superchargers or turbos

[Steps]

Interesting theory....

My 02 F-250 7.3l could go up to 7,500 miles on a single change (I performed an oil analysis EVERY change). WIth the right setup people take these things to 15k sometimes (dual filters, etc).

I never had a "coked" up oil line...That would be a cause of bad maintenance.

I had zero maintenance issues. Powerstroke Turbo 7.3l trucks are known for running 100's of thousands of miles without issue.

Heat? I could let the truck idle for hours without a heat issue. If you setup a vehicle correctly heat will not be an issue. What about turbo systems that are not installed directly under the hood? Do some reasearch.....

I have owned Turbo cars, trucks, and Supercharged cars. None are truly any better than the other. It is preference dependant on what your needs are. If you take care of a car or truck it will take care of you and not cause you any more or less hassle.

 

[Steps]

Thought I would add this as well....

A lot of Supercharger kits tap into your engine's oil system and are not self contained. If I were to use your theory I would then have issues with those kits as you listed above?

A lot of manufactures are releasing self contained kits now...like my Paxton Novi 2200 HO SL kit for my 06 GT....but some people still opt for non SL kits.

 

[gjhanson2]

I didn't say you couldn't run a turbo on an American car, it's just my opinion that superchargers are better on the bigger engines. Turbo guys can are free to argue that they're better.... Once they get off the line. That's just the feeling of myself and all the Amercan muscle guys I know: if you have an American V8, superchargers are the only way to go.

 

[Stoned06]

I didn't say you couldn't run a turbo on an American car, it's just my opinion that superchargers are better on the bigger engines. Turbo guys can are free to argue that they're better.... Once they get off the line. That's just the feeling of myself and all the Amercan muscle guys I know: if you have an American V8, superchargers are the only way to go.

Tell that to all the twin turbo Lightning owners out there. That is the new wave of of Built Block L's. Johnny Lightning got rid of his big bore blower and went twin turbo, and he knocked nearly a full second off of his 1/4 mile slip.

 

[Steps]

I didn't say you couldn't run a turbo on an American car, it's just my opinion that superchargers are better on the bigger engines. Turbo guys can are free to argue that they're better.... Once they get off the line. That's just the feeling of myself and all the Amercan muscle guys I know: if you have an American V8, superchargers are the only way to go.

One of the fastest 1/4 mile V8 mustangs out there is a Turbo car. I think "off the line" means the most at the drag strip!

Tell that to all the twin turbo Lightning owners out there. That is the new wave of of Built Block L's. Johnny Lightning got rid of his big bore blower and went twin turbo, and he knocked nearly a full second off of his 1/4 mile slip.

Agreed. Or the V8 Mustang owners runing 8's in the quarter (link posted in one of my earlier posts).

Not sure who it is you know...or what they know. I can't judge either way. I can say this though...go research it for yourself rather than asking friends and you will be surprised.

There is not a blower out there you can bolt on a Mustang GT, run 8-10lbs of boost, and run 10's in an Auto car with some sticky tires. The Heritage twin turbo kit with 8lbs did that on a car in that list I posted above. Go to the list and look at line 38. Look at the ammount of boost of every other 10 second car in that list and see what Turbo can do.

I run a Blower on my 06 GT. I am by no means trying to say a turbo is the only way to go. Pick what you like and have fun. It is your car/truck and you should go with what you prefer. All I want to get across to the other folks reading this would be "correct" information, rather than an opinion based off of third party information.

 

[gjhanson2]

Very well, I stand corrected. But I still prefer the supercharger over the turbo... I'm stubborn like that. Haha.

 

[JoshuaGrooms83]

just diggin but id hav eto say that turbos on V8 engines are gainning more and more of a following. the down side is that a V8 turbo requires much more carful planning then a typical "ricer" car that uses tiny turbos that are cheap and plentiful. I have an LS1 rear turbo trans am and it took alot of careful planing and fabbing to use it properly. Granted with this LARGER expy that i picked up would require way more caution since its so heavy and the 5.4L seems to have a better CR range then a stock LS1. What i find funny is most of ya'll arnt bring up the fact that thes much larger motors need somewhere in the range of T76 or bigger single turbos to be in the effecientcy zones. even twins would be in slightly larger range in the tune of 72mm's. its not that its rice its jus that its expensive.

 

[1997SCEBFEX]

I've been running the bolt on since 1998. other than idle bearing and belt change coupled with oil change every 3,000 miles due to engine oil lube (they now make self-contained lubricated superchargers) and changing the coolant in the aftercooler aperiodically, no problems. Not making the 500 horses desired, but easily pulled the 28' Featherlite loaded coast-to-coast.

PanHandler.

 

[JoshuaGrooms83]

nice
i just like the sound of turbos myself i also highly belive in application specification. It all depends on where in the powerband where you need the power to be most pronounced. if you need power and torque as soon as you touch the throtttle then super chargers are your cup of tea. if you need power more up in the the upper rpm range or kick in alittle higher then idle then turbos are more suit for this. what i like about turbos is that they are there when you need then and somewhat not when you dont lol unless someone makes a clutch type pully system for superchargers to reduce parasitic power loss, thats one thing superchargers will always have while turbos have the heat problem.

 

[MeanGreen]

In response to the comment about needing to have much larger turboss, this is not necessarily true. In fact some small cars need turbos that are too big for even a truck. I have a friend that bought a garret full ball bearing Turbo off eBay for a good price (not exactly sure of the trim size( but its too big of a Turbo for my Expy without proper modification to be done to the engine first. This Turbo was built for a Toyota supra 3.0l straight six. In regards to towing with a Turbo setup under Hood I believe it would get pretty hot. A remote mount may be better if you plan in towing, or go with thie S/C, much better for towing. As far as go fast goodies, then turbos would b e my pick. There are so many different configurations and you can get really creative with your setup to match your needs. Given that its not as easy as bolting on S/C