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Originally Posted by s2d4
Centrifugal yeah, PD whilst being load dependent is boosting everywhere. Too different to call turbo being an improvement of it.
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Agree, even the incredibly well engineered factory turbo systems will never have the throttle response of a supercharger. Undoubtedly a WELL DESIGNED street turbo system is more efficient than any pd supercharger system, and has a better power curve and any centrifugal supercharger system. But to me, throttle response is just as important as overall power curve for enjoyment of driving. It's one reason why our cars are so much fun in 'underpowered' stock form. One last point to make about aftermarket systems- turbo systems are more complicated and more prone to catastrophic failure if something isn't engineered correctly. You need overboost fail safes and the like - so a well done turbo system with safety measures will be more expensive than a supercharger. Anyways just making the point that every fi type exists and succeeds on the market because there are benefits to each type.
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