WHAT differences between SC and TURBO?

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WHAT differences between SC and TURBO?

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OK...IM NEW IN THIS STUFF. IM ABOUT TO GET A 2.5L J-SPEC ENGINE SWAP AND PLANNING OF GETTING THE SUPERCHARGED WITH IT. QUESTION-<BR>I HAVENT DECIDE IF GETTING A SC OR A TURBO. IS ANYONE OUT THERE TO GIVE ME ANY IDEA, OR HELP I MAY, SAY IN THE TOPIC? WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM TOO? WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST?
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<A HREF="http://www.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm</A> <A HREF="http://www.miata.net/garage/turbos.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.miata.net/garage/turbos.html</A> <A HREF="http://www.howstuffworks.com/question122.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.howstuffworks.com/question122.htm</A> <P>"The key difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger is its power supply. Something has to supply the power to run the air compressor. In a supercharger there is a belt that connects directly to the engine. It gets its power the same way that the water pump or alternator does. A tuborcharger, on the other hand, gets its power from the exhaust stream. The exhaust runs through a turbine which in turn spins the compressor"
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One thing I suggest is that you learn about an item before you put it in your car. In fact, I forbid my g/f from putting anything in her car until she knows what it does, and how it does it. This makes it so you can work on the car yourself instead of paying $100's to shops to do things you could do yourself. I agree with Marlon as to the links he has given you. I learned alot from HowThingsWork.com. Just a thought
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KL-03's are more boost freindly than kl-z3's due to the difference in compression. I agree with the other kid, please read and learn before you plan to do things. You don't just plug a turbo or supercharger into your engine, it's pretty complicated, especially if you have no experience
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......also on <A HREF="http://www.HowThingsWork.com" TARGET=_blank>www.HowThingsWork.com</A> it talks about how people will use a small, faster spooling turbine to power the larger, slower spooling turbines. I don't think this is done too often because I'm sure the cost is outrageous.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by VizualXTC:<BR><STRONG>......also on <A HREF="http://www.HowThingsWork.com" TARGET=_blank>www.HowThingsWork.com</A> it talks about how people will use a small, faster spooling turbine to power the larger, slower spooling turbines. I don't think this is done too often because I'm sure the cost is outrageous.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>twin turbo??
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thankz too all you guys. and yeah i agree in knowing something before attending to do it. And thats the reason why i asked for help...10000's of thankx. :D
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yeah, i've got plenty of time to learn before i get the money for a swap if that infact happens in the future. i think that twin turbo setups are usually used for say, on a V8 engine, it would have a turbo running off 4 cyl. and then the other 4 and turbo. obviously v8's produce enough exhaust to power 2 turbos because it's jsut like having 2 B6T's in it.<BR>having one turbo spool the other would be expensive! lots of timing issues to deal with, i'd think.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Marlon:<BR><STRONG><BR>twin turbo??</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>No, not twin turbo. An example would be a T3 spool up a T88. Read the article on the site to understand what I mean.
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If I can compare my dad's MX-3 1.8L to his 300ZX TT, you might see a good idea.<P>albeit the Nissan 3.0L a split block design, it's an engine design low-med range torque. the extra power at high revs comes from the turbos when they kick in a the earliest 3300-3500rpms. This makes it painfully fast (3 tickets in 5 weeks), but works f---in great.<P>so, the other hand, our Mazda 1.8L is damn peppy out of 1st, through 2nd, slows a bit at third, and then revs freely through 4th and 5th. <BR>so thinking that,<BR>if would add a turbo that could come in at 3500rpms, it would cover the midrange lag and be a f---ing beast a hit speeds. and that engine can take it.<BR>that would be like the Nissan way, but you don't have to count on turbos for complete high end (therefore reducing the chances of over blowing them).<P>i'm not sober, but it makes sense to me.<BR>Chris.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Concatenation:<BR><STRONG>If I can compare my dad's MX-3 1.8L to his 300ZX TT, you might see a good idea.<P>albeit the Nissan 3.0L a split block design, it's an engine design low-med range torque. the extra power at high revs comes from the turbos when they kick in a the earliest 3300-3500rpms. This makes it painfully fast (3 tickets in 5 weeks), but works f---in great.<P>so, the other hand, our Mazda 1.8L is damn peppy out of 1st, through 2nd, slows a bit at third, and then revs freely through 4th and 5th. <BR>so thinking that,<BR>if would add a turbo that could come in at 3500rpms, it would cover the midrange lag and be a f---ing beast a hit speeds. and that engine can take it.<BR>that would be like the Nissan way, but you don't have to count on turbos for complete high end (therefore reducing the chances of over blowing them).<P>i'm not sober, but it makes sense to me.<BR>Chris.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>wow.... [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]
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wow? did that sound stupid? I was kinda fucked at the time.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Concatenation:<BR><STRONG>wow? did that sound stupid? I was kinda fucked at the time.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Yeah, you made no sense, and the post didnt even really fit in with the topic.
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