2007-02-26 07:00:26 · 8 answers · asked by Tam 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
a turbo works off exhaust gases and is dependant on throttle position and engine load ,they have a lag time before they spin up to speed and work thru most of the rpm range,superchargers are belt or gear driven and give boost from idle but dont do much at high rpm
2007-02-26 07:05:36 · answer #1 · answered by doug b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both do the same thing:
Stuff more air into the intake.
How they do it is different:
S/C: Takes power from the CRANK to compress air. Roots type blowers can create a lot of boost pretty quick but they're not too great in the top end because of power robbing tendencies.
Turbo: A turbo is pretty much like having 2 fans attached to each other. The first fan is driven by exhaust gasses. The other fan then takes that energy and blows air into the intake. Very simple!
However, the high RPM rates and huge amounts oh heat make installation "for experts only".
By the way, just google this, you'll find TONS of information
2007-02-26 15:05:38 · answer #2 · answered by Ram 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A turbo works off the exhaust gas that comes out of the engine and turns a turbine.A supercharger is also a turbine but is driven by a belt that runs of the crankshaft.A turbo is more efficiant because it does not use any engine hp to make it run just waisted exhaust that will go out the tail pipe
2007-02-26 15:06:22 · answer #3 · answered by auto tech25 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a supercharger is belt driven, their are two categories one is roots style. Roots style is what you see on old hot rods they are mostly chrome and they usually stick out of the hood and have a belt spinning a pulley in the front. The other is the centrifugal supercharger, it mounts under the hood and is gears to produce high rpms and push air. A turbo doesn't have belts it has two chambers and connect to your exhaust. Exhaust gas spins a turbine in one chamber that turbine is connected to a shaft in the other chamber that has another turbine on it. This turbine sucks air from your air filter and compresses it into your intake. Hence the term BOOST a boost of air pressure is what all of these do. A turbo is the most efficient since it does not require a belt to spin it.
2007-02-26 15:15:28 · answer #4 · answered by steven s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A turbo is a compressor driven by a small turbine in the exhaust flow.
A supercharger is a compressor and is directly mechanically driven by a shaft from the from the engine.
Not a clever or smart answer - just the facts....
2007-02-26 15:06:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
in the most basic sense a turbo is driven by exhaust gases a supercharger is belt driven.
2007-02-26 15:05:19 · answer #6 · answered by brusts4 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
About five mile less to the gall.
2007-03-02 12:16:55 · answer #7 · answered by Andy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this site:
http://www.superchargersonline.com/content.asp?id=19
2007-02-26 15:08:42 · answer #8 · answered by kujo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋