I dunno if this would go into general or not, so oh well, but anyways... I'm planning on rebuilding my straight six because it was the original engine of my maverick, so I think it'd be neat. I have two options. I can purchase a magna supercharger from our fellow inline six parts dealer:bananaman , or I can buy used a couple of used turbo's and get a custom twin turbo system installed. Which route would YOU go and why? You all exhibit such useful information, I'm excited to see what I receive... Thanks in advance... Scott
i dont think ive ever seen a supered-ford six but the turbo setup has been done a few times with much sucess, i'd recomend picking up that new aluminum head if its out yet for either set up.
I tend to like the supercharger. They tend to last longer and require less "fitting" than turbos do. A draw through system is nice because you just select your carb to fit the supercharger and go for it. (unlimited carb selection with the draw through because you aren't limited by the manifold.
Really depends on your willingness and ability to make things happen. For me, A turbo set up on a sraight six would be less work than a supercharger on a straight six. I have easy access to a pipe bender and have experience building exhaust. I hate building brackets, so fitting a centrifugal supercharger would be a bummer to me. Same thing with building the parts to get a belt up to a roots type unit.
superchargers are boring to me. If you've ever driven a REAL turbocharged car, you'll find yourself thinking the same way.
on a straight 6.. go turbo definetely and why get 1 when 2 is twice the fun.. and with having a 6 in there.. you have PLENTY of room for the twin setup
That's exactly what I was thinking! I've really wanted to put twins on it all along, it's just that my brother tried convincing me that a supercharger would be better because you get more power, and I told him that a superchargers boost is linear, while a turbo's is exponential. That's why a lot of racers put supers in their cars, because the boost is constant, whereas with the turbo, the boost is immediate, but limited. I've personally thought turbo's were for street, and supers were for strip, but that's just me...
I haven't seen any blower beat the correct sized turbo in power at equal boost. Yes, the blower may make more boost sooner in some cases but at a certain boost, say 12 psi, the turbo will make more power. I love blowers, have had (2) 6-71's, factory Eaton and KB screw blower in addition to (4) centrifugals. But the turbos are more efficient. The Lightning guys are swapping to turbo(s). I installed a T76 on a friends built KB/Lightning. At the same boost level and with no other changes he went from 580 rwhp to over 700 rwhp. I am also considering a turbo 6 for mine as a sleeper build, but haven't done near enough research to even know which engine to use for the build, parts like heads, etc. Jody
well i know i'm gonna get hit for this, but i drive a turboed import as my daily driver, and it is a blast one thing to remember about superchargers, it takes some power to make power, while turbo's run off the exhaust.
Boost builds much quicker with properly sized turbo's because you can load the motor against the brake forcing exhaust out to drive the compresser or just raise the rpm's to do the same thing. With a supercharger you can try all those things and you will still not get boost any quicker because the level of boost is directly related to rpm. Generally, superchargers make more torque at low rpm's so that is a plus. I think it would be much easier to turbo that six. Like the earlier post--- much less/easier fabrication.
To be honest, I WOULD make fun of you, because I HATE asian cars, but I've started a thread that grew into an argument of knockin' people for what they enjoy, so I say, if you like it, ride it, that's why I ride my mavey! And as far as your second comment, you're partly true. A turbocharger will still take power away from the engine, because it restricts the exhaust's flow, but it isn't nearly as much power lost as with a supercharger.
Have you heard about sequential turbos? Install 2 turbos, a small and a big one. The small will boost quickly, with much less lag, and then the big one will react with the previous power. The acceleration slope would be insane!!! At least that's what I think...
Yeah, there's sequential, and compound. I think compound makes more sense, and it's what I want to do with my six...
