Super charger or turbo?

Steam · April 11th, 2009, 02:00 PM

I've been saving up putting money on the side and have about 3000 for it now so I can start considering differnt things some feedback willbe helpful.

metallicat · April 12th, 2009, 03:00 AM

I prefer a supercharger myself but others on the board would say turbo. They both give good boost with a good unit but they both have their specific drawbacks. Do a little research on both and find what suits your driving style best.

T-Money · April 12th, 2009, 03:35 PM

i personally love the sound of a supercharger but in my experience youre going to have alot more potential from a turbo system whether it be a single or twin system. youre also not gonna have the loss in gas mileage from a turbo as opposed to a supercharger. personally i would recommend a single garrett gt32 r ball bearing turbo and find somewhere to get the pipes and intercooler seperately. that turbo is good for 500hp by itself. yes you will have spool up time (or turbo lag) but with most of the supercharger kits youre gonna have drag anyways

Steam · April 12th, 2009, 04:51 PM

Thanks for the help, I love the sound of the super chargers...But i don't know if I should get one just because of that opposed to the turbo.

It looks like I will have a lot of research to do. With gradation in 2 months I'll get 2,500 easy for that so I will have enough to get this done.

Can anyone provide me with some links or helpful threads to help me make a final decision. Possible some dyno records etc?

01cobra_racer · April 12th, 2009, 05:05 PM

defintally go supercharger a turbo has a lag in it and you always have to keep tunning it but a super charger you don got to return every month because its belt driver itll do the same thing every time

Steam · April 12th, 2009, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by 01cobra_racer

defintally go supercharger a turbo has a lag in it and you always have to keep tunning it but a super charger you don got to return every month because its belt driver itll do the same thing every time

What would I have to do to re-tune a turbo. Is it something you can do from home with a tuner, or would I need to take it somewhere and have a professional do it?

Steam · April 12th, 2009, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by T-Money

i personally love the sound of a supercharger but in my experience youre going to have alot more potential from a turbo system whether it be a single or twin system. youre also not gonna have the loss in gas mileage from a turbo as opposed to a supercharger. personally i would recommend a single garrett gt32 r ball bearing turbo and find somewhere to get the pipes and intercooler seperately. that turbo is good for 500hp by itself. yes you will have spool up time (or turbo lag) but with most of the supercharger kits youre gonna have drag anyways

I really have my heart stuck on a shelby paxton supercharger. I've wanted that since day one. I just have been reading on here over and over about the vortech super charger. Now I'm seeing all turbos....Idk anymore lol. I tried to get an idea of them myselves but at 18 there are a lot of people on here with much more knowledge so I'm trying to get some help. hopefully I figure this out.

I just read this on another forum any truth to it:

Paxton & Vortech are the same company now, and some of their systems are basically identical. I have the Vortech V2 S-trim in my '07 GT, and it looks identical to Paxton's Novi 1200. Same head unit, brackets, inlet pipes, etc. Different aftercoolers on the HO systems, IIRC, though.

ESG-642T · April 12th, 2009, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by 01cobra_racer

defintally go supercharger a turbo has a lag in it and you always have to keep tunning it but a super charger you don got to return every month because its belt driver itll do the same thing every time

Welcome to 2009, we have ballbearing turbochargers that have less lag than centrifugal superchargers, and still own positive displacement type blowers at the same time.

And no you don't have to keep tuning it...

Racinjason81 · April 12th, 2009, 09:35 PM

a turbo will out power and out torque a supercharger anyday as for lag as long as its tuned correctly and has a properly sized turbo it would be minimal.as for retuning it every month thats a load of BS .Didnt you know if you buy a neon SRT4 or any turbo car you gotta retune it every month.LOL its gotta turbo right.hey you with the powerstroke you gotta get your F-350 tuned every month.that is the most ridiculous thing ive heard in a while.Clearly someone was misinformed

01cobra_racer · April 12th, 2009, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by SSStang

Welcome to 2009, we have ballbearing turbochargers that have less lag than centrifugal superchargers, and still own positive displacement type blowers at the same time.

And no you don't have to keep tuning it...

welcome oreality ive had a turboed 5.0 there always coming out of sic and boost at wrong rpm

metallicat · April 13th, 2009, 03:04 AM

I like the Paxton Shelby SC myself. I personally don't want to spend the money on something with insane amounts of boost if i'm not planning to have my engine rebuilt with forged internals. The Paxton will not void my warranty and runs 6 or 8 pounds (don't remember for sure) of boost which will be plenty for me until I have a new engine balanced and blueprinted sometime in the future.

T-Money · April 13th, 2009, 11:55 AM

i too have never heard of having to retune a turbo every month. if its coming outta sync maybe you need to have the install looked at or take it to a better place to have it tuned. anyways garrett makes the best turbos out there and they make them in all sorts of sizes suited for your needs whether you want tons of power or just enough to make your car quick

buddyantunez1 · April 13th, 2009, 11:58 AM

look into the X-Charger system made for the 05-09 4.0 V6. a friend back home is making 308whp on a stock motor

JJHoover · April 13th, 2009, 12:31 PM

there is a nice turbo charger setup that places the turbo by your tailpipes, I can't remember the company that offers it but I am sure you could find it.

found it.. Stage 3 Motorsports 2005-09 Mustang V6 STS Single Turbo System - Free Shipping

ESG-642T · April 13th, 2009, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by 01cobra_racer

welcome oreality ive had a turboed 5.0 there always coming out of sic and boost at wrong rpm

Maybe your shit just sucked ass?

Triple A · April 13th, 2009, 01:28 PM

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Steam · April 13th, 2009, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by JJHoover

there is a nice turbo charger setup that places the turbo by your tailpipes, I can't remember the company that offers it but I am sure you could find it.

found it.. Stage 3 Motorsports 2005-09 Mustang V6 STS Single Turbo System - Free Shipping

What if you bottom out or hit a curb or something like that? Wouldn't that just destroy the turbo?

ESG-642T · April 13th, 2009, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by Steam

What if you bottom out or hit a curb or something like that? Wouldn't that just destroy the turbo?

Don't go STS.

Steam · April 13th, 2009, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by SSStang

Don't go STS.

I'm either getting a vortech/paxton super charger or a turbo that a brand I haven't decided on yet.

I have plenty of time to research, first I need to order and install the new reat end.

Steam · April 13th, 2009, 07:17 PM

What is a "good" amont of blower pressure. Will 8psi do fine?

April 11th, 2009, 02:00 PM	#1
Steam Regular 2005 slow@slow Join Date: May 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 317 iTrader: 0 reviews	Super charger or turbo? I've been saving up putting money on the side and have about 3000 for it now so I can start considering differnt things some feedback willbe helpful. __________________ 21 Mods and counting......

April 12th, 2009, 03:35 PM	#3
T-Money Enthusiast 2006 Mustang V6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 921 iTrader: 0 reviews	i personally love the sound of a supercharger but in my experience youre going to have alot more potential from a turbo system whether it be a single or twin system. youre also not gonna have the loss in gas mileage from a turbo as opposed to a supercharger. personally i would recommend a single garrett gt32 r ball bearing turbo and find somewhere to get the pipes and intercooler seperately. that turbo is good for 500hp by itself. yes you will have spool up time (or turbo lag) but with most of the supercharger kits youre gonna have drag anyways __________________ Mods:GT front w/bullitt grill , centerforce DF, Flow ATs w/GT H-pipe, 10000k HIDs , GT500 spoiler, JLT cai and SCT w/ 93R, eibach sportlines w/tokico blues, Hurst sts, SD coil and MSD wires, concept hood, 20X8.5 & 20X10 bullitts, J&M lca

April 12th, 2009, 04:51 PM	#4
Steam Regular 2005 slow@slow Join Date: May 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 317 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks for the help, I love the sound of the super chargers...But i don't know if I should get one just because of that opposed to the turbo. It looks like I will have a lot of research to do. With gradation in 2 months I'll get 2,500 easy for that so I will have enough to get this done. Can anyone provide me with some links or helpful threads to help me make a final decision. Possible some dyno records etc? __________________ 21 Mods and counting......

April 12th, 2009, 05:05 PM	#5
01cobra_racer Regular 2001 Cobra 13.5 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 65 iTrader: 0 reviews	defintally go supercharger a turbo has a lag in it and you always have to keep tunning it but a super charger you don got to return every month because its belt driver itll do the same thing every time __________________ MM New Edge Cobra Crew #11

April 12th, 2009, 09:35 PM	#9
Racinjason81 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,559 iTrader: 0 reviews	a turbo will out power and out torque a supercharger anyday as for lag as long as its tuned correctly and has a properly sized turbo it would be minimal.as for retuning it every month thats a load of BS .Didnt you know if you buy a neon SRT4 or any turbo car you gotta retune it every month.LOL its gotta turbo right.hey you with the powerstroke you gotta get your F-350 tuned every month.that is the most ridiculous thing ive heard in a while.Clearly someone was misinformed __________________ Heres a real funny video youtube.com/watch?v=ojB7KkaR03I VTEC stands for Very Torqueless Economy Car Honda stands for Hold On Not Done Accelerating 1991 LX 5.0 H/B(T-70 turbo coming soon)

April 13th, 2009, 11:55 AM	#12
T-Money Enthusiast 2006 Mustang V6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 921 iTrader: 0 reviews	i too have never heard of having to retune a turbo every month. if its coming outta sync maybe you need to have the install looked at or take it to a better place to have it tuned. anyways garrett makes the best turbos out there and they make them in all sorts of sizes suited for your needs whether you want tons of power or just enough to make your car quick __________________ Mods:GT front w/bullitt grill , centerforce DF, Flow ATs w/GT H-pipe, 10000k HIDs , GT500 spoiler, JLT cai and SCT w/ 93R, eibach sportlines w/tokico blues, Hurst sts, SD coil and MSD wires, concept hood, 20X8.5 & 20X10 bullitts, J&M lca

April 13th, 2009, 11:58 AM	#13
buddyantunez1 November 08 ROTM 2000 3.8L Mustang 195.9/220.8 hp/tq N/A Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cleveland MS/Stafford VA Posts: 1,369 iTrader: 0 reviews	look into the X-Charger system made for the 05-09 4.0 V6. a friend back home is making 308whp on a stock motor __________________ ~Nitrous is like a Hot Girl with STD's, you know you wanna hit it, but your afraid of the consequences~

April 13th, 2009, 12:31 PM	#14
JJHoover Regular 2006 Mustang Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Titusville, FLorida Posts: 107 iTrader: 0 reviews	there is a nice turbo charger setup that places the turbo by your tailpipes, I can't remember the company that offers it but I am sure you could find it. found it.. Stage 3 Motorsports 2005-09 Mustang V6 STS Single Turbo System - Free Shipping __________________ "We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes." - Gene Roddenberry Last edited by JJHoover; April 13th, 2009 at 12:40 PM.

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April 13th, 2009, 07:17 PM	#20
Steam Regular 2005 slow@slow Join Date: May 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 317 iTrader: 0 reviews	What is a "good" amont of blower pressure. Will 8psi do fine? __________________ 21 Mods and counting......

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