Turbo or supercharge and NA gas engine
Fellow gearheads good morning, had a discussion with a coworker about turbo charging or supercharging an GM 6.0, Ford 6.2 or Ram 6.4. This is not a you need a diesel or buy a diesel question. Just you...
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Hmmmm, I guess I don't know the rules either? :h We are in a tow vehicle forum and he asked a TV question. Don, switch to decaf. :B
Anyway, I have ran both over my life so I favor no dog in this race.
They both have the pluses and minuses.
IMHO the turbo wins out over a mechanical supercharger because it's a lot more easy to adjust.
If you tow at around the same altitude either the belt drive or the turbo will do. If you go from lets say 0 to 8,000 feet the turbo wins out because the boost is easily adjustable. This is the reason the P51 had to have a 2 speed supercharger. When they were at low altitude they would run it in low boost and when they got way up in the air they would run high boost. The thing was if they forgot to put it in low speed when they got down low they could blow up their engine. :E
The bad thing about a turbo is heat. They put a TON of heat into the engine compartment. Heat is bad news for any engine when you're towing. And if you're towing in hot weather it's really bad news.
Another thing with either is detonation. Back in the day I could only run about 6 to 7 pounds of boost before I got into detonation. And this is with a 3000 LB street rod and not a TV towing WOT for minutes at a time in the mountains.
A way to get around this is a duel fuel system. I would put an E85 tank and system in the TV if I did this. This way when your on the flats you could just burn regular gas and when you're in the mountains you could burn a mix of gas and E85.
Like I said, they both have their pluses and minuses. They are both good and both bad.
Anyway, I have ran both over my life so I favor no dog in this race.
They both have the pluses and minuses.
IMHO the turbo wins out over a mechanical supercharger because it's a lot more easy to adjust.
If you tow at around the same altitude either the belt drive or the turbo will do. If you go from lets say 0 to 8,000 feet the turbo wins out because the boost is easily adjustable. This is the reason the P51 had to have a 2 speed supercharger. When they were at low altitude they would run it in low boost and when they got way up in the air they would run high boost. The thing was if they forgot to put it in low speed when they got down low they could blow up their engine. :E
The bad thing about a turbo is heat. They put a TON of heat into the engine compartment. Heat is bad news for any engine when you're towing. And if you're towing in hot weather it's really bad news.
Another thing with either is detonation. Back in the day I could only run about 6 to 7 pounds of boost before I got into detonation. And this is with a 3000 LB street rod and not a TV towing WOT for minutes at a time in the mountains.
A way to get around this is a duel fuel system. I would put an E85 tank and system in the TV if I did this. This way when your on the flats you could just burn regular gas and when you're in the mountains you could burn a mix of gas and E85.
Like I said, they both have their pluses and minuses. They are both good and both bad.
