What would give my 06' RSX Type S the most horse power a supercharger or and turbo charger?

Question

Im about to buy one but i want to know which one is going to give my RSX TYPE S the most horse power.

Answer 1

super charger is all around power an the turbo dosent kick in until you a certain amount of RPM so go with the super charger

Answer 2

A turbo is "free power", meaning that it requires no engine power to create power. A turbo is exhaust driven. Everything that you get from a turbo is added to the engine. A supercharger "borrows" power from the engine to create power. It is pulley driven from the crank.

Here is a site that list turbo kits for the RSX S
http://www.turbo-kits.com/rsx_turbo_kits.html
The kits range from 50 and to 100 hp gains over the stock engine power with a direct bolt on.

Here is a site that list superchargers for the RSX S
http://www.modacar.com/products/Acura/RSX/MODAFOIN/turbokits.html
The superchargers claim any where from 40 -50 more hp off the start on the wheels to about 40% overall gain.

In my opinion, If I wanted top end speed I would go with a turbo. If you want over all power from the push of the gas pedal I would go with a supercharger.

Answer 3

What can you find? A super charger is instant power, with little strain on engine. Turbo lags a little and uses exhuast heat to boost. This heat makes the car run hotter than usual and cooling critical when racing. Both are good at creating power, but look at pro drag and funny cars, they are all super charged (blown), in those races by the time the turbo creates any boost the race is OVER. I am asuming if you race your car on the street your race will be over fairly quick with the super charger, plus it is way easier to run a blower. You can almost bolt one on if someone has made a kit. Try Paxton, B and M, or Vortec for kits. Good Luck. Plus a blown Acura would be just cool. Kinda new skool with a mix of a little old skool.

Answer 4

I got your answer right here.. forums.clubrsx.com
Its a huge forum for RSX owners, you can find ALOT of information here (i own one, and i can solve any problems with a simple search)

This topic has been covered many times there, look it up...

I dont know much, but i DO have a RSX, and it lacks low-end power... which a supercharger gives you..
Turbo will give you alot of top-end power, which the RSX already excels in....

But you might want to find out from people with more 'hands-on' experience...

Goodluck

Answer 5

Just remember that what you are about to do will invalidate your warranty, and also your insurance. If you don't disclose that you have turbo charged your vehicle, your insurance may simply refuse to pay out in the event of an accident. If you take your car in for warranty work, they may use it as an excuse not to honor the warranty.

Also, once you modify the car you are going to lose several thousand dollars in depreciation. People don't want to buy a vehicle that someone has messed with in this way. They don't want to deal with the warranty and insurance issues. They will also make the assumption that the previous owner was a boy racer who thrashed his car all the time. Few people want a vehicle like that.

My advice would be to save up for a TL Type S, or some other car, rather than modifying your RSX.

Answer 6

Turbo for sure. superchargers are great but they put drag on the engine to make power, whereas a turbo uses free exhaust gas energy to make boost and it's more reliable (which is why it's very common) STS makes remote mounted turbos that go where the muffler goes. it's more efficient and stays cooler, plus if you pop the hood it won't be as cramped and it won't reveal you're running it until you turn the key and rev the engine.

Answer 7

it all varies.a supercharger gives you boost of the line and you have to use 93 octane gas whereas a turbo charger gives you boost in the middle and you can use regular gas so the question is where do you want the boost and how much are you willing to spend on gas!!! the amount of boost (psi) will tell you how much hp you will gain and turbo's tend to run cheaper than superchargers.

Answer 8

Turbo work add more power. Just don't think you are going to get an extra 200hp and have a trouble free car. It takes a lot of money to make a lot of reliable horsepower. You probably know that.

Answer 9

turbo make will make more horse and will breake down the moment you get'n excited.......and supercharge only make decent horse and still more reliable then turbo........if you are a rich guy, go turbo.......otherwise supercharge......that way the car will be pay off and still look cool

Answer 10

go for the supercharger, it's horsepower on demand. With a turbo you have to reach a certain rpm