Just curious?

[saleenstang88]

I general what causes less abuse on a engine a turbo or a centrifical supercharger?

[TorchRedSVT]

I am just throwing this out there....but my initial reaction would say turbo is less abusive. My train of thought is parasitic loss.....

[lxfiveo]

Neither....if the setup is done right and tuned properly. "abuse" is a relative term....if I apply boost to my built motor in modest amounts, it is not causing anything to wear quickly. However, when I turn up the wick and max it out, well then I am taking my chances, but that is part of the game....finding the limits of what you can do with what you have.

[saleenstang88]

iam kinda jumping off subject but while we are comparing the two, if you were to take the sams car and apply a centrifugal sc and then a turbo at the same psi would the turbo produce faster ETs?

[lxfiveo]

Depends....in the 1/8th mile, S/C probably beats it every time. In the 1/4 turbos tend to dominate as they start hauling like a freight train up top, they just usually are very difficult to 60 ft in the same manner as a blower. Blowers leave HARD and instant!