Re: Which type of Power adder?
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:39 pm
My current setup...
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Which type of Power adder?
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Re: Which type of Power adder?
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:10 pm
^^^ i wish i had a place to work on mine...
Re: Which type of Power adder?
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:26 pm
Patalrob wrote:My current setup...
DAMN!!! Where can I get that setup?
Re: Which type of Power adder?
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:52 pm
I went with option 4....
Re: Which type of Power adder?
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:02 pm
Excellent Choice
Re: Which type of Power adder?
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:58 pm
Patalrob wrote:My current setup...
Weight reduction=WIN!
Re: Which type of Power adder?
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:15 pm
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?