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Originally Posted by Neutral_Eyes
I think there's been enough evidence shown here to prove that, at least to some people, a supercharger is preferred over a turbocharger. It's during those scenarios, with those drivers, where superchargers "outperform" turbochargers. It's obvious you're a numbers guy; numbers of turbocharged cars vs. supercharged cars, numbers of horsepower, numbers of efficiency ratings. I don't have the numbers to make my argument, but I don't feel it'd help if I did. I was never trying to put down turbochargers, or say that superchargers were objectively better, only that there are folks out there that might prefer using them, and they have legitimate reasoning behind those preferences.
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I'm going to only repeat this one more time.
I can care less about what numbers I make or another car makes. Once again, I have been at the race track and lapping guys in cars with double the HP I was currently running. I KNOW it takes more than power to run fast lap times, I do it on a regular basis. Out
performing has little to do with numbers. If you think
performance is all about Dyno Numbers, you are mistaken.
I will use the tC Here as an example
A S/C'ed tC 230whp vs a turbo tC at 230whp. The S/C'ed tC is going to make that 230whp at redline due to the design of the S/C'er for the tC, while the turbo tC is going to hit 230whp a thousand or so RPMs before redline. The tC with the turbo although putting down the same #'s, is going to be a 1-1 1/2 secs faster than the S/C'ed one down the 1/4 mile. That 1/4 mile time difference is the only number I would even care about. Or the 1:10sec lap time is the only "number" I would be caring about. How much I put down on a dyno, I can care less. But those "numbers" are results of performance, no just simply numbers like you find on a dyno. Those "numbers" let me know how well the car is behaving or how I'm driving.
My opinion has
nothing to do with numbers, and I am
not a numbers guy. Performance guy...yes. If I'm spending $5k on my motor, it isn't just to have fun. It's to go as fast as possible
and put the competition in the rear.
The "number" of turbo cars to S/C was an example that people went that route for a reason. I don't go with the norm (not a follower). I didn't chose a turbo just because everyone else does it. I wanted the best application for what I wanted to do...and that was a turbo setup.