Can somebody explain "turbo-charged" to me in layman terms???

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
Supercharger = turbocharger

No.

sorry, but yes.

No.

Turbocharger = supercharger

Supercharger != turbocharger (not necessarily, anyway)

that made no sense.

they do the same thing: give an engine boost to increase power.

one is exhaust driven and the other isn't, but they are considered the same thing.

Super-turbocharger is the full name of the device in question.

Do you always call turbocharging, supercharging, and nitrous "power adders" and never use their specific names?

IIRC, it's turbo-supercharger, not super-turbocharger.

EDIT: <<one is exhaust driven and the other isn't>>

Turbochargers are exhaust-driven, superchargers may be exhaust-driven or crank-driven.

your right about the name.

my dyslexia is coming back. 😛

I group turbos and SC together. I always call NOS, NOS.

 

[intogamer]

remember turbo and supr chargers give off different sounds 😉

 

[Cattlegod]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
Supercharger = turbocharger

No.

sorry, but yes.

No.

Turbocharger = supercharger

Supercharger != turbocharger (not necessarily, anyway)

that made no sense.

they do the same thing: give an engine boost to increase power.

one is exhaust driven and the other isn't, but they are considered the same thing.

Super-turbocharger is the full name of the device in question.

then by your logic a supercharger = turbocharger = turbonator

they all do the same thing, but they are not the same device by any means. not even close at all. some of the major differences is operating temperature. turbos can get to 40-80k rpms and 1000+ degrees. superchargers typically only spin at 3-4 times engine speed.

edit: not to mention that they are powered in VERY different ways - turbos put increased backpressure on the engine due to being powered by the exhaust and superchargers put on additional engine drag by being driven from the crank shaft.

 

[SampSon]

they work the same, just the particulars are different. Exhaust driven vs engine driven. They do the same job in the same fashion: compress air going to the intake to create boost to add more power.

sheesh.

all valvetrains work the same, but the particulars are different. In-block valves vs valve in head (OHV).

So by that line of logic a pedal driven bicycle and a motorcycle are the same thing. Only the "particulars" are different.

 

[Cattlegod]

Originally posted by: SampSon

they work the same, just the particulars are different. Exhaust driven vs engine driven. They do the same job in the same fashion: compress air going to the intake to create boost to add more power.

sheesh.

all valvetrains work the same, but the particulars are different. In-block valves vs valve in head (OHV).

So by that line of logic a pedal driven bicycle and a motorcycle are the same thing. Only the "particulars" are different.

haha owned.

 

[vizkiz]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
he was saying something about how his car's engine is turbocharged, while the exact same engine in so-and-so car wasn't. I had no idea what that meant, so I just replied "oh really" and changed the subject ASAP. Now I'm curious.

He is a moron.
Audi turbocharged A4 engines are as follows:
1.8T - up to early 2005 models, but still used in the A4 Cab
2.0T - 2005 and up, used in the A4 sedan and A4 Avant
2.7T - Used in the 2000-2002 S4

None of these engines were ever offered in N/A (naturally aspirated) form.

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
Supercharger = turbocharger

No.

sorry, but yes.

No. As has been explained, they work differently.

they work the same, just the particulars are different. Exhaust driven vs engine driven. They do the same job in the same fashion: compress air going to the intake to create boost to add more power.

sheesh.

all valvetrains work the same, but the particulars are different. In-block valves vs valve in head (OHV).

I hope you aren't a mechanic.

 

[vizkiz]

Just got done friday evening installing this bad boy on my buddy's engine 😎

Testing went well, we found a boost leak due to a SC bolt that someone didn't completely tighten. Tightened it up and the car was noticably faster than initial testing :shocked: