What is a Supercharger?

[Crazyx88]

ok i have a 1991 supercharged thunderbird-- with turbo

what is a supercharger.? i know it isnt turbo, but what is it and wuts its purpose and job?

[1-Bar]

Pretty much same as a turbo, forced induction...but instead of feeding off exhaust gases to spin the turbine, it uses pullies.

[Crazyx88]

so can a car have both turbo and supercharger?

[4G63Power]

Originally posted by Crazyx88
so can a car have both turbo and supercharger?

yes

[1-Bar]

Originally posted by Crazyx88
so can a car have both turbo and supercharger?

Yes...good ol' twincharge. There's a guy on this board that has it done to his/previous Toyota Celica or Corolla ?!? I ferget....Look it up, it pretty :bigpimp:

[SAiamNE]

Ya i went and looked at an RX-7 he had for sale and he took me for a spin in the twincharged beast. Really fast.. Pretty good guy too.

[Heep]

Is your turbo custom installed? The car came with a factory supercharger but not with a turbo, so if you have a turbo now it must be twincharged.

A turbo has a turbine, spun by exhaust gases, that jams a load more intake air into the cylinders for more power potential. A supercharger has the same basic effect, but is spun by a belt connected to the crankshaft instead of by exhaust gases. Superchargers usually have less lag, just by the nature of the way they are spun, but are often heavier, and aren't usually as good as turbos for very high levels of performance. Both get the job done, which one you like better is personal preference.

[Crazyx88]

thanx people that really helps

cool i just checked it out my dad's friend is a mechanic and he checked it out and said it has both :eek:

[T5Bird]

Originally posted by Crazyx88
thanx people that really helps

cool i just checked it out my dad's friend is a mechanic and he checked it out and said it has both :eek:

Where's the B.S. smilie on this forum?? :thumbsdow

[max_boost]

Originally posted by T5Bird


Where's the B.S. smilie on this forum?? :thumbsdow :bullshit: :bullshit: :bullshit:

[finboy]

Originally posted by T5Bird


Where's the B.S. smilie on this forum?? :thumbsdow



Originally posted by max_boost
:bullshit: :bullshit: :bullshit:


:werd: :werd:

[FiveFreshFish]

Here's one from another forum that I like:

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/images/smilies/bs.gif

[Heep]

Mm yeah it's possible but I'd need to see a pic of your engine bay before I believe it...

[Scat]

Originally posted by Crazyx88
so can a car have both turbo and supercharger?

Yes, but yours probably doesn't have both.

My biggest question is how the hell does someone drive a twincharged car without knowing it. Sounds like :bullshit: to me

[crazydriver]

Originally posted by Scat


Yes, but yours probably doesn't have both.

My biggest question is how the hell does someone drive a twincharged car without knowing it. Sounds like :bullshit: to me

very simple, dad has a whole bank of cash, kid knows nothing about car, dad buy car, kid drives

[Inthered]

Where's the smilie for "the wool over his eyes"? I can't seem to find it.:rolleyes:

[GQBalla]

Originally posted by crazydriver


very simple, dad has a whole bank of cash, kid knows nothing about car, dad buy car, kid drives

aahaha so true but if daddy has money why go for a old car? instead of luxury?

[T5Bird]

It's funny I've seen this same "turbo kit" on sale for $119.99. ;)
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/657000-657999/657130_1_full.jpg

I'm very sorry but a chrome Mac cold air intake kit is NOT a Turbo.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/crazyx88

[T5Bird]

BTW, where does your Dad's friend the "mechanic" work?? Canadian Tire, or Mr Lube perhaps?? :zzz:

[sputnik]

^^^

Nice find! Well now its settled. Crazyx88 doesnt know what he is talking about an neither does his dad's mechanic friend.

[Crazyx88]

yup i was confused- it has only a supercharger and thats all u guys need to be nicer and point shit like that out in a better manner :( an ways i have a link and now i know its not twincharged and its has no turbo- supercharger is all it has

http://www.cardomain.com/id/crazyx88

and i am new to being interested in cars so bare with me.

[h22aseller]

alright, he's kinda right, we've pounded him a little harshly. but to set things straight, don't make up a "my dad's friend's step-daughter's biological father is a mechanic" story. cause when you say the wrong thing but try to add cred to it, people on this forum will bash you. what i suggest is maybe taking a shop class, reading the posts on this site, and for god's sake, read some car mags. (the best education i ever did get was while i was sitting on the john)

[Crazyx88]

its all good

thanx h22aseler

[Heep]

Haha yeah that's the way we do things on Beyond, bash newbies hardcore...if you can't handle it then we don't want you, if you withstand it, you usually become accepted :D

[Toms-Celica]

If thats your car is appears to have a MAC cold air intake and some sort of an over drive pulley.
Visit www.sccoa.com for more information about the car

[Toms-Celica]

aswell as a set of under drive pulleys

[Crazyx88]

thanx toms celica

thats a cool site-:thumbsup: