What are the benefits of the s/c.

Kris5597 · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 312 Location: BR, La

hey guys im def going forced induction and im just trying to decide on which one to get. i hear ppl with s/c saying they love it go with it and ppl with turbo saying they love it and go with it. honestly whats really worth getting?

kikcaffine · Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 1667 Location: Norcross

Neither. Your going to blow your car up.

BlckdOutTC · Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 1833

for power turbo, for just some more pep the sc

Kris5597 · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 312 Location: BR, La

nice kikcaffine lol. and yea i hear ya. so i take it turbo is much more worth the money than a s/c. what about reliability? how are turbos for reliability? i hear $hit all the time about ppl blowing seals and everything on there turbo.

kikcaffine · Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 1667 Location: Norcross

Kris5597 wrote: nice kikcaffine lol. and yea i hear ya. so i take it turbo is much more worth the money than a s/c. what about reliability? how are turbos for reliability? i hear $hit all the time about ppl blowing seals and everything on there turbo.

Whats your budget?

BlckdOutTC · Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 1833

depends how u take caer of it, if u tune at say 6-8psi and change oil, monitor everything ect. and dont run the poop of it itll last u quite a long time

Kris5597 · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 312 Location: BR, La

broke lol. def would need to save up for either one.

kikcaffine · Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 1667 Location: Norcross

Wait until you have about 4k or 5 saved up before doing anything.

CDogbert · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1353 Location: POWAAAHH!!

Why do you need more power?

Kris5597 · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 312 Location: BR, La

well of course. i can get s/c for about 3500 plus tax installed by dealer and with the TRD reflash and everything rolling out with my s/c tc. i know it would cost me about $4k for a good turbo kit then about $500 for a good tune and gauges and all kinda other crap. idk by the time i get the money for anything anyway the s/c for the 07 will prob be down to where the 05-06 one is now and ill prob just get that.

CDogbert · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1353 Location: POWAAAHH!!

But why.

BlckdOutTC · Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 1833

he wants to go faster?

Kris5597 · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 312 Location: BR, La

of course. i want more power outta my tc. want it faster. idk just an addiction. im sure everyone on here has that power addiction. u gotta keep doing more and more. well i just want over 200 whp. thats my goal.

BlckdOutTC · Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 1833

s/c with full exhaust and pullies will get u there easily

CDogbert · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1353 Location: POWAAAHH!!

I'm not trying to be an obnoxious dick. The inherent differences between turbo and supercharging warrant the question. Plus, there have been plenty of people that have gone the F/I route where all they were thinking about was "I want to go faster", and they've ended up melting their car.

It's not a life or death decision, but it's a serious one that involves several thousands of dollars and requires someone at least have a decent knowledge about what they're getting into besides "now it goes faster". If you don't know whether you want t/c or s/c, chances are you should probably do a little more background research on your own (where the neighborhood friendly button comes in) before you seriously consider anything.

Kris5597 · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 312 Location: BR, La

yes and i completely understand. and i have done plenty of research. too much to where it drives me crazy. yes turbo will be better for power but will cost a lil more money and will be more efficient. but s/c might be a lil cheaper. wont push as much power but also it adds to the value of my car if i decide to get rid of it. its a warranty product and also keeps my car under warranty. any problems with it the dealership must fix it. turbo breaks its my problem. so all that money i dump into a turbo kit and it breaks there goes a lot of money down the drain. IMO a s/c will be a smarter decision to give my tc a lil more pep because thats what i want. i want a faster daily driver not a race car. i can do a few other things to the s/c to give it more pep if i need too thats no big deal. i just feel that s/c would be a better suitable f/i for me and what im looking to do. thats why i posted this thread. to see what others thought of the benefits of their s/c before i go and dump thousands of dollars into it. big investment.

BlckdOutTC · Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 1833

so u answered ur own question lol

Kris5597 · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 312 Location: BR, La

pretty much lol. i just wanted other peeps opinion on their decision and investment for what they did. i have road in a s/c car with the 9.5 pulley and IMO it def had power. i loved it. never ridden in a turbo tc before and i dont think i want to cause it will just make my decision harder because of the power it has lol. but as of now its still s/c FTW. if ima spend $4k on something i want to be able to get most of that back if i trade it in and not have to worry about selling it to someone to try and get my money back. once its installed it aint coming off. ya know. also would it be worth it in the future to sell my megan header and getting a weapon r header for power with the s/c. it would be properly wrapped or coated of course for the heat given off for the s/c but would it be worth running header back exhaust rather than a stock header and 2.5 s pipe back exhaust?

aen · Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 4134

CDogbert wrote: I'm not trying to be an obnoxious dick. The inherent differences between turbo and supercharging warrant the question. Plus, there have been plenty of people that have gone the F/I route where all they were thinking about was "I want to go faster", and they've ended up melting their car.

It's not a life or death decision, but it's a serious one that involves several thousands of dollars and requires someone at least have a decent knowledge about what they're getting into besides "now it goes faster". If you don't know whether you want t/c or s/c, chances are you should probably do a little more background research on your own (where the neighborhood friendly button comes in) before you seriously consider anything.

i agree. there are huge differences between the two, if you track it on a curvey track you don't want 300 hp shooting up in the middle of a turn, you want gradual strong power.

turbo = more of sudden power
sueprcharger = gradual.

that's the big difference other than power

Kris5597 · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 312 Location: BR, La

o aight. well im more for autocross than straight drag racing track anyways. want that power instantly ya know. plus i do most of my driving on curves and poop not straight aways.