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What is the difference between a turbo and a supercharger? |
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Written by HellionCraig
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Friday, 03 April 2009 21:37 |
This is a very
common question, but it's not one that's very widely understood. The
differences between centrifugal superchargers and turbochargers are
these:
A supercharger is driven (spun) by a
belt that is connected to the crankshaft via a pulley. This pulley uses
the rotation of the crank to drive the belt and spin the pulley on the
supercharger, which is connected to a set of gears that have "stepped
up" ratios. This means that they spin the impeller a certain amount
faster than the pulley itself is spinning. This is how it produces
boost.
A turbocharger, on the other hand,
is driven off of exhaust gasses produced by the engine. This in turn
spins a turbine which is connected to an impeller by a shaft, which
creates boost.
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Last Updated on Friday, 03 April 2009 21:44 |