Question On Turbos And Superchargers

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01-03-2003, 09:08 AM

Gball

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Is it possible to have a SUPERCHARGED TURBO???

any good sites for superchargers or can some1 tell me briefly what one is?

01-03-2003, 11:18 AM

j9fd3s

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yup you can have a supercharged turbo. a supercharger is anything that pressurises the intake air. they generally fall into 2 groups, exhaust driven (turbo) and one thats driven directly off of the engine (supercharger).

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01-03-2003, 11:44 AM

DJ Rotor

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You can use both, this is called "twin-charged." The only two applications I've heard of are the Toyota 4A-GE (in first-gen MR2) which some people have done this to and the rather more exotic Koenig Testarossa. The supercharger is used up to about 3000rpm due to its good low-rpm boost, and the turbo(s) take over from there. Works well but frightfully complicated.