hlee5363

hey wassup .. im very new to this topic... i was planning to go all motor but i want to see whats out there for me... the first question is whats the difference of a supercharger and a turbo ?? secondly which is better for my car ? i have a 98 gsr... i only have 45k mileage wise... the car is basically stock.. i have suspension done... and for performance i have intake exhasut header clutch flywheel and itr trans with 4.4 fd oh yea and a kenji chipped ecu... and i dunno if i want to go force induction or not... and let me knoe how much it costs please... even an estimate would be cool.. and if you guys can show me some set ups on a stock motor perferably a gsr .. that would be nice.. i searched and searched but didnt help me that much.. so let me know ..thanks...
-hlee

boostedcivicsir

supercharger- belt driven off of the crank
turbo- exhaust driven.

supers are great for big displacement engines that can sacrifice the loss from parasitic draw. being a relatively small displacement engine, the turbo is the way to go.

it is like this from the first page maximum boost from corky bell:

""the power enhancing capability of the turbo charger has been most thoroughly demonstrated by the grand prix racing cars of the 1977-88 era of formula 1

the comparison of a top fuel dragster with that of a formula 1 race car will establish the turbo's credentials. current output of top fuel cars with a 500 cid engine is suggested to be 5-6000 horse power. which calculates to be about 10 hp per cubic inch. these numbers are not favorable compared to the 1300-1400 hp 90 cubic inch qualifying engines for the 1987 formula 1 cars. these outputs represent 14-15 hp per cubic inch.""


Modified by boostedcivicsir at 6:03 PM 6/22/2006

yee SERIOUS

iTrader: (1)

just search gsr in f/i. there'll be tons. here's the gsr thread: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1501150

there is a difference between supercharge and turbo. it all depends how far you wanna go and probably how serious you are. cost wise, i would say SC is 900-1200, turbo is 1500-2500 depending on the kit and whether or not you buy new/used.

Kruzen510

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there is a difference between supercharge and turbo. it all depends how far you wanna go and probably how serious you are. cost wise, i would say SC is 900-1200, turbo is 1500-2500 depending on the kit and whether or not you buy new/used. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Exactly, turbo is the way to go, but I have had great luck with my SC. I've been running 12lbs now for about 10,000 mile on a stock gsr and no problems(pissed my boss off by smokin his *** in his 04 z06). Again, it all depends on what kind of power you want.

hlee5363

yea i am not sure .. i was looking into superchargers and i couldnt find much info on it.. i would want my car to run like maybe 12's ...high 12s low 12s.. doesnt really matter and also since my car is stock i was just wondering which would be safer or which would be more reliable... the internals are basically stock and ive heard people runnign 12's no problem with like 250hp around... so i was just weighing out my options.... and i think going force induction is alot cheaper then all motor... so yea like i said what do u guys reconmmend and what do i need for my car to run around 12's..iwas hoping tosee some supercharger setups...

hlee5363

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jdm_integsr

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by undercoverdc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just search gsr in f/i. there'll be tons. here's the gsr thread: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1501150

there is a difference between supercharge and turbo. it all depends how far you wanna go and probably how serious you are. cost wise, i would say SC is 900-1200, turbo is 1500-2500 depending on the kit and whether or not you buy new/used. </TD></TR></TABLE>

sc 900 - 1200? where ?