I personally never favor one over the other cause they have their own benefits. Also, they both make beautiful noises. Twincharging gives the engine the best of both & I don't feel as if they cancel out each other in that scenario.
Twincharging is dope, but it takes an extremely durable engine to handle all of that boost. That's why it's extremely rare even in high performance cars.
@@gaming4christ_1 depends on how you do it, like if you're twincharging through a m122 eaton making like 5lbs you don't HAVE to make a crap ton of boost, 15lbs total would be very reasonable, and 5lbs from the eaton would still give you tons of extra kick, I'm gonna be twincharging a built bottom end cobra motor for my car at some point and I'm going for a vmp using an eaton R2650 rotor pack, sitting it for 10-14lbs, with some BSFC testing to see what boost level is most efficient, and then slap some big boi twin 88s that will barely make 2lbs of boost by themselves on the street due to light wastegate springs, for a total of like 16lbs at the most for the street.
I feel like turbocharging is the best for a regular engine's peak power, and efficiency but the roots supercharger never surges on boost, and is best for simplicity, and 4000whp. And one more note. turbochargers take a LOT of power from an engine too, the engine exhaust pressure with a turbo is usually 1-2 times as mush as it's boost pressure. This means that the engine has to work to push out the exhaust, robbing power.
For me is the turbo not only do you you get a bonus sound at the end like a phsss or stututu depending if you have a blow off valve or not but you get the replacement for displacement without robbing power but then again why not just get both I mean you could get a beautiful whine from the supercharger but you also get the incredible boost from a turbo but it is pretty Hard because you need a lot of space but then again up to you whether you like superchargers or turbos it’s not up to me it’s up to you
I feel the instant power is a little under expressed here. To make a turbo system good for a big engine that truly makes sense to use over a supercharger is when you're trying to hit ridiculous horsepower numbers. We're talking about 1500+. For less money, less time, and a better feel, the supercharger always makes sense. Heck SS camaros and GT mustangs have companies still putting out super charger kits for under 6k installed and tuned that can get them 200+ horsepower with no other supporting parts or mods needed, that still get them the instant off the line power most of them are looking for. I think that's such a big selling point for those cars specifically. Very few people look at muscle cars and car about their top speed or even their horsepower rating. It's all about torque and getting off the line baby!
So damn true!! Am a muscle car enthusiast since the age of 9 .. the burn out take off & the tourmaduse amount of tourq this beautiful beasts display is my love & joy "!!TO THIS DAY!!" Lol With that beeing said got couple projecte cars that am working on witch is .. 1997 Toyota tercel with a 4EFTE swap 1993 Toyota mark 2 1jz gte-nonvvti The love of turbo are also in my blood.
Heard of M power performance ??? 😁 Twin turbos 625 HP gaped the supercharged hellcat 707 HP in drag and 1/4 mile, Both stock cars. ..... Now figure it out why car enthusiasts prefer turbos , a hint ( supra, Nissan GTR,)
I put a charger on a 2.4L VTEC Honda in my civic type r . I used a rotrex supercharger which worked really well with this screamer of an engine. The charge Temps were amazing and with a medium sized charger the engine made 500hp. Id also add that this car was a great daily driver.
I’m blessed with a 6.2L LSA … so Supercharged all day for me. A relatively simple pulley size change and 18 psi of instant boost means the turbos are always in my rear view mirror.
@@JeffOfTheMountains that's a very conservative estimate - that's a ton of boost in a big pretty well built v8. But, on stock internals I wouldn't want to push past ~800ish anyway, start to lose pistons at that level pretty fast
There are ways to overcome turbo lag in dedicated drag usage. One is to use an external force to spool the turbo up at the line til the engine can build the RPM's and exhaust pressure. Another, and one that seems popular currently, is going to a ProCharger. Basically a Turbo but one that is spooled off the crank rather than exhaust. Exhaust is not free since exhaust pressure is robbing horsepower compared to a free flowing exhaust. Its all a game of pros and cons to find the correct balance.
Thank you now I don’t need to say it. Restrictions on exhaust is never good. Currently I’m installing a supercharger on 240z with 350 vortec v3. Came to you tube to learn about boost reference fuel management.
Depends on the application you’re using it for then you can get a better answer. Both induction systems are great but they also got their downfalls too
Volvo is currently doing it but Volkswagen, Lancia and Nissan have already done so. To make this relatively short, Saab made a successful low pressured turbocharged engine which fattens the low end torque. However soon enough Volvo followed suit and exploited Saab's weakness, relying on bigger displacement such as 3.0T. Nevertheless the Swedes were the first to make proper low inertia turbocharged engines. I was surprised with Volvo's 2.4T (2.4 LPT) - it's a lot faster than you think esp. in many real life situations. It was a treat compared to Volvo's old school high pressured T5 (2.3 HPT). On paper the old year 2K era 2.3L T5 was faster than faster than the 2.4T but not in real life. Volvo's LPT is surprisingly good for low and high revs. Off course now Volvo has been hunting for even fatter low end torque and high eng power so here comes the new "T6" 2.0L inline four Twin-charged.
Finally an actual informative video on this debate. I personally love supercharged engines because of linear reliable power but this video is spot on. Theres no technical better option overall because it depends on your engine and what you plan on doing with your car. Is it a daily, drag, auto cross, drift, etc. you can now even do both lol. People are starting to turbo dodge demons. Supercharged and turbocharged, best of both.
The addage "no replacement for displacement" still applies, even with forced induction... More room, More air that can be forced.... There is a reason you dont see 5000hp 4 bangers...
while I do agree, there are exceptions. Koenigsegg Gemera has a 2 liter inline 3, making 800 bhp on its own (1800 with hybrid system). However, the engine displacement affects the handling, so yes, forced induction isn't the same
There is no replacement for displacement but even a 4 cylinder in something that weighs less than 2000 lbs will make great power to weight ratio if built right that can potentially take on 5k hp and come out on top.
@@TheMrDarius when you start going up over 2500hp the weight doesn't matter nearly as much. 5k hp isn't even viable on the street and would need to be on a prepped track.
After building racing engines of both flavors I can say this: If you want to play on easy mode, just get a blower. If you want every last bit of power as efficiently as possible, and you don't mind extra challenge and complexity, get a turbo (system). Turbos, btw, arn't free either. They create backpressure that the engine has to work against, it's just much more efficient than a belt.
@Gustav No. Exhaust backpressure is pressure in the exhaust system that impedes exhaust flow and works against the pumping action of the pistons. On a turbocharged engine the turbine, the part driven by the exhaust, is usually a restriction, thus creating backpressure. This isn't altogether bad as the boost generated by the compressor, the other side of the turbo, means we can burn much more fuel and make much more power then the restriction the turbine costs us resulting in a large net gain. Engine breaking (in spark ignition engines) is something else. Engine breaking is when you close the throttle and a large vacume is created which the pistons are pulling against which slows the engine which slows the vehicle. If you've ever stuck a suction dart to a piece of glass and noted how hard is can be to pull it straight off that's a tiny fraction of what the engine is experiencing. In a sense it's "reverse horsepower" trying to stop the engine.
@@177SCmaro Re: engine braking; this is mitigated by it's either a bypass or a dump valve (can't recall how it works) on the inlet side which allows the turbine to stay at speed. @6.05 the guy is installing one,pretty sure it's a blow off. That said there's nothing like that 2 stroke effect turbo's have when it hits the powerband like a 2 stroke motorbike
also one difference is that superchargers have very linear power delivery since it runs parralel to your engine revs, while a turbocharger would have to build up and spool the turbo to kick in. i mean with anti-lag you pretty much cut off that delayed response it takes the engine to burn fuel and then get out the exhaust to then spool the engine. Or even sequential turbos that have a smaller turbo for lower RPMS and help the bigger turbo spool up and take over at higher RPMS. They both have their quirks and both sound amazing.
@@mansikkamies9146 Only way to know for sure is to measure actual fuel usage at same horsepower output on both motors or measure horsepower output at same fuel usage on both engines. All else is just opinion, right?
I've only had a couple examples, but I had a supercharged old Oldsmobile that was a beast and it was so fun to drive, unless I was a really low on gas and then the whole car didn't want to go lol The Impreza I had with the turbo was a completely different experience and I 100% get why some people like them. I'm in the supercharger camp though since it just went when I hit the gas and instant gratification and all that
Turbos do consume power to drive. They create additional back-pressure while squeezing the exhaust through the nozzle and turbine sections. It takes less than a supercharger, but turbos still consume power.
Wrong, Turbochargers rob power from the crankshaft. They create backpressure on the exhaust, which means the piston has to fight the turbo on the exhaust stroke.
For turbos, they should have a pressured air attachment so you could blow a ton of air in them without waiting for the motor to spin them up. And a small air compressor could be attached to the alternator so that air compression can also be available cause you only need it for the initial spin up.
@Rickets1911 yall habe no idea what you're talking about. Nitrous doesn't blow engines up any more than any other power adder when done right. Bad tunes are what pop nitrous engines. Same with turbo/blower cars. I have a friend that has been on the same big block Mopar nitrous motor for like 6 years. He runs mid 8s in the 1/4. In a 3500 lb car no less so every bit of 1000hp
@@RCA1929 @Rickets1911 my first comment was turbos>>>> I was saying spraying to get the turbo up on the converter makes way more sense than this compressed air nonsense op is talking about
Nobody tests how much horsepower is lost due to the exhaust restriction of a turbo. Most will show how much changing to a smaller exhaust system but not the turbo.
nail on the head with this one. to compress the same volume of air requires the same amount of power irrespective of how its done. add in compressor efficiency and theres even more power required. quick search, twin screw can reach 92%. say 80% average? havent seen a turbo with a map over...75%? and its pretty hard to keep a turbo in that sweet spot.... that power for the compressor has to come from somewhere. some of its the heat in the gas. in this regard turbos are great... a piston cant use that energy. some of its the pressure of the gas. (which is due to the heat...) takes power to force air OUT of a cylinder at anything above atmospheric... through a restriction... always bear in mind the same amount of air that enters the compressor then passes through the engine and out the turbine. the only thing about it that changes is its temperature. maybe a slight volume change from chemistry, but its mostly from air expanding when hot. burning fuel adds heat. found a video of some guy running a turbocharger turbine engine, as external combustion. just heating the air up with a big heat exchanger. proves the point. engines run on air. and then theres exhaust gas left in the combustion chamber. at 10:1 CR that leaves ~1/10th of the cylinder contents as hot burnt gas. if the pressure is higher than atmospheric at the end of the ex stroke, theres more than 1/10th left as exhaust gas in that clearance volume... and that gas has to re-expand and fall below the manifold pressure before new fresh air can even start moving in. still have to love the sound of turbos :)
I like how while he's talking about displacement modifiers and such he shows a picture of THE FIRST naturally aspirated engine to make 1000HP (the ZZ632/1000 produced by GM). I have always leaned more toward turbo but I am a firm believer that there IS NO replacement for displacement, I mean you build a small engine up, it could smoke a standard V8, but you take the time and build it right, a ZZ632 with a reasonable supercharger AND twin turbos, could probably smoke the Hoonicorn or a Tesla Plaid
You referred to Roots or screw superchargers, but no mention at all of the centrifugal type. I understand too many types equals too much time, but a brief mention for comparison would help
I prefer turbo for the street. It's the "Ideal" answer. Adding 'chargers is adding displacement. The specs use liters for gradiations, no? In 1972 I ran twin Garrett turbos on a 390 GT 500, my fathers co. installed the turbos at $100 each stating that two were necessary on a V-8 for balance. All I know is the damn thing ran low 9s in the quarter!
Had a manualtransmition 2004 350z convertible.. back in the day when my engin blowup i swapped it with a much cheaper option cause i was low in budget.. so i went for not other than the 2 uz-fe lol .. it was so much fun to drive the only issue is i couldn't activate the vvti system so the engine was 50 hp lower that its full potential.. overall the V8 sound and feeling was somthing else on such a light car !!
With turbos, you can size things so that the torque curve doesn't go HIGHER, but it stays much longer, so you save yourself the budget of driveline upgrades while having to make your engine more suitable to revs.
Turbo's are the way of the future. The manufacturer can claim higher power with conservative gas mileage. Most people never press the go pedal enough to get into the power range of turbos.
At the high end of power, it's an argument - Aircraft piston engines were usually turbocharged, but Top Fuel makes more power and are supercharged. Mostly though it comes down to where you want the power boost - low-end grunt you supercharge, high end power go turbo *especially* if your car already has issues hooking up.
If you are good at systems design, you can get both with turbos, but it requires thought and planning, not just "slap a turbo on'er and call'er done" engine and engine systems building.
@@shyanhansel3264 Then explain why they didn't ban superchargers, that make the cars even faster yet? Explain why they went to 1000 foot dragstrips from the classic 1320 "quarter mile" strips YEARS ago due to excessive speeds? Your claim makes ZERO sense.
Theres one very important factor you left out. If you want your engine to stay reliable and running for a long time - supercharger. If you want to be more efficient but don't care about reliability - turbocharger.
Turbos are best, in my opinion, for not destroying your engine, meaning less harmonics and only boosting when full throttle. Super chargers work off the crank, giving boost faster but cause lots of crank harmonics destroying bearings. On the street go turbo building power slower when traction is a problem. On the track boost fast with a super charger.
@@tiamatene2869 twin-charging is still superior using both a turbo and supercharger at the same time the supercharger provides boost at low rpm so no turbo lag and the turbo provides boost at high rpm but single big turbo with a big block is better than twin turbo
No replacement for displacement holds true tho. Comparisng say a twin turbo 3.5 V6 to a 6.2 V8 sure you can squeeze more power out of the V6 that's nearly half the size, but it's apples to oranges. One is FI the other is NA. You would see WAY more power out of the V8 with the same setup if it's apples to apples there is no replacement for displacement that doesn't mean an I4 or a V6 can't seriously crank out some power tho because they can MOVE with enough boost
Its a replacement not a replica. It should be apples to oranges. The whole point is to get big engine power without a bigger engine. Because you can add it to a bigger engine and now make even more power on that engine without upsizing it proves that FI can replace displacement
@@jacobshriver5699 agree to disagree then, I don't think it's an equivalent comparison and shouldn't be considered as such. If you got a stock LS1 and compare it to a rally I4 with forced induction, you think that's a fair comparison?
@@Millirawk yes because the argument is forced induction can replace displacement. So if a boosted inline 4 or boosted v6 can make 1000+ hp without being a v8 then it has replaced displacement
Fun fact: European trucks are technically twin charged. The turbo adds boost to the diesel engine and the compressor compresses air for the air tanks (that the brakes and other pneumatic stuff uses)
I used to work for a Large Corporation that dealt with the DC 990. What they would do was change the pitch of the blade mechanically. By doing this it was easier & much quicker to get it up to speed. Their bye making it easier to start. There were some other innovations it shared that were Unique to this area where I live. I.E. Zippo, one of the things that were unique to a Zippo Lighter was that it was windproof. It wouldn't blow out. That's what engineers had to do to make the 990 a viable choice for Consumers. They had to make the igniter windproof because it would often blow out. I know the igniter looks nothing like a Zippo, but honestly. Where do you think that engineers Idea might have come from ???🤭
I was running a vortech v-15 off an electric me1616 at 175v 10,500rpm via pulley with great success, no parasitic losses at all. 1900hp centrifugal supercharger.
The whistle, stututu or blow off "breath" (Scania V8 open pipe) will always be on my side. Also there are turbos with a belt pulley, so they don't steal as much power, i think they are called centrifugal superchargers
Not complicated? Oh no? lol I think you're talking about grease monkeys installing "kits" where all the complicated stuff is largely worked out by someone with a functioning ENGINEERING knowledge. Try building up a turbo system from the ground up.
an obvious solution would be to have a supercharger for low rpms and a or two turbos for high rpms but at the cost of higher fuel consumption but the power output would be fun if its a v8 or above i would say
I love the high pitched whine of a turbo. Absolutely love it. The whine of a supercharger makes it sound electric a bit… but honestly I love both for what they do. Engineering marvels both of them.
I have a 2018 Trackhawk facing 6 years in May (expensive to maintain without warranty). Love the instant acceleration anytime I hit the pedal! In college I had a Mustang 5.0 and got a new Eclipse GSX turbo when I graduated in 1992, which the turbo lag was apparent, unless I held the break and pedal in a simulated launch without the buttons of today. Now I'm trading my Trackhawk in a Macan GTS (on order, deliver in April) and I've concerned if I'll like it as much (haven't driven a GTS) because of the lag I experienced 30 years ago, but I can't get a new Trackhawk (don't make them any longer)...but this video is awesome at explaining the differences and I love the fact that you reference the Hellcat engine and the launch control of the turbos. While there might be lag when stomping, hopefully I'll have good instant force using the launch on the Macan GTS. You've given me some positivity to look forward to!
Or, you could do what Lancia did with the Delta S4, and install both a supercharger and a turbocharger, with some clever plumbing to bypass whichever of the two was less effective in a particular rev band . . .
a belt driven centrifugal pump is a cross between a positive displacement pump (a roots type for instance) and an exhaust driven turbo. Search term for this is procharger. My belt driven supercharger starts to register boost at 1200 rpm. Life is good. Enjoy.
There's still no replacement for displacement because you can still put a supercharger or turbocharger on after you've added cubic inches to your engine it's just more of it to do it too that's never a bad thing
Au contraire. The 5.7L displacement Hemi by Dodge is a great engine displacement for boost, because it leaves so much cylinder wall thickness. They use it in the Drag Pak with 1500hp, when they could have gone with a 426, 376, or 392.
Before I watch this, I will simply say each has its own benefits and use for different environments…like high altitudes. Turbos are great, roots blowers are get if you need Instant flat torque..turbos will make more power at the same valves on the same engine, as you don’t have to use engine power to turn the blower..yet a blower will give you Instant horsepower and torque in relationship to the rpm of the motor..
In my younger days I was involved in trucking some. At low elevations a super charger could match the power of a turbo charger but as you climb into the mountains the turbo charger was not affected by elevation but a super charger was. The power loss was enough that a super charged truck could no longer keep up with a turbo charged truck. You tell me why.
Bought a Kia stinger GT 6 months ago. It's engine sounds small when you look it up until you see it's a twin turbo. That thing kicks. It's the one you see at 7:55
I like efficiency and performance, so i think that my solution would be elctrically operated sequential turbo which spins-up using the power from regenerative braking so there is no lag. I hate lag, especially in the wet.
I am, and will always be, a Big Block kinda guy, so I'm going to go Supercharger all the time. Streetable and that whine sounds so nice. Lol If I was racing, I'd consider adding Turbo for top end boost.
Supercharger pro ( instant torque and hp available at earlier rpm) con (heat soak heat soak heat soak) u start to feel the sluggish after a few back to back pulls . Turbo pro ( more power options control of the power band , room for massive power different options etc etc. Con (turbo lag lag lag lag usually see power mid to higher rpm’s to small of a turbo and u choke up top to big and u have lag for days common in high power applications.) That’s literally both in a nutshell without all the what ifs and X factors I own both amg supercharge and a Audi A4 big turbo.
the funny thing is a root supercharger actually DOES add Displacement on newer vehichles it gets added in on some engine liter codes. IE the predator gt 500 motor is a 2.6L blower.
Neither compressor is limited on boost. A Eaton M90 can make one 26Psi (head lift even with studs is a issue on applications I'm familiar with), outside of diesel that's more boost than most use on a Turbo. In the stationary air compressor world both systems are used and both are capable of the same PSI output. Turbo compressor are better suited to base load and superchargers for peaking and demand loads. The reason for more turbos in the OEM automotive area is fuel economy. A OEM can claim higher power and higher economy by tuning for the test, of which neither might be achieved in the real world.
Turbos can also have antilags to remove turbo lag and you also fit twin or quad turbo for more power so this shows turbos can make more by adding 2 or 4 turbos instead of only one turbo and antilags can remove the turbo lag which also gives instant power so turbos are better
Pro-chargers are pretty much centrifugal superchargers, turbo chargers are like air compressors. Screw and Roots type superchargers are positive displacement blowers (lower psi with high CFM).
I personally never favor one over the other cause they have their own benefits. Also, they both make beautiful noises. Twincharging gives the engine the best of both & I don't feel as if they cancel out each other in that scenario.
Well said. Canyon carving in a supercharged car is usually preferred over Turbo.
Twincharging is dope, but it takes an extremely durable engine to handle all of that boost. That's why it's extremely rare even in high performance cars.
I'VE ALWAYS HAD REAL GOOD IMAGINATION. I HAD THIS SOLVED THIRTY YEARS AGO.
@@gaming4christ_1 depends on how you do it, like if you're twincharging through a m122 eaton making like 5lbs you don't HAVE to make a crap ton of boost, 15lbs total would be very reasonable, and 5lbs from the eaton would still give you tons of extra kick, I'm gonna be twincharging a built bottom end cobra motor for my car at some point and I'm going for a vmp using an eaton R2650 rotor pack, sitting it for 10-14lbs, with some BSFC testing to see what boost level is most efficient, and then slap some big boi twin 88s that will barely make 2lbs of boost by themselves on the street due to light wastegate springs, for a total of like 16lbs at the most for the street.
I feel like turbocharging is the best for a regular engine's peak power, and efficiency
but the roots supercharger never surges on boost, and is best for simplicity, and 4000whp.
And one more note.
turbochargers take a LOT of power from an engine too, the engine exhaust pressure with a turbo is usually 1-2 times as mush as it's boost pressure. This means that the engine has to work to push out the exhaust, robbing power.
For me it's the supercharger. Easier maintenance and instant power. Plus, that beautiful whine it makes.
True dat
Anyone asked you ?
@@flexy_bgmi it‘s a comment section boy, what should he write then, if not his opinion?!
Should every comment only say „good video“ ?? Grow up kid!
Instant power=wheelspin
For me is the turbo not only do you you get a bonus sound at the end like a phsss or stututu depending if you have a blow off valve or not but you get the replacement for displacement without robbing power but then again why not just get both I mean you could get a beautiful whine from the supercharger but you also get the incredible boost from a turbo but it is pretty Hard because you need a lot of space but then again up to you whether you like superchargers or turbos it’s not up to me it’s up to you
Not me who come here because of Sucker and blower 💀
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Wait let him cook
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I feel the instant power is a little under expressed here. To make a turbo system good for a big engine that truly makes sense to use over a supercharger is when you're trying to hit ridiculous horsepower numbers. We're talking about 1500+. For less money, less time, and a better feel, the supercharger always makes sense. Heck SS camaros and GT mustangs have companies still putting out super charger kits for under 6k installed and tuned that can get them 200+ horsepower with no other supporting parts or mods needed, that still get them the instant off the line power most of them are looking for. I think that's such a big selling point for those cars specifically. Very few people look at muscle cars and car about their top speed or even their horsepower rating. It's all about torque and getting off the line baby!
So damn true!! Am a muscle car enthusiast since the age of 9 .. the burn out take off & the tourmaduse amount of tourq this beautiful beasts display is my love & joy "!!TO THIS DAY!!" Lol
With that beeing said got couple projecte cars that am working on witch is ..
1997 Toyota tercel with a 4EFTE swap
1993 Toyota mark 2 1jz gte-nonvvti
The love of turbo are also in my blood.
Heard of M power performance ??? 😁 Twin turbos 625 HP gaped the supercharged hellcat 707 HP in drag and 1/4 mile, Both stock cars. ..... Now figure it out why car enthusiasts prefer turbos , a hint ( supra, Nissan GTR,)
@@ghostofsparta6579 muscle cars 🤮
"For less money, less time, and a better feel, the supercharger always makes sense."
Nope
You sure don't see people putting super chargers on their diesel pickups to get more power though. It's always a turbo charger.
I put a charger on a 2.4L VTEC Honda in my civic type r . I used a rotrex supercharger which worked really well with this screamer of an engine. The charge Temps were amazing and with a medium sized charger the engine made 500hp. Id also add that this car was a great daily driver.
Which type? Super Charger or Turbocharger?
@@shadowopsairman1583 supercharger
Fyi they are both chargers, the difference is super or turbo
I’m blessed with a 6.2L LSA … so Supercharged all day for me. A relatively simple pulley size change and 18 psi of instant boost means the turbos are always in my rear view mirror.
Nice car
18PSI?! what are you putting to the wheel!!
@@Millirawk 6.2L LSA engine plus a supercharger at 18 pounds... I'd estimate at least 650, and that might be low.
@@JeffOfTheMountains I have boost jealousy 😂
@@JeffOfTheMountains that's a very conservative estimate - that's a ton of boost in a big pretty well built v8. But, on stock internals I wouldn't want to push past ~800ish anyway, start to lose pistons at that level pretty fast
There are ways to overcome turbo lag in dedicated drag usage. One is to use an external force to spool the turbo up at the line til the engine can build the RPM's and exhaust pressure. Another, and one that seems popular currently, is going to a ProCharger. Basically a Turbo but one that is spooled off the crank rather than exhaust. Exhaust is not free since exhaust pressure is robbing horsepower compared to a free flowing exhaust. Its all a game of pros and cons to find the correct balance.
Thank you now I don’t need to say it. Restrictions on exhaust is never good. Currently I’m installing a supercharger on 240z with 350 vortec v3. Came to you tube to learn about boost reference fuel management.
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Depends on the application you’re using it for then you can get a better answer. Both induction systems are great but they also got their downfalls too
This has always been a big discussion. Thanks for posting this ideal crew 👍😎👍
Why not have water tank on board & make extra oxygen from that & enrich the air going in to give you boost?
@@kevinburke6743 Iced water?
@@kevinburke6743 Because, there's something called nitrous.
Use both supercharger for low end and turbo for hi end power.
Volvo is currently doing it but Volkswagen, Lancia and Nissan have already done so. To make this relatively short, Saab made a successful low pressured turbocharged engine which fattens the low end torque. However soon enough Volvo followed suit and exploited Saab's weakness, relying on bigger displacement such as 3.0T. Nevertheless the Swedes were the first to make proper low inertia turbocharged engines. I was surprised with Volvo's 2.4T (2.4 LPT) - it's a lot faster than you think esp. in many real life situations. It was a treat compared to Volvo's old school high pressured T5 (2.3 HPT).
On paper the old year 2K era 2.3L T5 was faster than faster than the 2.4T but not in real life. Volvo's LPT is surprisingly good for low and high revs.
Off course now Volvo has been hunting for even fatter low end torque and high eng power so here comes the new "T6" 2.0L inline four Twin-charged.
Make it two of each to be safe 😂
Twin charging
Finally an actual informative video on this debate. I personally love supercharged engines because of linear reliable power but this video is spot on. Theres no technical better option overall because it depends on your engine and what you plan on doing with your car. Is it a daily, drag, auto cross, drift, etc. you can now even do both lol. People are starting to turbo dodge demons. Supercharged and turbocharged, best of both.
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The addage "no replacement for displacement" still applies, even with forced induction... More room, More air that can be forced.... There is a reason you dont see 5000hp 4 bangers...
while I do agree, there are exceptions. Koenigsegg Gemera has a 2 liter inline 3, making 800 bhp on its own (1800 with hybrid system).
However, the engine displacement affects the handling, so yes, forced induction isn't the same
There is no replacement for displacement but even a 4 cylinder in something that weighs less than 2000 lbs will make great power to weight ratio if built right that can potentially take on 5k hp and come out on top.
@@TheMrDarius when you start going up over 2500hp the weight doesn't matter nearly as much. 5k hp isn't even viable on the street and would need to be on a prepped track.
@@Inferiis with what fuel does make that power
@@rawful502 as far as I know all Koenigseggs are designed for e100 (aka biofuel). Not sure about the Gemera though, but it runs on anything octanewise
After building racing engines of both flavors I can say this: If you want to play on easy mode, just get a blower. If you want every last bit of power as efficiently as possible, and you don't mind extra challenge and complexity, get a turbo (system).
Turbos, btw, arn't free either. They create backpressure that the engine has to work against, it's just much more efficient than a belt.
@Gustav
No. Exhaust backpressure is pressure in the exhaust system that impedes exhaust flow and works against the pumping action of the pistons. On a turbocharged engine the turbine, the part driven by the exhaust, is usually a restriction, thus creating backpressure. This isn't altogether bad as the boost generated by the compressor, the other side of the turbo, means we can burn much more fuel and make much more power then the restriction the turbine costs us resulting in a large net gain.
Engine breaking (in spark ignition engines) is something else. Engine breaking is when you close the throttle and a large vacume is created which the pistons are pulling against which slows the engine which slows the vehicle. If you've ever stuck a suction dart to a piece of glass and noted how hard is can be to pull it straight off that's a tiny fraction of what the engine is experiencing.
In a sense it's "reverse horsepower" trying to stop the engine.
@@177SCmaro Re: engine braking; this is mitigated by it's either a bypass or a dump valve (can't recall how it works) on the inlet side which allows the turbine to stay at speed. @6.05 the guy is installing one,pretty sure it's a blow off. That said there's nothing like that 2 stroke effect turbo's have when it hits the powerband like a 2 stroke motorbike
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also one difference is that superchargers have very linear power delivery since it runs parralel to your engine revs, while a turbocharger would have to build up and spool the turbo to kick in. i mean with anti-lag you pretty much cut off that delayed response it takes the engine to burn fuel and then get out the exhaust to then spool the engine. Or even sequential turbos that have a smaller turbo for lower RPMS and help the bigger turbo spool up and take over at higher RPMS. They both have their quirks and both sound amazing.
I think a turbo also robs power from the motor because it's clogging up the exhaust. I still like any forced induction.
A lot less than a supercharger
@@mansikkamies9146 Only way to know for sure is to measure actual fuel usage at same horsepower output on both motors or measure horsepower output at same fuel usage on both engines. All else is just opinion, right?
A turbo eats up like 5hp, wayyyyyy less than a supercharger
I've only had a couple examples, but I had a supercharged old Oldsmobile that was a beast and it was so fun to drive, unless I was a really low on gas and then the whole car didn't want to go lol The Impreza I had with the turbo was a completely different experience and I 100% get why some people like them. I'm in the supercharger camp though since it just went when I hit the gas and instant gratification and all that
Sucker & blower. The nicknames me and my friend had in school
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Aye, love how you narrated this video man. Was absolutely perfect. All the little side tidbits of information you through in there just 👌🏼
Turbos do consume power to drive. They create additional back-pressure while squeezing the exhaust through the nozzle and turbine sections. It takes less than a supercharger, but turbos still consume power.
Wrong, Turbochargers rob power from the crankshaft. They create backpressure on the exhaust, which means the piston has to fight the turbo on the exhaust stroke.
For turbos, they should have a pressured air attachment so you could blow a ton of air in them without waiting for the motor to spin them up. And a small air compressor could be attached to the alternator so that air compression can also be available cause you only need it for the initial spin up.
Nitrous is cheaper easier less complicated and weighs less.
Why add another compressor when you can just spin the turbine attached to the compressor faster.
@@jodyjohnsteinand burns an engine up
@Rickets1911 yall habe no idea what you're talking about. Nitrous doesn't blow engines up any more than any other power adder when done right. Bad tunes are what pop nitrous engines. Same with turbo/blower cars. I have a friend that has been on the same big block Mopar nitrous motor for like 6 years. He runs mid 8s in the 1/4. In a 3500 lb car no less so every bit of 1000hp
@@RCA1929 @Rickets1911 my first comment was turbos>>>> I was saying spraying to get the turbo up on the converter makes way more sense than this compressed air nonsense op is talking about
Nobody tests how much horsepower is lost due to the exhaust restriction of a turbo. Most will show how much changing to a smaller exhaust system but not the turbo.
nail on the head with this one.
to compress the same volume of air requires the same amount of power irrespective of how its done.
add in compressor efficiency and theres even more power required. quick search, twin screw can reach 92%. say 80% average? havent seen a turbo with a map over...75%? and its pretty hard to keep a turbo in that sweet spot....
that power for the compressor has to come from somewhere.
some of its the heat in the gas. in this regard turbos are great... a piston cant use that energy.
some of its the pressure of the gas. (which is due to the heat...)
takes power to force air OUT of a cylinder at anything above atmospheric... through a restriction...
always bear in mind the same amount of air that enters the compressor then passes through the engine and out the turbine. the only thing about it that changes is its temperature. maybe a slight volume change from chemistry, but its mostly from air expanding when hot. burning fuel adds heat. found a video of some guy running a turbocharger turbine engine, as external combustion. just heating the air up with a big heat exchanger. proves the point. engines run on air.
and then theres exhaust gas left in the combustion chamber. at 10:1 CR that leaves ~1/10th of the cylinder contents as hot burnt gas. if the pressure is higher than atmospheric at the end of the ex stroke, theres more than 1/10th left as exhaust gas in that clearance volume... and that gas has to re-expand and fall below the manifold pressure before new fresh air can even start moving in.
still have to love the sound of turbos :)
Used to be that superchargers would follow power with rpms, but with newer turbo tech it linear power bands are easier to achieve
And now ask turbo charged engines how their life expectancy is doing.
@@DesertStateInEU 190,000 miles on our MazdaSpeed3 and still going strong.
Having both of them on one motor is the best results for low end power and for top end speed
I ran a boat with Detroit diesel 12/71s. They had twin turbos and a supercharger. Loved them.
And no boost... they are for scavenging.
Depends on what you looking for . I prefer supercharger over turbo .
Turbos are good but the wine from the super charger is unbeatable
I like how while he's talking about displacement modifiers and such he shows a picture of THE FIRST naturally aspirated engine to make 1000HP (the ZZ632/1000 produced by GM). I have always leaned more toward turbo but I am a firm believer that there IS NO replacement for displacement, I mean you build a small engine up, it could smoke a standard V8, but you take the time and build it right, a ZZ632 with a reasonable supercharger AND twin turbos, could probably smoke the Hoonicorn or a Tesla Plaid
It's the first over the counter 1,000 hp NA engine. They've had 1,000+ hp NA Pro Stocks for decades.
And btw, no BBC has run 300.4 mph in a standing mile on oem parts, but a little oe block and heads 5.4L in MKII MOTORSPORTS TT GT has.
You referred to Roots or screw superchargers, but no mention at all of the centrifugal type. I understand too many types equals too much time, but a brief mention for comparison would help
Thank Goodness for turbos my car wouldn't sound the same at all without that whistle 🤷♂️🔥
I prefer turbo for the street. It's the "Ideal" answer. Adding 'chargers is adding displacement. The specs use liters for gradiations, no?
In 1972 I ran twin Garrett turbos on a 390 GT 500, my fathers co. installed the turbos at $100 each stating that two were necessary on a V-8 for balance. All I know is the damn thing ran low 9s in the quarter!
That sound @3:30 hits just right 😊
Stutututu
Ive been in a car with a twin turbo, ive also been in a car with a supercharger, one goes super fast, the other takes of like a BEAST
I have a 350z that I’m considering boosting but I’m still on the fence about wether or not I want to turbo charge or supercharge.
Would be unique to hear a supercharged vq
@@__AverageJoe do you think the engine has enough power for a supercharger? I know there’s quite a popular one by vortech
Had a manualtransmition 2004 350z convertible.. back in the day when my engin blowup i swapped it with a much cheaper option cause i was low in budget.. so i went for not other than the 2 uz-fe lol .. it was so much fun to drive the only issue is i couldn't activate the vvti system so the engine was 50 hp lower that its full potential.. overall the V8 sound and feeling was somthing else on such a light car !!
Try a pro charger
With turbos, you can size things so that the torque curve doesn't go HIGHER, but it stays much longer, so you save yourself the budget of driveline upgrades while having to make your engine more suitable to revs.
Definitely a replacement for displacement! Boosted big ci big blocks with twin or big single turbos or screws blowers on methanol!!
Turbo's are the way of the future. The manufacturer can claim higher power with conservative gas mileage. Most people never press the go pedal enough to get into the power range of turbos.
That would suggest the way of the future is to forget turbos.
2:39 That flame off the corvette is amazing! 🔥
Edit: added time stamp
Fun fact, that corvettes intake manifold blew, barbequeing the wall
@@MajinManGTZ 😂 evidence of greatness
At the high end of power, it's an argument - Aircraft piston engines were usually turbocharged, but Top Fuel makes more power and are supercharged.
Mostly though it comes down to where you want the power boost - low-end grunt you supercharge, high end power go turbo *especially* if your car already has issues hooking up.
If you are good at systems design, you can get both with turbos, but it requires thought and planning, not just "slap a turbo on'er and call'er done" engine and engine systems building.
Turbo's got banned by top fuel years ago they made the cars too fast😂
@@shyanhansel3264 Then explain why they didn't ban superchargers, that make the cars even faster yet?
Explain why they went to 1000 foot dragstrips from the classic 1320 "quarter mile" strips YEARS ago due to excessive speeds?
Your claim makes ZERO sense.
Dieselturbo revs are satisfying. Engine engine engine turbo turbo sounds
Theres one very important factor you left out.
If you want your engine to stay reliable and running for a long time - supercharger.
If you want to be more efficient but don't care about reliability - turbocharger.
Idk why, buy supercharger sound more good than turbocharger
Turbos are best, in my opinion, for not destroying your engine, meaning less harmonics and only boosting when full throttle. Super chargers work off the crank, giving boost faster but cause lots of crank harmonics destroying bearings. On the street go turbo building power slower when traction is a problem. On the track boost fast with a super charger.
Anyone team twin-charger?
me
anyone team twin turbosupercharge
@@tiamatene2869 twin-charging is still superior using both a turbo and supercharger at the same time the supercharger provides boost at low rpm so no turbo lag and the turbo provides boost at high rpm but single big turbo with a big block is better than twin turbo
I team NA since I hate additional noise.
Me
The sucker and the blower are quite similar to me, they dont matter as long as they are what they are.
You are good at explaining 🙂
Use both (i think a twin screw super charger and a quad turbo is best, but thats just my opion)
No replacement for displacement holds true tho. Comparisng say a twin turbo 3.5 V6 to a 6.2 V8 sure you can squeeze more power out of the V6 that's nearly half the size, but it's apples to oranges. One is FI the other is NA. You would see WAY more power out of the V8 with the same setup if it's apples to apples there is no replacement for displacement that doesn't mean an I4 or a V6 can't seriously crank out some power tho because they can MOVE with enough boost
Its a replacement not a replica. It should be apples to oranges. The whole point is to get big engine power without a bigger engine. Because you can add it to a bigger engine and now make even more power on that engine without upsizing it proves that FI can replace displacement
@@jacobshriver5699 agree to disagree then, I don't think it's an equivalent comparison and shouldn't be considered as such. If you got a stock LS1 and compare it to a rally I4 with forced induction, you think that's a fair comparison?
@@Millirawk yes because the argument is forced induction can replace displacement. So if a boosted inline 4 or boosted v6 can make 1000+ hp without being a v8 then it has replaced displacement
That was a pretty cool breakdown of the two. The pros and cons are pretty informative.
But how do I add boost to my Tesla?
You need more energy on that car.
I recommend a triple AAA BATTERY 🔋🔋🔋.
First step would be to LS or Coyote swap it 😁🤣🤣🤣
Take your shoes off, leave your socks on, rub your feet on the rug and with one finger touch your Tesla. There you go.
Fun fact: European trucks are technically twin charged.
The turbo adds boost to the diesel engine and the compressor compresses air for the air tanks (that the brakes and other pneumatic stuff uses)
My choice is turbo, cuz it has power when I need it and good mileage when I don’t
I used to work for a Large Corporation that dealt with the DC 990. What they would do was change the pitch of the blade mechanically. By doing this it was easier & much quicker to get it up to speed. Their bye making it easier to start. There were some other innovations it shared that were Unique to this area where I live. I.E. Zippo, one of the things that were unique to a Zippo Lighter was that it was windproof. It wouldn't blow out. That's what engineers had to do to make the 990 a viable choice for Consumers. They had to make the igniter windproof because it would often blow out. I know the igniter looks nothing like a Zippo, but honestly. Where do you think that engineers Idea might have come from ???🤭
I prefer to use both at once 😁
Twincharge baby
@@MajinManGTZ hell yeah!
I was running a vortech v-15 off an electric me1616 at 175v 10,500rpm via pulley with great success, no parasitic losses at all.
1900hp centrifugal supercharger.
Love the information it cleared up a lot of confusion.
The whistle, stututu or blow off "breath" (Scania V8 open pipe) will always be on my side.
Also there are turbos with a belt pulley, so they don't steal as much power, i think they are called centrifugal superchargers
Yes those are also called prochargers
Turbochargers aren’t complicated… if you have a functioning knowledge of mechanics.
Is it just a case of knowing where everything goes like most engines or...?
Not complicated? Oh no? lol I think you're talking about grease monkeys installing "kits" where all the complicated stuff is largely worked out by someone with a functioning ENGINEERING knowledge. Try building up a turbo system from the ground up.
A Blower is more compact and delivers the same boost. Perfect for "Sleepers" and no idle noise to alert the opponent.
“sucker vs blower” 💀
Superchargers
Relatable.
I've owned both, love both, all I have to say.
Turbo
i really like the supercharger whine way over the turbo flutter and hope that one day i can have a big bulky supercharged muscle car
Dang it I was planning to make a video on this topic
No ur just saying that because it's a good idea and u dint think of it
@@GYGANIKA I thought of it a year ago but I just don’t have any frikin time to put my plans into work lol
an obvious solution would be to have a supercharger for low rpms and a or two turbos for high rpms but at the cost of higher fuel consumption but the power output would be fun if its a v8 or above i would say
Different strokes for different folks. In the 50’s a supercharger was it.see thunderbird.
Thanks for the lesson. Basically, muscle cars prefers a supercharger and regular cars prefers a turbo charger. 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🔥🔥🔥
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I love the high pitched whine of a turbo. Absolutely love it. The whine of a supercharger makes it sound electric a bit… but honestly I love both for what they do. Engineering marvels both of them.
lets be honest though, superchargers sound way cooler
I have a 2018 Trackhawk facing 6 years in May (expensive to maintain without warranty). Love the instant acceleration anytime I hit the pedal! In college I had a Mustang 5.0 and got a new Eclipse GSX turbo when I graduated in 1992, which the turbo lag was apparent, unless I held the break and pedal in a simulated launch without the buttons of today. Now I'm trading my Trackhawk in a Macan GTS (on order, deliver in April) and I've concerned if I'll like it as much (haven't driven a GTS) because of the lag I experienced 30 years ago, but I can't get a new Trackhawk (don't make them any longer)...but this video is awesome at explaining the differences and I love the fact that you reference the Hellcat engine and the launch control of the turbos. While there might be lag when stomping, hopefully I'll have good instant force using the launch on the Macan GTS. You've given me some positivity to look forward to!
In highschool there was a dude with a 4.6 mustang “twin charged” super and turbo! Wild
Or, you could do what Lancia did with the Delta S4, and install both a supercharger and a turbocharger, with some clever plumbing to bypass whichever of the two was less effective in a particular rev band . . .
My Supercharged Miata would like to have a word with you.
Great video btw!
“ISNTAL”? See? I was paying attention! Thanks for the excellent video!
a belt driven centrifugal pump is a cross between a positive displacement pump (a roots type for instance) and an exhaust driven turbo. Search term for this is procharger. My belt driven supercharger starts to register boost at 1200 rpm. Life is good. Enjoy.
There's still no replacement for displacement because you can still put a supercharger or turbocharger on after you've added cubic inches to your engine it's just more of it to do it too that's never a bad thing
Au contraire. The 5.7L displacement Hemi by Dodge is a great engine displacement for boost, because it leaves so much cylinder wall thickness. They use it in the Drag Pak with 1500hp, when they could have gone with a 426, 376, or 392.
I have never owned either. A friend of mine put a turbo on his LS1 GTO. He also had to upgrade drive train to handle the power.
The hybrid turbo in my BMW M140i is amazing. Full power from 1500rpm to the redline.
Before I watch this, I will simply say each has its own benefits and use for different environments…like high altitudes. Turbos are great, roots blowers are get if you need Instant flat torque..turbos will make more power at the same valves on the same engine, as you don’t have to use engine power to turn the blower..yet a blower will give you Instant horsepower and torque in relationship to the rpm of the motor..
The turbo will always make more power, which is what matters
*i have both. belt driven turbo = pro charge.*
A pro charger. Is still a supercharger. It's just not a Whipple type supercharger. Not a turbo. My friend.
That dodge demon supercharger put a smile on my face...;)
My Honda ITR had a supercharger first making about 270 BHP, and now it has a Turbo making 359 BHP 😁
... and the supercharger was quicker and more fun to drive daily.
In my younger days I was involved in trucking some. At low elevations a super charger could match the power of a turbo charger but as you climb into the mountains the turbo charger was not affected by elevation but a super charger was. The power loss was enough that a super charged truck could no longer keep up with a turbo charged truck. You tell me why.
Bought a Kia stinger GT 6 months ago. It's engine sounds small when you look it up until you see it's a twin turbo. That thing kicks. It's the one you see at 7:55
Both are different beasts with different use cases
09:30 Goddamm, group B was murder on steroids... I loved it!
I like efficiency and performance, so i think that my solution would be elctrically operated sequential turbo which spins-up using the power from regenerative braking so there is no lag. I hate lag, especially in the wet.
I am, and will always be, a Big Block kinda guy, so I'm going to go Supercharger all the time. Streetable and that whine sounds so nice. Lol If I was racing, I'd consider adding Turbo for top end boost.
Hey little feedback, the word instal is misspelled in the presentation, at 6:31!
But this information is so much appreciated.
The only problem with turbos for me is back pressure when trying to make a lot of power and have the turbo light quick
Turbos don't have backpressure... the Delta~P is always positive.
In the 70's, Turbo Tom's in Atlanta had tee shirts that read "Turbos are great, but I'd rather be blown".
Supercharger pro ( instant torque and hp available at earlier rpm) con (heat soak heat soak heat soak) u start to feel the sluggish after a few back to back pulls .
Turbo pro ( more power options control of the power band , room for massive power different options etc etc. Con (turbo lag lag lag lag usually see power mid to higher rpm’s to small of a turbo and u choke up top to big and u have lag for days common in high power applications.)
That’s literally both in a nutshell without all the what ifs and X factors I own both amg supercharge and a Audi A4 big turbo.
the funny thing is a root supercharger actually DOES add Displacement on newer vehichles it gets added in on some engine liter codes. IE the predator gt 500 motor is a 2.6L blower.
Fun video! I'll be lynched for saying it, but a car's EGR system is also a displacement modifier.
Neither compressor is limited on boost.
A Eaton M90 can make one 26Psi (head lift even with studs is a issue on applications I'm familiar with), outside of diesel that's more boost than most use on a Turbo.
In the stationary air compressor world both systems are used and both are capable of the same PSI output. Turbo compressor are better suited to base load and superchargers for peaking and demand loads.
The reason for more turbos in the OEM automotive area is fuel economy. A OEM can claim higher power and higher economy by tuning for the test, of which neither might be achieved in the real world.
Turbos can also have antilags to remove turbo lag and you also fit twin or quad turbo for more power so this shows turbos can make more by adding 2 or 4 turbos instead of only one turbo and antilags can remove the turbo lag which also gives instant power so turbos are better
Pro-chargers are pretty much centrifugal superchargers, turbo chargers are like air compressors.
Screw and Roots type superchargers are positive displacement blowers (lower psi with high CFM).
Just depends on what type of performance your trying to achieve. Great video mane 👍
The turbo is easier to install!
Because the SuperCharger....you're basically building a Whole Engine!
Twin Turbos is the best (to me)
I also personally do not favor one or the other, in fact... I also love the sounds they both make a high speeds. Mmm.😆