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Originally Posted by sw20kosh
A supercharger has no such mechanism to "keep the same pressure" in the manifold. A supercharged system that makes 10 psi at sea level would make, for example, 7 psi at high altitude. There is no wastegate to allow the supercharger to work harder to maintain 10 psi.
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Some do. If you designed the system to produce the desired boost at altitude, the BOV should dump the excess at sea level.
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