Supercharger or Turbo?

[Maximus1]

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.

 

[iamdub]

Pics, vids, timeslips, etc. or I call BS.

 

[Maximus1]

Pics, vids, timeslips, etc. or I call BS.

What the hell are you talking about?

 

[Maximus1]

Did you even read my post? What? You want proof of my purchase? Here ya go *******!

 

[Onebad1983]

Google images XD. Show us da vids BOI

 

[swathdiver]

Good decision, superchargers are great for daily drivers and much simpler to install and maintain.

 

[Maximus1]

I’m still waiting on the supercharger kit to arrive in the mail. It’s being shipped directly from Vortech.

 

[iamdub]

Did you even read my post? What? You want proof of my purchase? Here ya go *******!View attachment 197525

lol

Care for a Xanax? Klonopin? Ativan?

 

[Tonyrodz]

I want to supercharge my Hoe too. Intercooled right? The turbo kicks in brutally in my GN.

 

[Dave Jr]

Pics, vids, timeslips, etc. or I call BS.

They want something like this

Anyway, blowers are great reliable power.
Centrifugal systems (ProCharger, turbos) can make tremendous power, however in the higher RPM range .. 4k plus
Roots style blowers start generating torque early on, great for daily, city, heavy vehicles even towing
Been beating my throttle post blower with 0 issues. (10k miles on blower)

Most important step IMO is getting a tune. The base tunes from whatever supercharger company are bad and won’t match your personal driving style, desired shift points, local atmospheric conditions, elevation etc

 

[sumo]

I’ll help ya out with a vid. Lots and snow throwing happening on this day.

 

[Rocket Man]

Pics and vids like this. I agree on the tune- Blackbear has helped me out a few times as I added a cam, headers, built trans and converter, etc.

 

[Onebad1983]

Pics and vids like this. I agree on the tune- Blackbear has helped me out a few times as I added a cam, headers, built trans and converter, etc.

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Do you have a youtube channel I can check out?

 

[Rocket Man]

Do you have a youtube channel I can check out?

There's not much there but here it is.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa7sbmVCGFuLuJJXc2Lf20w

 

[Maximus1]

Ok so I got the supercharger a few days ago and after some serious thought I returned it. The add on eBay stated that the Vortech supercharger comes with a intercooler. Well when I got the kit no intercooler. I contacted the seller and he stated that was a mistake and that this kit doesn’t come with a intercooler. I contacted Vortech to verify and sure enough this is a non-intercooler kit. I am now going to install a turbo kit that comes with an intercooler and is about the same price, plus I can add as much boost as I want.


For all you nah sayers here are some pics of the supercharger and kit minus the intercooler that I returned.

 

[Maximus1]

 

[Maximus1]

Pics and vids like this. I agree on the tune- Blackbear has helped me out a few times as I added a cam, headers, built trans and converter, etc.

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That’s badass, what kit is that?

 

[Tonyrodz]

Ok so I got the supercharger a few days ago and after some serious thought I returned it. The add on eBay stated that the Vortech supercharger comes with a intercooler. Well when I got the kit no intercooler. I contacted the seller and he stated that was a mistake and that this kit doesn’t come with a intercooler. I contacted Vortech to verify and sure enough this is a non-intercooler kit. I am now going to install a turbo kit that comes with an intercooler and is about the same price, plus I can add as much boost as I want.


For all you nah sayers here are some pics of the supercharger and kit minus the intercooler that I returned.

That sux about the supercharger. That would've been badass. This setup from this G8 looks sweet. Don't know if there's an intercooler on this one, but it's also a Vortech.

How much boost do you think your motor would be able to handle?

 

[Rocket Man]

That’s badass, what kit is that?

That's a Whipple supercharger on my 6.0.

 

[iamdub]

Pics, vids, timeslips, etc. or I call BS.