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AntiVenom · 04-11-2016, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean1125R

You seem from the few post here very knowledgeable about working on vehicles. My question is why go SC? It seems that most thoughts on this forum anyway state you get more bang for your buck with a Turbo. I don't plan on either of those options anytime soon but I'm always interested when people go against the grain.

Your ride is looking real nice by the way.

I won't claim to be a guru of any sort, but I have definitely been working on cars most, if not all my life (used to help my dad with his, and have always worked on my own). I do the majority of my own work as long as it doesn't require very specialized tools (alignments, tire mounting/balancing, major paint/body work).

Anyway, to the point. I chose to go with a supercharger for the following reasons:
-more linear power delivery. my plan is to autoX (for fun) and track the car, so I wanted very predictable power delivery. since the SC is tied directly to engine RPM there is no boost lag or turbo punch.
-I am comfortable with 500 or so WHP. I am not looking to make a HP beast, trying to keep it balanced. It is more difficult to up the boost on a supercharger (i.e. it isn´t just a touch of a button or a twist of a knob). I want to keep well within the parameters of the stock block
-I didn't go with Stillen because it requires some strange modifications to various components in order to make it fit. It also seems to have some other short comings in terms of performance (cooling, air flow, etc.). Between Stillen and going with a twin turbo setup I would probably have gone turbo.

I will be able to give some further impressions after the install. My brother has a 370z with a Boosted Performance setup (they are single turbo), putting down a similar WHP as what I expect to get. I look forward to some comparison runs, as well as driving them back to back.

edit: I think the reason the forum prefers turbos is two reasons. 1) there are more available turbo kits, and GTM/Gamma is currently on the shunned list. 2) they make more horsepower and are more upgradeable if you want more power. anything beyond 500ft/lbs of torque requires a built block though. Conversely, this would be the cons to the supercharger setup.

also, this is a pretty quick read that explains some pros and cons of both Pros and Cons of Superchargers vs Turbochargers

weaponx · 04-11-2016, 10:17 AM

I used to have a SC Cobra (terminator) and now have the boosted performance Z. As much as I love my turbo set up, sometimes I miss the predictable power of SC.

As antivenom (my brother) mentioned, we are excited to run them side by side at the track and do some honest comparisons. I am sure there are guys on the forum that are turbo experts and can speak for running smaller turbos etc.

This seems to be a good thread on the subject:

370Z Supercharger or Twin Turbo

I however plan on going up in HP in the future. (600HP range) Guess my old HP junkie days are not out of my system. Antivenom is a far better driver than I am so I have to make myself feel better somehow.

I recently had to upgrade my tires etc to make the power more manageable.

04-11-2016, 10:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
weaponx Base Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: NC Posts: 32 Drives: 370z, Tundra Rep Power: 11	I used to have a SC Cobra (terminator) and now have the boosted performance Z. As much as I love my turbo set up, sometimes I miss the predictable power of SC. As antivenom (my brother) mentioned, we are excited to run them side by side at the track and do some honest comparisons. I am sure there are guys on the forum that are turbo experts and can speak for running smaller turbos etc. This seems to be a good thread on the subject: 370Z Supercharger or Twin Turbo I however plan on going up in HP in the future. (600HP range) Guess my old HP junkie days are not out of my system. Antivenom is a far better driver than I am so I have to make myself feel better somehow. I recently had to upgrade my tires etc to make the power more manageable.