Turbos or Supercharge?

[Volant1]

That looks like the W2W kit, I heard there not around anymore but I know STS makes a rear mount turbo kit

Yes you can

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[Max]

It's not a kit, dude built it himself in Wyoming.

 

[tybardy]

yo max, what section of PT is that sticky in? cant seem to find it...



EDIT... found it, amazing what the search bar can do for a guy... i always forget about that thing.

 

[JennaBear]

Yeah that is Kyle's set up. Kinda overkill, don't think the engine is able to take all that is thrown at it.

 

[blueflamed03]

Supercharge, IMHO

 

[OKLAGMCRUISER]

s/c....turbo lag sucks.

 

[pjay]

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

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[AtomicHoe094]

supercharger!!

 

[Cobra]

http://www.rgvtruckperformance.net/rgvtruckperformance/showthread.php?t=23950

 

[destroyer1362]

Supercharger...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qj186Y6rp4

 

[Cobra]

Supercharger...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qj186Y6rp4

 

[DallasD]

I'd say turbo less strain on the motor more power per lb of boost and you can run more boost out of them. If you are worried about lag use a smaller turbo. If you want more power use two small turbos. A S/C may take you off the line but by the time you shift to third gear he will see nothing but tail light.

 

[AtomicHoe094]

hauling ass.. wowwww! hahahah

 

[JennaBear]

I'd say turbo less strain on the motor more power per lb of boost and you can run more boost out of them. A S/C may take you off the line but by the time you shift to third gear he will see nothing but tail light.

I disagree with you....

 

[Rollin Thunder]

supercharger!!

we need a vid *******

 

[TheFuzz]

I'd say turbo less strain on the motor more power per lb of boost and you can run more boost out of them. If you are worried about lag use a smaller turbo. If you want more power use two small turbos. A S/C may take you off the line but by the time you shift to third gear he will see nothing but tail light.

You need to take into account the powerband of these trucks, man. They are big, heavy, and generally pretty damn slow. Getting a 6500lb SUV up and going is a tough task, one that is made even more difficult when you take turbo lag into account. You trade off max horsepower for quicker spool up when you switch to a smaller turbo (or turbos), so really what is the difference? I'd rather have the immidiate low end grunt. A supercharger makes better power in the lower RPM range to get these things moving...and with the right tune (cough cough JENNA and JUSTIN cough cough) the torque curve is flat enough that I highly doubt you'd get walked once you shift into 3rd.

Not saying turbos are slow by any stretch, those STS kits are wicked on the Silverados....I just think that a s/c is better suited to the SUV crowd.