turbo or supercharger?

mobiL1 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-17-2004, 09:30 PM

For a street car, what would you recommend? Turbo or supercharger...and whats the most cost effecient? I love turbos, but I hear mixed things about them with bmws. I heard lots of good things with superchargers, but was never really a fan. I decided i want either a turbo or a s/c kit instead of all motor on my 97 m3. The motor has 80k on it, and im wondering if I need to do a rebuild as well. any input with personal experiences with either is greatly appreciated

///3oris · #2 (**permalink**) 10-17-2004, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mobiL1

For a street car, what would you recommend? Turbo or supercharger...and whats the most cost effecient? I love turbos, but I hear mixed things about them with bmws. I heard lots of good things with superchargers, but was never really a fan. I decided i want either a turbo or a s/c kit instead of all motor on my 97 m3. The motor has 80k on it, and im wondering if I need to do a rebuild as well. any input with personal experiences with either is greatly appreciated

Depends on what you're looking for.... but here's my experience:

I owned the AA Supercharger... it was slow... I drove in Vortech based superchargers both Stage 1's and 11psi boost bumped, and they were more impressive than the AA SC. With the 11psi boost bump it made a huge difference... I was amazed at the power. I figured I'd stop wasting money on all these SC's and just go Turbo. Went with a Technique Tuning Stage 1 and now when I get into a supercharged car it no longer feels as fast as it used to.

I've also been in twin-screw supercharged, I liked that the most as there's lots of torque throughout the entier RPM band, not just at the top, but I prefer a Turbo.

At the end, it's really up to what you want... my personal opinion is Turbo... some would agree, some would disagree. After being in all of them, at various stages of power, I feel I've made the right decision.

Boris

Bassmaster · #3 (**permalink**) 10-18-2004, 02:43 AM

Turbo....IMO the entry level cost issues are usually the reason someone would choose the SC over the turbo.... Then they find out that they want more, so on to the turbo anyway at a greater cost than if they had went that route initially.

paul e · #4 (**permalink**) 10-18-2004, 07:24 AM

>>Turbo....IMO the entry level cost issues are usually the reason someone would choose the SC over the turbo.... <<

With the $6800 Technique Tuning turbo price point, is that really so much more than the SC kits out there? Hell, 5 yrs ago when i bought my Dinan SC, i paid WELL over that for mine! Youll see SC kits occasionaly on sale, but I think that in general, the above turbo price point is very competitive.