tw0scoops123 said:
Well then I'll walk away with my tail between my legs :sosad:
But before I do. Why is there still a market for SCers? and why doesn't ford put Turbos in the SVTs? Why do most people in here choose SC over turbo when they are looking for serious performance
Im pretty sure turbo is cheaper too. The fact that they still are around i figured that both had tradeoffs and advatanges over each other.
the folks looking for SERIOUS performance go with turbos. Most people here aren't trying to build an +700 something horsepower engine.
Superchargers offer full boost from idle to almost redline, then starts to drop off because of efficiency issues. But it offers that instant gratification that makes them popular for the street, and the self contained lubrication is a plus.
Turbos are just the opposite, you get some boost from idle and then at the upper rpm's the only limitation is how much air and rev's the engine will take. and it shares oil with the engine. Nothing like running your precious oil through a cooker is there?
But they are more efficient.
There used to be production turbo cars everywhere (my mother had a new 79' Mustang turbo) laggy and required more maintence (oil changes) or they WOULD burn up and that kinda gave them a poor reputation. This was WAAY back in the 80's though and most cars were crap anyway:tongue sheesh, am I really almost 40 (cough-cough)
Supercharges are simpler to tune and cheaper to warrenty. If you don't change the oil in your car you will not burn up your SC. I'm thinking this is a big issue for the beancounters at Ford. Plus the real reason Ford quit making turbo cars is that they couldn't sell them. Remember the SVO Mustang?
Apparently they can sell supercharged ones though :eyepoppin
And Brent05 is right about the lag. There is none at 3 grand. :evillol: