). Personally think the whine of an SC is sexier than a whoosh/pssshhht of a TC.

Same here. I personally prefer the low end grunt afforded by a blower, and much prefer the whine at idle.

The sound of this car is just HHHHHNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Someone post that vid of the black terminator cobra and your opinion might change.

Not a fan... to me, the sound of a Terminator Cobra is equivalent to that of the kid that puts a massive BOV on a stock turbo GTI or something... just sounds like it's trying too hard to be tough... diff'rent strokes I suppose.

[kickblake]

Depends, heavily, on the application.

[kickblake]

turbo definitely

hngggggggggggggggggggg bov

You can have a bov with a centrifugal supercharger too.

[AlwaysInZenMode]

Turbo!

[d.nguyen]

for all you "lag" haters. 2 things that could fix it.

1. If you just want something for around town get a properly sized turbo with a proper setup and lag will be non existent.

2. if you are making huge power and racing when will you actually be in lag range.

having a proper setup for your goal is everything.

[Antonio519]

Someone post that vid of the black terminator cobra and your opinion might change.

I think you would have to put a hell of a supercharger on a c6 to put down 700 at the wheels. I have a viper with a decent supercharger and I am consertivatily putting down 650.

Supercharger way more fun and more of a reliable power curve IMO than a turbo and no lag.

Yeah I would assume so as well but, even most of the basic ones from a&a/ecs put down near 630. Add a blower cam, smaller pulley, supporting mods, e85, more boost....hnggg

Or just do the Vortech v7 Ysi

[nidl]

Doesn't sap engine power to run itself.

do you even newton's 3rd law of motion?

[kickblake]

for all you "lag" haters. 2 things that could fix it.

1. If you just want something for around town get a properly sized turbo with a proper setup and lag will be non existent.

Easy on a 4 banger, slightly more difficult on a v8.

[Maximum]

nothing like a blower whine in my opinion.

[afrobrah]

. I have a viper with a decent supercharger and I am consertivatily putting 650.

Marry me? Il give you all the half cast curly haired little tykes your heart could want <3

[d.nguyen]

Easy on a 4 banger, slightly more difficult on a v8.

When I have some time I will try to find this S2000 with a LSX swap with a snail on it. Dyno graph was a thing of beauty. Turbo lag whhhhaaaat?

[kickblake]

When I have some time I will try to find this S2000 with a LSX swap with a snail on it. Dyno graph was a thing of beauty. Turbo lag whhhhaaaat?

If it's a single, it's probably choked off on the top end.

[BigB02z28]

Well thats not necessarily true

All about the application

U wot?

[Maximum]

just to add to my answer...no matter which variation, it all comes down to cams for me.

[need2grow10]

Turbo

hearing it spool(if person your racing did not know about the turbo, it is too late now), feeling the awesome tq curve, dumped wastegate to sound like a jet.

Never driven or rode in a twin screw car but if you want instant boost that is the answer.

I can deal with waiting .10 seconds to get some boost

[BigB02z28]

Turbo

hearing it spool(if person your racing did not know about the turbo, it is too late now), feeling the awesome tq curve, dumped wastegate to sound like a jet.

Never driven or rode in a twin screw car but if you want instant boost that is the answer.

I can deal with waiting .10 seconds to get some boost

I hate my wastegate vented to atmosphere. Can't hear anything while into boost. Hoping it gets quieter if I up the boost. Sounds like a ****ing school bus caught fire and the kids are trapped inside.

[digitalchi]

when it comes to functionality depends on the car and what im using it for. but as far as sound, turbo all day