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Originally Posted by su_maverick
Well, arent you bitter for some unknown reason. How the hell am I biased when I own a turbo car? one with a pretty big turbo at that.
Yes, they do make different sized turbos which have different spool characteristics. But, that will never change the way that each system works.
A turbo is a reactive setup that is dependant on the other systems of the car. Is requires the right exhaust pressure to get going and aside from a 'anti-lag' or backfire setup there are no assurances that it will come out of boost and need to be re-spooled.
Turbo- dependant on exhaust pressure
Supercharger- dependant on pully speed/rpm
remember, the smaller the turbo, the less top end you have. Once you get out of the turbo's "effeciency range" it basically becomes an expensive hair-dryer.
There is no perfect setup either way... both have their benefits and drawbacks.
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Not only are you biased (i.e. providing information on a LARGE turbo) but it's also very un-educated. You are my favorite type of driver...the one who enjoys huge turbos when in fact smaller turbos have proven themselves again and again with the proper tuning.
I agree that there is no PERFECT set up, if there was everyone would have it. Instead there are floods of misinformation running around about how bigger is better or turbos are bad because they have "lag". Show me a s/c that holds boost until redline, if they exist, they are few. Please explain to me how 14B's are running mid/low 12's and 20g's are running mid/low 11's; all consistant. I bet you anything they are smaller set ups then what you speak of. Also, explain to me how Holset (diesel) turbos are boosting at low level RPMS and are quite large?