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josieless -> RE: worth it?? (2/20/2007 12:42:11 AM)
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I've asked the same question recently and the somewhat overwhelming response was that there is a lot more support of Turbos for import cars and tend to cost a little less for them. However, it's also a matter of personal preference...
The main difference in a Turbo and supercharger is how they actually start up. A turbo tends to have a little lag time when it starts up because it's waiting for air to run through it enough to start spinning. Once it's spinning it can actually compress the air to give you power. With a supercharger it uses power from the engine to spool up ahead of time so that this lag doesn't happen, but the tradeoff is that the supercharger takes power away from the engine to run itself.
So is the ability to have no lagging worth giving up the power?
Personally, I felt that my impatience would make me want a supercharger, but I've decided that I'm going to turbo because, like everyone told me, there are a lot more options for it on my car (98 sedan 4cyl).
Other than that, I have no idea about the auto/manual thing. I have a standard (it was a requirment of mine when I was car shopping), but I hope I helped with the information I did have.
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