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Old 11-10-2012, 01:14 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
Bypass valves reduce Roots blower losses to nearly nothing, but twin screw chargers will suck a lot of power even with a bypass and need to be declutched. Centrifugal chargers will suck some amount of power with a bypass too but I think it's not as bad as a twin screw.
This seems to contradict what you're saying. Which do you think would be better, the twin screw or the roots?

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