Turbos cause they got that cooliness factor. But also with the cooliness comes with alot of negatives. There are alot more potential problems that could happen with them. The first one being things will get HOT. Installing them has alot more complexity because theyre are more parts to put on, meaning more things to break/leak/explode.
Superchargers are like having a bigger engine than you actually have. Torque at IDLING /s. But seriously torque from the get-go is pretty awesome. Installing, ive heard is simpler. Heat is there but not as much as a turbo. They say theres parasitic loss because its being powered by the engine itself but eh it puts out more power than whats being taken away so i never saw that as a huge negative. And you get instant noodle response on power.
Torque at low rpm is what breaks these engines. Looking at dyno sheets from both FI systems on our FA20 motors, it seems majority the of SC make more torque at low rpm than turbos. But having said that low end torque from the SC probably wont break the motor since it happens linearly/gradually/slower. A turbo, however, has a higher than to break things with low end torque. Turbos want to build power and punch you in face with it. It happens so quickly compared to a SC. Not slow. Plenty of turbos can have torque in the low rpm range but since its the FA20 motor I’m assuming its being tuned so all that power doesnt fully happen until higher rpm ranges. Low rpm range = 2500-3000ish at least to me.
But i still chose a turbo, cause its cooler.
(not literally cause theyre hotter, much hotter) they go whoosh and stuff. I guess i like being punched in the face with power.
