Turbo V's Super Charger

[fuzzy]

Have a 52 plate lc

Heard about 20v engines with chargers on, Im after more power, would this be a good route or would it be a waste of time

 

[acidstrato]

do you have any performance mods at the moment?

SC the 1.8T would be well down on the list of choices. not cheap and not simple

 

[fuzzy]

FMIC, 19PSi boost, Induction kt, remap, miltek exhaust, actuator

 

[acidstrato]

so its remapped then...

if your serious about the car, then the mass variety of big turbo upgrades should be the next things to look at

 

[Nathanio]

Remember a SC takes a lot of power to even run it before you see any benefits

 

[skahigh]

Remember a SC takes a lot of power to even run it before you see any benefits

how so? a SC draws its power from the driveshaft.

 

[push110]

Sure there was a thread about superchargers a couple of weeks ago

i quite like the idea of supercharging the LCR

http://www.stormdevelopments.co.uk/18t-20vt-kit.html

 

[acidstrato]

A supercharger is powered by a belt, or chain, connected to the engine's crankshaft.

in order to use a supercharger, sometimes as much as a third of the total crankshaft power of the engine has to be used in order to driver the supercharger

though you'll probably gain up to 5-10 times the amount of power used.

still, when your talking FWD and power limitations, just going for a turbo replacement seems a better and cheaper option

 

[skahigh]

indeed, but if it was turbo AND supercharged.... no lag and MASSES of power.

 

[helms]

indeed, but if it was turbo AND supercharged.... no lag and MASSES of power.

Although that is possible to do with some cars, i dont know if its possible for a LC or LCR, and im not sure the cost ares worth the results myself.

 

[skahigh]

if i had limitless money its probably something i would try but since im fairly poor i'll stick with the stock k04 turbo for now.

 

[fuzzy]

What turbo uprade would people recommend then?

Ive been reading in to the IHI upgrade from Jabbasport

 

[Nathanio]

how so? a SC draws its power from the driveshaft.

This may be of interest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercharger

acidstrato is right though.

 

[Skorchio]

I think a SC is a bit overkill for a FWD car already running 200+bhp.

 

[Leigh15]

indeed, but if it was turbo AND supercharged.... no lag and MASSES of power.

It would probably be better to consider transplanting a TFSI in to do this rather than modifying the 1.8

 

[HarveyGTI]

if you want to be different with the SC route, go to **Storm Developments Clicky***

they Supercharged the 1.8T engine and produced quite a bit of power and the kit is still in development, most interesting of course that there is no lag with an SC

I am not saying its the best option, nor the worst, but its an idea and certianly on this forum would be a one off, as in someone swapping the Turbo for an SC

 

[ibizacupra]

how so? a SC draws its power from the driveshaft.

from the driveshaft???

Crankshaft (eg motor)
It takes power to turn the compressor is what people mean.