i have a honda civic lx 5 speed what would be better for my car
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on a small engine the turbo would be better as it’s run off the exhaust and won’t rob any horsepower from the engine.
Without a doubt a turbo. Superchargers are belt driven, and use the horsepower from the engine to power the pump that takes in the air, as opposed to a Turbo, which uses exahust gasses to power it. Turbos are also more efficient over all, providing better fuel economy and power. See provided excerpt from wikipedia:
“…The thermal efficiency, or fraction of the fuel/air energy that is converted to output power, is less with a mechanically-driven supercharger than with a turbocharger, because turbochargers are using energy from the exhaust gases that would normally be wasted. For this reason, both the economy and the power of a turbocharged engine are usually better than with superchargers. The main advantage of an engine with a mechanically-driven supercharger is better throttle response, as well as the ability to reach full-boost pressure instantaneously. With the latest turbocharging technology, throttle response on turbocharged cars is nearly as good as with mechanically-powered superchargers, but the existing lag time is still considered a major drawback, especially considering that the vast majority of mechanically-driven superchargers are now driven off clutched pulleys, much like an air compressor.”
On an import car, you will want to go turbo. On muscle cars, you typically want to go supercharger. Your turbo is going to take some time to spool up, but once it does, you will have all the boost you need. A supercharger is better for low-end torque. When you hit the gas, there is less of a delay before you get your speed, compared to a turbo. If you are concerned about lag-time on your spool-up, you may want to get a torque converter. Dragon makes a nice one. If you go turbo, you can’t really just leave it at that and expect anything awesome. You’ll need a few other things as well. Although this isn’t by any means a definitive, all-inclusive list, here are some examples of things that will eventually need to find their way onto your ride:
Boost controller
Boost cut controller
Intake
Header (may come with turbo kit)
Downpipe (may come with turbo kit)
Cat-back (at least) exhaust
Turbo timer
Mapped EMS (engine management system)
Intercooler (may come with turbo kit)
Blow-off valve (may come with turbo kit)
All of these things can be very expensive. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that import tuning is cheap lol! Good luck with your Civic!
A turbocharger is much easier on the engine since it runs off the exhaust. You will also get much better mileage with the turbo than the supercharger. The supercharger works for more torque and power on the lower RPMs and the turbo works more on the higher end for that nice turbo lag. It will be expensive for both and i have never seen a supercharger on a civic before, but there is always a first for everything i guess.
Superchargers use hp to drive them, therefore they wont produce as much total hp. they are also static compressors, meaning that they produce the same amount of boost for every revolution. turbos are dynamic compressors, meaning that they produce boost in a curve increasing until they hit a point at which they become unstable. Turbos are harder to set up correctly but lose less hp to inefficiency, but they suffer on the bottom end as they are producing boost at less efficiency than optimum. mostly four cyl guys stick with turbos because the spin at higher rpms than other motors and this fits well with turbos. roots type superchargers can lose boost at the top end because of their design. Roots do not take hp at the bottom of the rpm band like one guy is saying, they take a specific percentage of power all the way through because of the friction of the drive system. You will have to do abit more research on the subject, as this is an expensive prospect and not one you should undertake without the specific knowledge of what your planned usage of the car is exactly. also do correctly neither a supercharger or a turbo will negatively affect the reliability or wear on your motor, although you will probably have to use premium gasoline to keep detonation from moving in.
typically the answer is a supercharger is better on gas, a turbo on diesel.
why? well, as the saying goes, horsepower sells cars, torque wings races. superchargers add more torque, turbos add more horsepower.
if you go down to an NHRA professional event you won’t find any turbos, but EVERY car sports a supercharger. if you want to win races that’s the way to go.
This is a Personal preference question. some people will say turbo and others will say supercharger. Most turbo people are against superchargers because they don’t agree with needing power to make power.
My preference is;
If its a four cylinder I would get the turbo. if its a 6 or bigger I would go with super charger.
You can set the turbo up to give you a Boost off the line or set it for high rpm. a super charger will give you just high rpm.
So, its something you need to think about and go with what best fits your driving needs. Look up both Systems and see the specs on them before you make up your mind.
Good luck
def a turbo!!!! superchargers are not as good and peppy. plus there on all the time, turbos are better because wen u want to use them u can just press on the peddle a little bitmoer and boom there it is. and u can get a boost controller to choose when u want the boost to kick in.
For a civi I would definitely get a turbo umm if your looking for a performance boost I would get a K&N Air filtration system, a turbo , and a mod chip. For the K&N and turbo try JC Whitneys thats the best website I think.
a small turbo would be better suited for your car. you normally need a torquey engine to drive the supercharger from a stop (superchargers are belt driven)–your honda engine doesn’t have the “balls” to do this.
a turbo will be better for your engine in the long run
but a supercharger gives you more horsepower
both are bad for the engine and once you put ether one in your car you will need to put premium fuel (think about that)
Turbo. Superchargers are old technology and better on older american muscle cars
just do a gsr swap.170 hp from the motor or h22a with 195 hp.they are both reliable without the hassle of forced induction
turbo is the best now…