Luckily, I will never set foot on a Honda forum unless I wanted to turbocharge my lawnmower.

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Sorry but it's not only torque that wins races, remember that horsepower is derived from torque. You need both horsepower and torque to win the most races though.

torque wins the 1/4 mile.

^^ "wins" and yes he is right.;)

Agreed. Electric cars are fast because they make torque, not power. Unfortunately, it seems that the biggest misconception people have is about what torque and horsepower are.

The t-zero electric car does 0-60 in under 4 seconds with less than 200 hp. (I think it was around 180). But because it makes 180Lbs of torque and it gets 100% of it's torque from 0 RPM to 6000 RPM, it accelerates faster than a 500 HP Viper.... Problem is that most ICE (internal combustion engine) cars lose 80% of their power through heat and vibration.

Anyway, back to the subject, if the 370z's hp/tq numbers where swapped, the car would be a LOT faster. (Which is why superchargers are the number 1 racing forced air choice)

Yeah probably why I will supercharge mine when it is paid off.

Good luck. You'll need to figure out a way to get the SC to push air very evenly through to both throttal bodies. Dual throttal body setups are really best with turbos. The air flow is naturally even and there's still a lot of control and potential with the trubos. Upgrades are better as well. But if you're willing to spend the money, I'd love to see it happen.

The hardest part of doing a SC on a car not meant for it is finding a place to put the SC. I can only thing that using the magnacharger design is the only way. And that is to replace the entire intake manifold with a root-style blower.

I'd love to see it happen though.

The supercharger vs turbocharger debate comes down to where you want your power. If you want huge power, go with a single big-turbo set up and you can easily put down big numbers (with appropriate engine build).

Superchargers usually offer less power but offer it throughout the power band. This usually means more low end torque and good standing acceleration (good 1/4 times).

You live in NJ. The results seem to be in metric.

Can you please explain the results in English? i.e., English standard units (HP, and torque in lbs-ft)?

EDIT: Forget what I just said. I'm stupid for not reading the thread title.

I want a pair of small turbos.