Maximus1
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auhhh!!! The age ol question. Should I supercharge or turbo. Well I finally broke down and bought a Vortech supercharger. I’ve been going back and forth on whether I should or not on my daily driver. And whether I should supercharge or turbo if I do. Here’s my reason for choosing the supercharger.
1. Cost, the new supercharger was almost $1,000 cheaper
2. Ease of installation. The turbo kit was going to require me to tap into the engine oil and drill a hole for a return. Plus I would have to completely redo my exhaust and it literally would take a whole weekend to install. The supercharger will take approximately 4 hours to install
3. Horsepower, now this is specific for my application. The turbo would probably provide too much power for my daily driver and I would start breaking shit. I’m already pushing close to 500hp. With the charger it will add the perfect amount that I need for my specific application. The charger will also help me launch faster which is the main reason I bought it. Very sluggish off the line but then about 30 mph it blasts off.
4. The turbo will generate more heat
5. The charger is also very easy to uninstall quickly if I need to.
In the end these are my reasons for purchasing the supercharger kit over the turbo kit.
Picture of the supercharger kit that I just bought.
1. Cost, the new supercharger was almost $1,000 cheaper
2. Ease of installation. The turbo kit was going to require me to tap into the engine oil and drill a hole for a return. Plus I would have to completely redo my exhaust and it literally would take a whole weekend to install. The supercharger will take approximately 4 hours to install
3. Horsepower, now this is specific for my application. The turbo would probably provide too much power for my daily driver and I would start breaking shit. I’m already pushing close to 500hp. With the charger it will add the perfect amount that I need for my specific application. The charger will also help me launch faster which is the main reason I bought it. Very sluggish off the line but then about 30 mph it blasts off.
4. The turbo will generate more heat
5. The charger is also very easy to uninstall quickly if I need to.
In the end these are my reasons for purchasing the supercharger kit over the turbo kit.
Picture of the supercharger kit that I just bought.