Turbo VS Supercharger

Skydog said:
Blue shadow said:
come on skydog tell it like it is ,just kidding,I think you want your old turbo back.
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hahah Right on buddy!! How is your sled doing i hope GREAT!!!! :Rockon: BOOST just rocks dont care how you get it!!! HAHAHA :Rockon: :Rockon:

Skydog
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You are right buddy,,boost is boost :Rockon: just getting this thing up at 22 psi is a big task.Just waiting for the head studs from Hurricane so my head don t lift on hight boost.Not much snow my way to test on high boost. :Rockon: :-o :-o :-o
 
HAHAHHAHA 22 RIGHT ON!!!!! Man i feel so so little now 9psi...........sad.......hahhaha But out of the gate it feels like 20psi!! But at 80mph you know it is 9psi!! :) :) Some day i will get a RX1 again with a front mount at 18+psi is all i need!!! :) :) For my top end sled!! :) :)

Good luck buddy be safe!!

Skydog
 
SC versus Turbo

I would only have the supercharger for many reasons:

(1.) A supercharger uses the stock exhaust which won't close trails
(2.) Rear Turbos are too loud because their mufflers are a joke
(3.) Front mount turbos melt plastic or require a smaller fuel tank
(4.) All turbos seem to have a header problem
(5.) You don't need to pull the motor to install header like a turbo
(6.) Most turbos require a separate oiling system
(7.) Superchargers are more steath looking
(8.) I believe SC's are easier to tune

But I do like the way you can easily adjust a turbo's boost level but that actually would get me in trouble if I did not have the correct fuel. Especially when I wanted to race or show off by turning up the boost just this once thinking all will be OK, then boom!

I know I will get some flack from what i said but I like to ride my sled not wrench on it.

Just my 2 cents
 
My vote, for what it's worth, is : PURPOSE
What are you doing racing or fast trail riding. I agree with Ted, at 10 lbs of boost for both you have more power with the turbo backpressure or not. I've had both the Supercharger is more throttle responsive but uses some of the power to turn the blower. Thus 10 lbs with a turbo would require maybe 13 lbs with a supercharger and the higher you go in boost the more loss you will get as it's increasingly harder to spin the supercharger.
Bottom line I recomend to my customers if you are trail riding and want throttle responce, not looking for all out power go Supercharger, but if your lake racing or drag racing the turbo wins hands down.
 
I may be wrong.... but it seems like the price is better on the sc... you can run 20+psi on a sc much cheaper than on a turbo especially if you are not doing the install yourself. I can only imagine running a sc with 20+psi that would be the one to take to marble on the 24th. Blue shadow be sure to let us know how the races go if your there i wish i could go even to watch would be nice, damn ferry. Some day when i get enough boost to compete i will be in a guy from here won king of the hill a few years ago. Anyone else from this site going to race?
 
Re: SC versus Turbo

Apex Man said:
I would only have the supercharger for many reasons:

(1.) A supercharger uses the stock exhaust which won't close trails
(2.) Rear Turbos are too loud because their mufflers are a joke
(3.) Front mount turbos melt plastic or require a smaller fuel tank
(4.) All turbos seem to have a header problem
(5.) You don't need to pull the motor to install header like a turbo
(6.) Most turbos require a separate oiling system
(7.) Superchargers are more steath looking
(8.) I believe SC's are easier to tune

But I do like the way you can easily adjust a turbo's boost level but that actually would get me in trouble if I did not have the correct fuel. Especially when I wanted to race or show off by turning up the boost just this once thinking all will be OK, then boom!

I know I will get some flack from what i said but I like to ride my sled not wrench on it.

Just my 2 cents
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Good info buddy! I love the bottom line so so so true!! HAHAH

Skydog ((((but that actually would get me in trouble if I did not have the correct fuel. Especially when I wanted to race or show off by turning up the boost just this once thinking all will be OK, then boom!))))
 
yamiboost said:
I may be wrong.... but it seems like the price is better on the sc... you can run 20+psi on a sc much cheaper than on a turbo especially if you are not doing the install yourself. I can only imagine running a sc with 20+psi that would be the one to take to marble on the 24th. Blue shadow be sure to let us know how the races go if your there i wish i could go even to watch would be nice, damn ferry. Some day when i get enough boost to compete i will be in a guy from here won king of the hill a few years ago. Anyone else from this site going to race?
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Yes I will be there ,I have made more changes to my sled this year to run on high boost ,I will be ready to keep up front :Rockon: :-o :-o :-o
 
Man i wish i could go :o| One of my buddys was there a couple years and seen the blue rx1 from this video and said it was really fast but they had some problems with it or something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P5vJJzLfio
 
yamiboost said:
Man i wish i could go :o| One of my buddys was there a couple years and seen the blue rx1 from this video and said it was really fast but they had some problems with it or something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P5vJJzLfio
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Hey that was me ,I won the pro stock and came second in the open class two years ago. :Rockon: the turbo wen t to 13 psi on the last run . :o| turbo came loose after doing 16 runs up the hill.
 
Really! Wow that thing is gonna haul a$$ this year if you upped the boost. My friend said that sled was sick i have never seen anything running that much boost, must be awsome I NEED MORE BOOST!!
 
22 psi hahaha 136"




I just did a few quick 20# runs yesternight (in a big snow storm here) on my 136" mpi stg3 rx1 efi and ... track speed got to a new level aaaaaaaaaa!!

From a start... I immediately see 100mph and climb quickly to 110mph.... while I am still going about 30-40 mph... talk about crazy!
 
There's no lag with a turbo like this from NW. These work with the extra capacity Trail Tanks, too. Wrap everything real good and nothing will melt.
 

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Blue shadow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHHA YEA BOY you put a kicking on them boys!!!HAHAHAH

Skydog P.S. Your sled was GOOONNNEEEE!!!HAHA
 
Mulot how do you think a stage 3 apex sc would hold up with the turbos in a drag? On snow with the right track should be good i would think... The attak might have to get a upgrade... although i would like to boost the nytro can't afford to do both...
 
We previously built turbo's for sleds we now build superchargers. We have had great luck with the superchargers. We are building a turbo& superchargers for the new ski doo as well. If you have any questions please call me here at MPI 888-649-4609, Thanks Skyler
 
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