Which is better turbo or supercharger?

[Ryan_FRS86]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

EVERYONE isn't giving you shit.

By everyone Im talking about the people who are saying your 16 I didnt have a car when I was 16 not people who actually are trying to help. and i still dont know how to thank ppl so thanks every1 xD

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ryan_FRS86

............. and i still dont know how to thank ppl so thanks every1 xD

Now, you should see a "thanks" button at the bottom of peoples posts.

If you think the post was noteworthy, you may punch it ....


humfrz

[Bader]

If you're aiming for 250-300 whp, I would suggest you look into superchargers. If you decide on going with an SC, I'd start with a tune and maybe a catless header first.

Check the bolt-on sticky thread to get an idea of what each option will add to your car.

Drive it that way for a few months at least and when you're ready to go FI make sure to calculate your supporting mods into the cost (oil cooler, wheels/tires, brakes, etc...).

Have fun and drive safe.

[rb6freak]

So I just met with the OP since he is in my local neighborhood. Nice kid and has good taste for aesthetic mods. He does lack basic knowledge about cars so I gave him a quick 10 minute run down on things like engine layouts (V vs Inline, etc). Sounds like he plans to keep the car through college so if he does pursue FI it will have to be JRSC to be reasonably capable of passing smog. I also told him some alternatives such as exhaust and tune and the general price he would be investing.

The reason I met up with him is because I remember when I was 16 and dropping a B16 in my CRX - I was also WAY over my head but I pursued my passion anyways. OP has a lot of homework to do and I believe he will do his research if he has a strong passion for cars. I showed him my low boost pull and I'm pretty sure it blew him away how fast it really was. Low boost is 230whp on Mustang but I still beat STI's ;-) This car doesn't need a lot of power.

Good luck to you OP. There are no dumb questions, however keep doing your homework on this and you can reach your goal, while avoiding criticism for uneducated questions. Leave that traction control on, drive safe, research in your spare time and I'll see you at one of the meets!

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by Ryan_FRS86

For everyone talking about my parents and stuff just know I work, I pay my insurance and anything else I want to get for the car S/C they are HELPING me with some money for my birthday... and also this is my first thread so idk how to thank ppl xD but thanks everyone. also what do you guys think about just tuning it stock? will it make much of a difference?

I think you should probably sit with me for a ride, to see what a stock car is capable of, before seriously considering forced induction.

At that point, you might decide that you want to learn how to drive well, or you might decide that you'll never get to that point, and just want something that goes fast in a straight line when you floor it.

If you have no idea how to work on cars, cross any turbo kit off of your list.

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by Ryan_FRS86

I want to track it sometime but its not gona be like a weekly thing maybe once every 2 months or so and the money I have it saved up some and my parents said they'll help me get it if it wont damage the car. I dont need like 4, 500 hp but around 250-300 would be nice which I think is all this car needs. Its my daily car but it would be nice to beat my friends wrx

There are more ways to "beat a wrx" than just in a straight line. If horsepower is what you want, I'd recommend you go to the ford dealer and trade your FRS in for a 5.0 Mustang. You'll have over double the horsepower for about the same amount of money as a RS1.0, and have a warranty to boot.

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by MarcFr-s

I haven't seen much talk about it here, but the MotoIQ guys did a lot of extensive testing with bolt-ons using the crappy 91 octane here in CA and every gain they got, including tuning, was met with a dial-back of the gain from the ecm caused of detonation.. apparently. Unless you have E85 nearby, you wont see much gains at all from bolt-ons on our 91. Wish that wasn't true. Check it out here:

http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticl...strations.aspx

That's a very, very old article, before EcuTek had matured. If you look at posts from CSG from back then, we recommended against EcuTek at the time too.

Time have changed.

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by rb6freak

So I just met with the OP since he is in my local neighborhood. Nice kid and has good taste for aesthetic mods. He does lack basic knowledge about cars so I gave him a quick 10 minute run down on things like engine layouts (V vs Inline, etc). Sounds like he plans to keep the car through college so if he does pursue FI it will have to be JRSC to be reasonably capable of passing smog. I also told him some alternatives such as exhaust and tune and the general price he would be investing.

The reason I met up with him is because I remember when I was 16 and dropping a B16 in my CRX - I was also WAY over my head but I pursued my passion anyways. OP has a lot of homework to do and I believe he will do his research if he has a strong passion for cars. I showed him my low boost pull and I'm pretty sure it blew him away how fast it really was. Low boost is 230whp on Mustang but I still beat STI's ;-) This car doesn't need a lot of power.

Good luck to you OP. There are no dumb questions, however keep doing your homework on this and you can reach your goal, while avoiding criticism for uneducated questions. Leave that traction control on, drive safe, research in your spare time and I'll see you at one of the meets!

Good guy @rb6freak showing him how to do pulls on the street.... jkjk Imagine him sitting in your car with me putzing around a track.....

[Bonburner]

CSG - Let me tag along in shotgun
i've been meaning to track, but limited time haha


op: good luck, might want to consider breaking her in ~10k miles at at the least? get a feel for her .. I've only heard good stuff about JR's SC. I've got no personal experience, just indirect experience, with FI's
JR's SC is only with pretuned ECU in CA btw

[cdrazic93]

well this thread was interesting to read. This kid's got humility, not CJSporl like personality, so no need to have daughters back by mightnight, er I mean 8 pm, in your turbo frs, K young blood?

[cdrazic93]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Take it easy, k?

[humdizzle]

Originally Posted by Ryan_FRS86

why is everyone giving me sh*t because my parents bought me the car SO WHAT??? I have straight A's and I work I give them gifts and everything else why are we talking about my personal life instead of talking about the actual question ... 35k really isnt much compared to what SOME of my friends drive...

its just the way of the internet man. the way you asked the question gave off the wrong vibe. some people here had to work a shitty job for years to make enough for this car... and they see you waltzing in like oh hey i just finished middle school and have a 30k car... btw should i blow 4-6k on a supercharger or turbo? even though i have no idea how they work and didn't put any effort into researching the question myself.

35k is alot of money man. alot of families survive on that for the whole year.

[raven1231]

While I agree this kid is very "fortunate" to have such well off parents, at the same time we shouldn't knock him for being better off. I do understand however getting on him for not doing any research, but then again I didn't do much either I guess when I was 16....I was too busy working 40+ hours a week lol

[drewbot]

CJSporl is that you???