Whats the difference between a Turbo charged engine and a supercharged?

[BullyCanadian]

Whats the difference between a turbo charged engine and a super charged engine? or is it the same thing just different name?

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Without getting too far into specifics that probably wouldn't be understood a SC is belt driven. A turbo uses exhaust gasses to spin it's compressor wheel.

 

[BullyCanadian]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Without getting too far into specifics that probably wouldn't be understood a SC is belt driven. A turbo uses exhaust gasses to spin it's compressor wheel.

so that means car (a) can have either a turbo or a super charged installed in it? like you have a choice over which one to get? Also is one better then the other?

 

[Evadman]

my god, how may times will this be asked? I need to ask Zuni to write a FAQ on it.

 

[conjur]

Supercharger info

Comparison of the two

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: Evadman
my god, how may times will this be asked? I need to ask Zuni to write a FAQ on it.

LOL I thought the same thing, this has been discussed MANY times before

here's one

 

[Evadman]

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I guess 9 are enough for you to figure it out. There are tons more.

 

[Howard]

Oh, boy. I answer so many of these.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: BullyCanadian

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Without getting too far into specifics that probably wouldn't be understood a SC is belt driven. A turbo uses exhaust gasses to spin it's compressor wheel.

so that means car (a) can have either a turbo or a super charged installed in it? like you have a choice over which one to get? Also is one better then the other?

You can have both. A turbocharger is just a centrifugal supercharger that is driven by a turbine ("turbine-driven supercharger" --> "turbo-supercharger" --> "turbocharger" --> "turbo"). It is entirely possible to have a turbocharger feed into a supercharger or vice-versa. It was done on some aircraft piston engines but I don't believe that it has ever been done in automobiles and it has certainly not been done in mass production.

ZV

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: BullyCanadian

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Without getting too far into specifics that probably wouldn't be understood a SC is belt driven. A turbo uses exhaust gasses to spin it's compressor wheel.

so that means car (a) can have either a turbo or a super charged installed in it? like you have a choice over which one to get? Also is one better then the other?

You can have both. A turbocharger is just a centrifugal supercharger that is driven by a turbine ("turbine-driven supercharger" --> "turbo-supercharger" --> "turbocharger" --> "turbo"). It is entirely possible to have a turbocharger feed into a supercharger or vice-versa. It was done on some aircraft piston engines but I don't believe that it has ever been done in automobiles and it has certainly not been done in mass production.

ZV

It's called twincharging. And good freaking luck. It's been done but it's not worth the hassle. Most people who are crazy enough to do it do so because they've got a huge turbo with crazy lag and they wan't the SC to provide instant boost while the trubo spools. Points for effort but it's not really worth it. It has been done on quite a few cars though. HKS (I belive it was) even made kits for doing it to first gen MR2's.

 

[alkemyst]

I don't want to get into the specifics because it would take way to much time even for a simple approach.

However I will say 99% of people coming into the forums talking about getting a 'kit' or building one never complete that task.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
It has been done on quite a few cars though. HKS (I belive it was) even made kits for doing it to first gen MR2's.

Never from the factory though, and never in mass quantities. Which were the only two positive claims I made. Better to just do a sequential twin turbocharger setup than a twincharging setup.

ZV

 

[fs5]

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question122.htm

 

[geno]

I don't believe that it has ever been done in automobiles

Lancia built a Delta that was Turbo and Supercharged, pretty wild setup