MCM "Turbocharged vs Supercharged" MX5 episode
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"Lol, 400 american horsepower, amirite?"
Your dynos read way higher than ours do.
The bottom end torque improvement of the blower is <2hp, and due to leaner mixtures. I already had this talk with the boys.
Anyways I asked marty to film the cars side by side, doing a rolling start low rpm drag race so we can see if the blower car EVER at any stage can get ahead of the turbo.
I bet no.
Dann
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A centripital supercharger is a very different beast than a positive displacement one. The two cars behave exactly how I thought (and we all knew) they would. I am curious what it would look like with an MP62 though.
My M45 makes 5psi at 1500rpm if I feel like ruining my clutch. But it's a street car and I wanted the down low torque for climbing hills without having to shift out of 5th. For a track only car? Turbo is way faster and mote fun (at the same boost level).
My M45 makes 5psi at 1500rpm if I feel like ruining my clutch. But it's a street car and I wanted the down low torque for climbing hills without having to shift out of 5th. For a track only car? Turbo is way faster and mote fun (at the same boost level).
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A common Aussie joke when talking about a build someone saw online is as follows:
"Lol, 400 american horsepower, amirite?"
Your dynos read way higher than ours do.
The bottom end torque improvement of the blower is <2hp, and due to leaner mixtures. I already had this talk with the boys.
Anyways I asked marty to film the cars side by side, doing a rolling start low rpm drag race so we can see if the blower car EVER at any stage can get ahead of the turbo.
I bet no.
Dann
"Lol, 400 american horsepower, amirite?"
Your dynos read way higher than ours do.
The bottom end torque improvement of the blower is <2hp, and due to leaner mixtures. I already had this talk with the boys.
Anyways I asked marty to film the cars side by side, doing a rolling start low rpm drag race so we can see if the blower car EVER at any stage can get ahead of the turbo.
I bet no.
Dann
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I'd love to submit my supercharged example to be a part of this comparison.
They used the wrong blower....and a MP62 isn't the "right" one either.
They used the wrong blower....and a MP62 isn't the "right" one either.
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