Can you live without turbo?

The Highlander said:
Maybe he don't change oil or air filter so often that cause turbocharger short life. Never turn engine off immediate when turbocharger was too hot or bearing/oil will burn. Let it idle like 5 min to cool turbocharger down then shut engine down. Or probably Ford thing.

Supercharger is more maintenance than turbocharger. Why? Turbocharger use same oil as motor. Supercharger don't.
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so...extra oil had to be added to the blower? i never knew that...and btw how much oil for every what? 1 L for 10,000kms? if so then that's not much, just basic lubrication, which is hardly "a lot more maintenance" or did you mean the superchargers had to be taken out, every so and so mileage for strip down and cleans, re-sealing? like a valve-grind??

could you clarify this ?
 
Grummer said:
so...extra oil had to be added to the blower? i never knew that...and btw how much oil for every what? 1 L for 10,000kms? if so then that's not much, just basic lubrication, which is hardly "a lot more maintenance" or did you mean the superchargers had to be taken out, every so and so mileage for strip down and cleans, re-sealing? like a valve-grind??

could you clarify this ?
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I think around 50k milesage and you can change a oil without take supercharger out. You don't need to change a oil for turbocharger, Just engine only and made you feels like maintenance engine without a turbocharger. That's why I feels that turbocharger is maintenance free since you don't do anything on turbocharger. For GM? I think 4oz. I may be wrong. Ask to Deafsmog.
 
Jiro said:
supercharger. same shit.
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dead wrong, its a completely different animal, only thing they do the same is 'forced induction', but the way its done is completely different with diff psi's, slope of induction changes are all different too..
also just one other aspect is the same, the engines goes under a lot more stress, so in both ways engines have to be beefed up to handle it, the valves, valve springs, cranks, pistons, journals, rings, gaskets and the cooling system have to be amped up to provide more cooling too
 
one other thing though.......superchargers don't seem to get to enjoy 'inter-coolers'...I'm not sure why...(idea is to ensure the intake air stay cool for the induction phase.
 
Grummer said:
dead wrong, its a completely different animal, only thing they do the same is 'forced induction', but the way its done is completely different with diff psi's, slope of induction changes are all different too..
also just one other aspect is the same, the engines goes under a lot more stress, so in both ways engines have to be beefed up to handle it, the valves, valve springs, cranks, pistons, journals, rings, gaskets and the cooling system have to be amped up to provide more cooling too
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yes I know. both are turbos anyway.
 
I have never been in a turbo car, nor have I ever owned one. My motorcycle is fast enough topping out at 130 MPH, who knows how fast the car can get up to.
 
Grummer said:
one other thing though.......superchargers don't seem to get to enjoy 'inter-coolers'...I'm not sure why...(idea is to ensure the intake air stay cool for the induction phase.
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:dizzy: he just doesnt like being wrong :roll:
 
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Real turbos don't have spark plugs. I know lots of guys that regularly smoke the Gassers and ricers with their Oil Burnin' American Diesels. push 50+PSI of boost! lets see ya do that on a gasser!
 
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Same but different....Dark chocolate and white chocolate, same but different.
 
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