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whats best supercharger or turbo?
hi there, im thinking of either supercharging or turboing my mk1 capri, all i want to use is a 2.0l EFI pinto (205 block obviously) freshly rebuilt with all standard internals apart from maybe an uprated cam (maybe fast road/rally), with a verniner pully, what do you think would be my best choice, either a supercharger or a turbo? im not looking to have a mad BHP i just want a nippy capri with somthing a bit different added under the bonnet, what is your opinions lads? which would be better? supercharger or turbo? thanks in advance to you all :grin: |
maybe you would be better off with some basic headwork, a nice streetable cam and a pair of webers. Unless you are doing the work yourself (which tbh if you need to ask this question it sort of indicates you wouldn't be) you're looking at a lot of money for a bespoke forced induction conversion on your Pinto whereas the necessary N/A tuning bits are readily available second-hand.
Or another option is an XE or 24V v6 conversion, again a tried-and-tested conversion that can be done on a budget. hope this helps www.carisport.com |
supercharger all the way.
i love my turbos, not literally, but for a smooth power that won't be daft then a supercharger will be fine. but in all honesty i'd give it decent management and whack a t3 on for great acceleration. |
Originally Posted by xr2wishy
(Post 4400246)
supercharger all the way.
i love my turbos, not literally, but for a smooth power that won't be daft then a supercharger will be fine. but in all honesty i'd give it decent management and whack a t3 on for great acceleration. erm yeah... "whack a T3 on it"...... :roll: by the time you add up standalone engine management, an exhaust manifold, turbocharger, downpipe, oil/water feed and returns, intercooler, boost pipes, low comp pistons or *cringe* a decomp plate, injectors etc etc etc you are looking at big (relatively) money, probably in the ballpark of installing a running second hand YB the bloke said he wants a bit more power... Carbs/XE/24v cossie |
Originally Posted by SuperStoker
(Post 4400268)
erm yeah... "whack a T3 on it"...... :roll:
by the time you add up standalone engine management, an exhaust manifold, turbocharger, downpipe, oil/water feed and returns, intercooler, boost pipes, low comp pistons or *cringe* a decomp plate, injectors etc etc etc you are looking at big (relatively) money, probably in the ballpark of installing a running second hand YB the bloke said he wants a bit more power... Carbs/XE/24v cossie you get more torque and higher bhp for a given boost pressure on a higher compression ratio engine. you'd easily be able to run 7 or 8 psi without doing anything to the engine whether turbo or SC. as for management, then megasquirt it. bit of fabrication you'd see good power for less than £600-700 |
cheers for that little engine building / engineering lesson...
the guy asked what is better between a SC and turbo... not really indicative that he's going to have the ability to do the fab a manifold and map megasquirt.. correct you *could* ghetto a motor together for that money but its the whole Fast/Cheap/Reliable thing... (i.e pick two) |
he didn't want fast, just a little more go.
he could probably run standard management with a custom chip on it. just a few ideas. it can be done and for more nippyness either a small turbo with little lag, or a supercharger with the right pulley. |
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