Turbo surge and lag

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May 10, 2007 | 09:03 PM

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RE: Turbo surge and lag

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ORIGINAL: 2000 Si Newbi

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I see. But i still think in the long run you are goin to go into a lot more repairs with a turbo than a supercharger given that they are both tuned correctly.Belts and pulleys are pretty much cheap and i could prob make one in my engineering class using autocad or some similar software.It just seems to make more sense to me that it would be easier to repair lol. Some1 with a SC help me out here lol other wise i am goin to have to dig up some info and i feel lazy.

I had an SC, intake temps were through the roof and the car literally made no power. 146whp and like 118wtq. Centrifugal isn't quite as bad with an aftercooler, but it still just isn't going to make a lot of power. Turbochargers make more power, but as long as you're built for it you will last the same amount of time as a supercharger. As far as I'm concerned, there is less to worry about with the turbo than the supercharger, especially a centrifugal one (hell, centrifugal is a friggen belt driven turbo setup!).

If you want to make power, turbo is the way to go. It's also cheaper, look at what you're paying when you could put together a turbo setup that will make more power for less money.

I don't know, turbo to me is a win win when it comes to Honda's.

Thats why i picked it. I get wat i want ( a turbo) without the hard ache of all the other extra stuff. Yea and i kno that its more power but i not look for max power. Just want reliability on my stock motor. Yes yes turbo does this too but no matter wat you say i still fell like when it comes down to it a SC is more reliable out of the box without doin anything to your engine. Plus the main thing, i dont feel like fighting the wheel when i mash the gas. Since the Centrifugal has a flater tq curve it wont be nearly as bad as a turbo. At least so i think.