Which type of Power adder?
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HilloNative
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^^^ i wish i had a place to work on mine... 
Nacidos Ford... Nacidos Fuerte...
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closetfordfan
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Patalrob wrote:My current setup...
DAMN!!! Where can I get that setup?
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closetfordfan
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Excellent Choice
Patalrob wrote:My current setup...
Weight reduction=WIN!
2008 Bone Stock VW GLI
2004 Sonic Blue SVT ZX3, #1593 of 1978 Born 4/8/04
Stage 2 ported TB, Semi-custom Borla center exit, FSWerks CAI, FS front strut bar, suspension by FR/Multimatic gone, but not forgotten
2004 Sonic Blue SVT ZX3, #1593 of 1978 Born 4/8/04
Stage 2 ported TB, Semi-custom Borla center exit, FSWerks CAI, FS front strut bar, suspension by FR/Multimatic gone, but not forgotten
Thermodynamically and mechanical efficiency speaking, turbo.
You can't beat "free" tq/hp (turbo is driven from heat that would otherwise be wasted)
and to Pappy's whole longevity issue ... that goes hand in hand with user maintenance. Though it is harder to overrun a supercharger, with the amount of people putting smaller pulleys on them they are approaching the limits (while surpassing the mechanical efficiency of them in some cases). There is also the point of many superchargers being isolated from the engine oil supply and using their own sealed lubricating system (early Eatons come to mind).
Look at it this way, the diesel engine is more efficient that the gas counterpart, what do they use as a power adder?
You can't beat "free" tq/hp (turbo is driven from heat that would otherwise be wasted)
and to Pappy's whole longevity issue ... that goes hand in hand with user maintenance. Though it is harder to overrun a supercharger, with the amount of people putting smaller pulleys on them they are approaching the limits (while surpassing the mechanical efficiency of them in some cases). There is also the point of many superchargers being isolated from the engine oil supply and using their own sealed lubricating system (early Eatons come to mind).
Look at it this way, the diesel engine is more efficient that the gas counterpart, what do they use as a power adder?
--John