2006-08-12 02:50:12 · 3 answers · asked by ephique 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
It's possible, but not all that practical for an automobile engine. It was quite common to see this done on the big radial piston engines of WWII vintage aircraft.
Both devices are intended to increase airflow into the engine to improve performance. In automotive applications, a supercharger is driven from the engine's crankshaft, usually by some form of belt drive, while a turbo-charger is spun up to high speed using exhaust gasses. The turbo-charger is considered to be more efficient, but doesn't produce as much boost at low engine RPMS, and lags a bit on acceleration. The supercharger is able to accelerate faster, but draws some horsepower from the engine to operate.
Since they both perform pretty much the same function of increasing airflow to the engine, it would be somewhat redundant to mount both forms of supercharger on a car engine intended to be used on the street.
2006-08-12 03:07:04 · answer #1 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you want to replace your engine and waste lots of fuel. Really, there isn't much room under the hoods of most cars to entertain this thought.
2006-08-12 09:54:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to. There is a limit on what you can get from an engine
2006-08-12 10:30:57 · answer #3 · answered by Mark F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋