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Old 11-29-2012, 10:23 PM   #66
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Originally Posted by ill86 View Post
They make decent top end as max pressure is achieved at or around redline; but lack bottom end torque because boost is low. Nature of the beast ...

Google types of sc and read some more.
Ummm....all superchargers make more boost the faster they turn, ergo all of them make more boost the faster the engine spins. Positive-displacement types make some boost almost instantly, which cents will never do, but they all still make more when turning faster. They're all air pumps, after all.

Regarding centrifugals - that used to be the stereotype of turbos too, but modern implementations don't have to be that way. You can size them for max boost at low speed and simply bypass when the limit is reached.
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