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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 03:26 PM
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whats better for a Acura Integra?
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 03:48 PM
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Hair dryers work best.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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This is a question without an answer. It entirely depends on what you want, your personal preferences, your desired goals, what you do with the car, etc...

I think the question should be, "What do I want from my car?", and then see if boosting it is part of the answer. If it is, then see which form of boost will work better for you.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 05:29 PM
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What do you mean by "better"?
You mean "better" as in reliability, power, speed, "looks"?

I'm sorry but I don't see the point of this thread.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 05:38 PM
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better as in reliability
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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then supercharger.. although both are forced induction. personally, i will most likely do a supercharger down the line with my SiR. turbos are cool if you want to build the fastest car in the world.. but when you run out of money and find a point when you just want some extra speed over most other people on the road, then you'll want a blower. also.. there isn't much to it.. kinda easy to install and once it's in.. thats it. no boost controllers, bovs, intercoolers, lag, etc.. thats just me though. i had two turbos on my last car http://www.cardomain.com/id/afbartel and now i'm back to the reliable tegra.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 06:43 PM
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turbos sounds so much cooler though
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 07:04 PM
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sigh..
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 07:11 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by the DA in HONDA &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">turbos sounds so much cooler though</TD></TR></TABLE> SC's sound cool.... esp. the centrifugal SC's like vortech. but if your looking at one for a ls. your gonna end up with a little more power than a stock gsr
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 07:22 PM
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Yeah a Jackson Racing Supercharger on a stock LS running about ~8 psi will only yield around 160-170 WHP if i am not mistaken. That is what i have heard. In comparison to a turbocharger, you wont make as good gains, but it is much simpler and easier to deal with than a snail.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 07:27 PM
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my friend says superchargers are better and turbos dont last that long and have problems.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 07:29 PM
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well my friend says his ***** is bigger but its not true
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:10 PM
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i had a t3 once, but now its just a bottle of nos. its cheaper.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:12 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1quickLS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well my friend says his ***** is bigger but its not true </TD></TR></TABLE>

How do you know?
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:12 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90integra05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sigh..</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol.. i know its hard bro..
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:22 PM
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I hope you are not planning on slapping a turbo or supercharger on it and that's it.

installing one or the other is going to make the life of the engine shorter. But there are things you can do to pro-long the life.

Me personally i would go with a turbo because....

1. the sound is better
2. i like the idea of pulling air better than the idea of pushing it.

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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:23 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hotsuma23 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

How do you know? </TD></TR></TABLE> his ex g/f told me seriously
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1quickLS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> his ex g/f told me seriously </TD></TR></TABLE> woah, telling lies about yourself must make you feel great online.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:31 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Threatcon13 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> woah, telling lies about yourself must make you feel great online. </TD></TR></TABLE> nope it would be a lie to say YOU got ***
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:32 PM
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I would say Turbocharger!!
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:33 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1quickLS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> nope it would be a lie to say YOU got ***</TD></TR></TABLE> you have time to post on here, yet you don't have to time give someone his money back for something you promised a month ago. You're a good guy man. Plus, lying about being in the special forces is very disrespectful, especially in these times. I'm done bickering w/ a clown like you, just hurry up and give that guy his money back.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:40 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Threatcon13 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> you have time to post on here, yet you don't have to time give someone his money back for something you promised a month ago. You're a good guy man. Plus, lying about being in the special forces is very disrespectful, especially in these times. I'm done bickering w/ a clown like you, just hurry up and give that guy his money back. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha, owned.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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if you're gonna go FI anyways, might as well go with a Turbo setup.
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 09:50 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IntegraBoy04 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Haha, owned. </TD></TR></TABLE> u both can suck my nuts
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