Difference between Turbo and Supercharger
There are many car enthusiasts who feel that the standard engine (without the turbo charger and the supercharger) is just plain a old engine that can’t satisfy them at whatever costs. Therefore, those that are looking to charge up or add some rave to their engines look for engines that have the option of either the turbocharger or the supercharger added to them.
The fact of the matter is that there is quite a big difference between both, the turbocharger and the supercharger. The differences are all over, they can arise from just the way both the turbocharger and the supercharger look as well as to how they perform and the output they offer, to the benefits and drawback of each type of charger.
For the simplicity of the users who are not all car-freaky or don’t know each and every fact of a car, to put it quite straight, the main difference between the turbocharger and the supercharger is how they use the dynamics of forced induction to give the engine the needed push.
The differences can be divided, for the ease of the user into the following categories:
- The difference in the power source: The turbo charger, in order to assist more power to the engine of the car gets its power from an exhaust which allows the transfer of power to the turbine, thus assisting the process of forced induction. The supercharger on the other hand gets its power from an accessory belt and therefore this becomes the number one reason why a turbo charger is more expensive than a normal supercharger, mainly because of the added installation and cost of parts.
- The output or the power being produced: So by now we understand that a turbo charger is more expensive than a supercharger and it requires more time, more parts as well as uses an exhaust to attract power rather than an accessory belt. The other difference between both these parts is that the turbocharger has the ability to produce more horsepower than the supercharger. On the other hand, the supercharger produces less power than the turbocharger because of the exhaust that is being used as the source of power.
The turbocharger however produces this power at the cost of a higher Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) and thus a fluctuation in the production is also seen whereas stability is evident with the use of a supercharger.
Make sure that you understand that even though you might have the money to go through the whole process of buying and installing super or turbochargers, you must make sure that once those parts are installed, a greater amount of stress will be placed on the engine.
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