Pros and Cons of Turbo and Superchargers?

DrewDong

Hey everyone, was debating on whether to go NA or FI, but would like to know any pros or cons with a forced induction setup. Like would there be certain parts that would wear out faster and need replacing? tx

Zsteve

there have been a few threads on this already, just need to search and go back a ways.

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Chriz

shouldn't stuff like this be googled? Could yield faster and more info

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toner123

I'll answer

It all depends on what you want as to power goals. FI obviously will give you greater results.

Superchargers take power to make power. but they are easier to install and are usually a little cheaper

Turbo uses the exhaust to produce more power. They cost a little more and tend to take more time to install and require supporting mods, such as a boost controller and others. Turbo's are also more efficient and from my reading and understanding aren't as limited as a S/C in increasing performance down the line.

This is the answer in a nut shell. It all depends on what you want to do. When I was planning on buying a supercharger I had more people talk me out of it and to go turbo then I did have people telling me to buy it. As for wear on the components, well the jury is still out on that since this is such a new car. The G37 has been around for a little with this engine and they have been turbo and S/C it for a while now and there has been no real major issues that I know of. Common sense will tell you though there will be some elevation of wear. How much is still the question alot of people on here are waiting for. I know there is a G37 out there running with a GTM stage 2 twin turbo kit for about 40,000 miles and he is having no issues with reliability. He has performed no engine work and is still running of the stock clutch. Also one is not safer then the other, they both do the same thing but go about different ways of doing it.

Like i said alot depends on what you want to do. I love the sound of turbo's and after doing some reading here or google I found which one is the best for me. Stick with a good company like GTM if you choose to do it, also that way if you buy a turn key kit you will also get a good tune since a good tune will dramatically increase the life of your cars engine. Give Sam a call at gtmotorsports.com and talk to him, I am sure he will be happy to hear from you and address all your concerns and help you decide which application would be best for you. Also use google and search the forums, there is a ton of info on this site.
Frank

Trips

and thats how repetitive threads get started!!!

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toner123

Well the thread is already there so why not answer the question. Does it really matter if a question gets asked multiple times? I just don't see why so many peoples *** get chapped when this happens. There is a simple solution here, don't open and read the thread. It's that simple believe it or not.
Frank

Trips

Thats cool to answer no biggie, but you end up duplicating the same answers every time the same question gets answered it's kinda gets old. I don't condone lazyness!!!

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HKYStormFront

yea but it's annoying to see the same question you just answered get posted again because the OP didn't look two or three lines down on the section to see that someone had recently posted the same question and the answer was there. you went to the trouble to post a lot of good information... but what if someone came on tomorrow and posted the same question... would you feel like answering it all again or would you way "wtf? i just answered this yesterday"? that's where a lot of people are coming from in threads like this

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Thank You.

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toner123

I just wouldn't answer or refer them to the other thread and move on with my life lol. This is not that serious and yet people make it like it's the end of the world. I don't know maybe my patience level is higher and it takes something bigger to bother me.
Frank

HKYStormFront

no, we just know this isn't the first and it certainly won't be the last of these threads... we all made these types of threads when we first started on internet forums but now we've learned the search button

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Turbo vs Supercharger

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WikiAnswers - Is a turbo charger or supercharger better

Dr. JD

Anyone put a supercharger and a TT on a 370z yet??