Turbocharger vs Supercharger - Term Paper.
The biggest plus of a supercharger vs turbo is the lack of turbo lag. A supercharger will boost and provide extra power all the way down in the low RPM numbers effectively increasing the power band more evenly and doing away with lag. Also, superchargers doesn’t run on hot exhaust gasses and they don’t spin nearly as fast as a turbo.
A twin turbo system uses two turbochargers. The smaller turbine spools sooner than the larger turbine, therefore reducing the amount of turbo lag. Using the twin turbo theory, I believe there is a way to eliminate turbo lag. If you replaced the smaller turbocharger with a supercharger there would be instantaneous pressure.
Superchargers vs. Turbochargers Cody Hair Period 4 Superchargers vs. Turbochargers This topic has been brought up a lot and I want to prove it, so, I'm going to give my take on the whole turbo vs. supercharger argument once and for all.
The series arrangement, the more common arrangement of twinchargers, is set up such that one compressor's (turbo or supercharger) output feeds the inlet of another. A sequentially organized supercharger is connected to a medium- to large-sized turbocharger.
The Twincharger comes with both a supercharger and a turbocharger. At low engine RPM, the supercharger blasts air into the cylinders to enhance low-end torque. At high RPM, when exhaust gases have been produced in sufficient quantity, the turbocharger kicks in to increase top-end performance.
The superchargers take the engine crank rotation and through a gearing system drive the turbine. Superchargers have a smooth power delivery right across the rev range even from low down. Turbos give a sudden (FUN) power kick whereas supercharges are more progressive.
Supercharger vs Turbo The basic function of both superchargers and turbos is to deliver more air to an engine’s internal combustion process. Air filter Air intake pipe Intake manifold The supercharger sits atop the intake manifold. The intake manifold chann.