sts turbo

[Max]

All depends on the setup. A front mount turbo from trick performance makes really good power and generally cooler iats than most superchargers, although the blowers are easier to tune for and a hell of alot more reliable. I prefer a well developed roots or twin screw supercharger system with a big ass heat exchanger.

 

[SSmurdered]

pittsburghs cl sucks.... nothin good for the hoe local for me

 

[syndicatesteve]

well i have owned a turbo diesel and living here in Arizona, the Turbo really lags in high heat, but then again, my GM Performance mechanic who is a Magnuson rep, said the supercharger is good , but in states with high heat, neither the supercharger or turbo are good. You can spend between 3-7000 dollars on either set up, or you can do about $3000 worth of internal work to a stock motor and it will post huge numbers and it will be more reliable, it will sound like a 70's hot rod motor and damn, when ppl look under the hood, all they see is stock!!

 

[rigo_jones]

Really? I would agree that the power bands are different, but saying that the turbo makes more power is something I have not seen data on.

i meant to say you will make more power with a turbo than a SC in the long run. in my opinion and experience you are limited with a SC but is wayyy more reliable than the turbo. turbo you can easily turn up the boost and upgrade easily for more power. ofcourse they each have their downs and ups. but turbo will make more power period might have massive lag but once that t88 turbo spools all hell will break loose. so many trims and combination to choose from.

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well i have owned a turbo diesel and living here in Arizona, the Turbo really lags in high heat, but then again, my GM Performance mechanic who is a Magnuson rep, said the supercharger is good , but in states with high heat, neither the supercharger or turbo are good. You can spend between 3-7000 dollars on either set up, or you can do about $3000 worth of internal work to a stock motor and it will post huge numbers and it will be more reliable, it will sound like a 70's hot rod motor and damn, when ppl look under the hood, all they see is stock!!

if u live where is hot a water to air intercooler is a must.

 

[undertaker]

well I had sts turbos on one of my vettes......absolutely hated them, they made power on the dyno but ran like shit at the track, my blower car with the same motor is much faster.

I put a sts kit on a buddy's 03 avalanche (which had a procharger on it previously and has a paxton on it currently) the turbo kept pushing oil, the scavenge system sucks, there are better options for turbos on trucks than a STS.

simply put if you're looking to get a bargain and save money with forced induction, don't bother....more power puts more strain on your driveline and when things break they need to be upgraded which isn't cheap.

my boosted vettes are all north of 700 rwhp and with HD stuff they break, a stock 4l60 in a heavy truck isn't going to have a long and happy lifespan with boost in front of it, been there blown up 5 in my old truck doing it (hence why I have a 3/4 ton with a 4l80 now, and my old truck got a 4l80 swap)

 

[yooformula]

I haven't heard a single good thing about a rear mounted turbo yet.....lag, lack of power(unless you upgrade the snot out of it) and oiling issues. Given the choice, I would rather go with a turbo because you can dial in/adjust your boost and there is no drag on the motor.

 

[axekick]

you can do about $3000 worth of internal work to a stock motor and it will post huge numbers and it will be more reliable, it will sound like a 70's hot rod motor and damn, when ppl look under the hood, all they see is stock!!

I like the way you think!