Turbos or Supercharge?

[O3YUKONXL]

Need speed! Would like to hear opinions & pros/cons: Superchargers vs. Turbos.

 

[jmildoc]

If you need speed get a fast car not a 8000lb truck. Sorry but it's true.

 

[Rivieraracing]

Supercharger!!!

 

[Grocery Getter]

If you need speed get a fast car not a 8000lb truck. Sorry but it's true.

I always find this response funny. Why ask why? Clearly a sports/muscle car is made to go faster but some folks just want to sup-up their 8Klb SUV's and why......why ther F not. I know my truck will never run 9's but that's not the point. I don't like cars and someday I'd like to get my truck to go as fast as it can. i don't even drive fast AT ALL I just like to know I can and would like to occasionally smoke the unsuspecting ricer in my 8Klb SUV. I see this response a lot when people are asking about performance parts for these trucks and really, it's a lame response because fast is fast. 130+ in a 8Klb SUV is pretty damn fast, is it 200+ in a SLR no but that's not what we/I'm into ....... so that is my rant for the month. I apologize and it is not so much directed at you personally as much as to the response in general which has been made by many folks...........thank you for your time.....carry on

 

[Rivieraracing]

I always find this response funny. Why ask why? Clearly a sports/muscle car is made to go faster but some folks just want to sup-up their 8Klb SUV's and why......why ther F not. I know my truck will never run 9's but that's not the point. I don't like cars and someday I'd like to get my truck to go as fast as it can. i don't even drive fast AT ALL I just like to know I can and would like to occasionally smoke the unsuspecting ricer in my 8Klb SUV. I see this response a lot when people are asking about performance parts for these trucks and really, it's a lame response because fast is fast. 130+ in a 8Klb SUV is pretty damn fast, is it 200+ in a SLR no but that's not what we/I'm into ....... so that is my rant for the month. I apologize and it is not so much directed at you personally as much as to the response in general which has been made by many folks...........thank you for your time.....carry on

So, help the brotha out, what's the choice....... Turbo or Supercharger????

 

[chistoso]

Supercharger!!!

My Hoe is fast!!!

 

[Max]

On a big ass suv I say a roots-style supercharger. If you have a rcsb 2wd pickup, turbo. Check out the new magnusen tvs1900, same kit I plan to install on my yukon once I get some throw away monies.

 

[BOSS]

Can you do both?

 

[Max]

Yes you can

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[JKmotorsports]

Supercharger to help get our heavy suvs off the line and moving quicker. The boost from twin screws and roots style s/c start from low rpms and build a nice flat torque curve. A centrifugal s/c and turbo don't have the lowend torque like roots and twinscrew s/c. On a lighter vehicle, I'd say go with a turbo or centrifugal. The power potential is greater at higher rpms. But on our big SUVs, I'd go twin screw or roots s/c. Chistoso has a Whipple, which is a twin screw design. I'm running a Magnacharger, which is a roots-style. Both are great units and have insant torque off the line.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

my dream for the silverado would be to put a twin screw SC and then a turbo on each side.

 

[BOSS]

yes you can

that's what want.

B

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Supercharger to help get our heavy suvs off the line and moving quicker. The boost from twin screws and roots style s/c start from low rpms and build a nice flat torque curve. A centrifugal s/c and turbo don't have the lowend torque like roots and twinscrew s/c. On a lighter vehicle, I'd say go with a turbo or centrifugal. The power potential is greater at higher rpms. But on our big SUVs, I'd go twin screw or roots s/c. Chistoso has a Whipple, which is a twin screw design. I'm running a Magnacharger, which is a roots-style. Both are great units and have insant torque off the line.

I understood from reading that the IAT is higher on a whipple because the Magnacharger has some type of cooler on it?

B

 

[JennaBear]

We are Magnacharger fans.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

We are Magnacharger fans.

mind sending one my way sometime. lol

 

[JennaBear]

We sell them

 

[Max]

I understood from reading that the IAT is higher on a whipple because the Magnacharger has some type of cooler on it?

B

Most well designed supercharger systems will incorporate a heat exchanger to keep the intake air temperatures down. The cooler and denser the air is the more power the truck will make, higher iat's can cause all kinds of gnarly stuff with too much timing. Methanol injection will dramatically drop the intake air temps, I plan to run both a heat exchanger as well as a healthy dose of water meth. Consider the heat exchanger to be the supercharger's radiator:

 

[O3YUKONXL]

Thanks for the answers so far !

Good info. What else will I need w/ the charger; immediately? And what can wait? ex, tranny build, injectors ... ???

 

[JennaBear]

I did headers, cam and injectors right before putting the blower on.

 

[tybardy]

just chiming in here, where can i go to read info on the different types of SCs (preferably all in one place)

 

[Max]

There's a huge sticky over at pt.net regarding the different forms of forced induction which covers the pros/cons of each.