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Originally Posted by 1086
@ CSG Mike - being that a supercharger kit is the choice amongst your shop and others, why are other vendors deciding to go turbo - considering turbo seems to be more troublesome? Does a lower boosted SC kit make more sense for someone who wants that OEM like build (almost as if the car came stock with a SC)? |
Both turbo and supercharger setups can be made to run like an OEM setup, but superchargers are more prevalent because all the supercharger manufacturers (Innovate, Jackson Racing, Kraftwerks, Vortech) are in California, so they have a strong interest in making the car CARB legal. HKS is an exception, but they don't really market much here either.
Our decision to use a supercharger was due to our concerns about cooling with a turbocharger setup. We can tuck away all the hot exhaust pipes with a supercharger; you can't with a turbo unless you mount the turbo at the bottom. We also wanted transient response, and a CARB legal setup (we're also in California, and you don't EVER want to get an emissions ticket out here).
If you want something that
sounds, drives, and has the fit and finish of OEM, Jackson Racing is the way to go. With the CARB tune, you'll be ready to go. Even better, the CARB tune can and will compensate for better gas (92/93/100 octane), resulting in better power if you have access to fuel better than the 91 we have in California.
Of the vendors here that actually do any sort of track testing with their cars, only Element Tuning uses a turbocharger, and their car has been down for quite a while now. To be fair, their car isn't down because of the turbo setup, but an oil line failure (may or may not be a part of the turbo system).