Turbo or supercharger for the track ?

fastguy9r · 08-02-2015, 10:44 PM

Hello ! been thinking about turbo or supercharger for road racing ! Which one is best for the track ? Is twin turbo much better than single turbo ? Let me know ! Thanks Ken

JWillis72 · 08-03-2015, 08:33 AM

I track my Stillen supercharger but it takes a lot of cooling to make it work. I would say a supercharger is the better option because the power is much more lineal plus you have even more heat to deal with on turbos.

Chuck33079 · 08-03-2015, 09:19 AM

Either can work well. Like JWillis said, keeping it cool is the key. That, and a good tune. You don't want your track tune to be on the ragged edge. Be conservative. Leave some power on the table in exchange for safety.

YzGyz · 08-03-2015, 11:18 AM

If I were to build a car for track days, it would be a supercharged car. Like Jwillis said, more linear so you get more constant control. However, Stillen is the only kit available right now and imo it's not worth the $$ to power gain. Yes there is the new BP upgrade kit in the world's but that's a lot of $$ when you add both kits together.

YzGyz

MAMotorsports · 08-03-2015, 11:35 AM

Turbo cars can also be very responsive when the correct turbo are used, and a good tune is in place.

It really comes down to a few things:

Budget
Over all power goals
personal preference

Personally I would do a turbo set up, correctly sized turbos with a good tune will produce power nearly as fast as a supercharger set up.

-Daelen

08-02-2015, 10:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
fastguy9r Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Medina Ohio Posts: 915 Drives: 2012 370z PW TT Rep Power: 14	Turbo or supercharger for the track ? Hello ! been thinking about turbo or supercharger for road racing ! Which one is best for the track ? Is twin turbo much better than single turbo ? Let me know ! Thanks Ken

08-03-2015, 08:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
JWillis72 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fort Myers FL Posts: 2,002 Drives: 2009 370Z yellow 7AT Rep Power: 45	I track my Stillen supercharger but it takes a lot of cooling to make it work. I would say a supercharger is the better option because the power is much more lineal plus you have even more heat to deal with on turbos. YzGyz likes this.

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Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Either can work well. Like JWillis said, keeping it cool is the key. That, and a good tune. You don't want your track tune to be on the ragged edge. Be conservative. Leave some power on the table in exchange for safety. JWillis72 likes this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

08-03-2015, 11:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
YzGyz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Houston Posts: 1,449 Drives: 2010 Nismo Rep Power: 63	If I were to build a car for track days, it would be a supercharged car. Like Jwillis said, more linear so you get more constant control. However, Stillen is the only kit available right now and imo it's not worth the $$ to power gain. Yes there is the new BP upgrade kit in the world's but that's a lot of $$ when you add both kits together. YzGyz AntiVenom likes this. __________________ http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...gyzs-turn.html YzGyz

08-03-2015, 11:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
MAMotorsports Track Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Glen Arm, MD Posts: 872 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 17	Turbo cars can also be very responsive when the correct turbo are used, and a good tune is in place. It really comes down to a few things: Budget Over all power goals personal preference Personally I would do a turbo set up, correctly sized turbos with a good tune will produce power nearly as fast as a supercharger set up. -Daelen guru and DEpointfive0 like this. __________________ Daelen @ MA Motorsports MA-Motorsports.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/MA-Mo...C/125379858828

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