My Fast Taco

All this talk about racing gets me excited! And I have had no problems with my Turbo charged Supra. Never really considered my truck fast but I would be happy to prove what a turbo can do with 380hp at the rear wheels..

 

No im still hot about apu trying to steal my money. Ill just say a supercharged setup has as many moving parts, if not more

 

isn't the only parts on a supercharger the main belt drive to the internal twin screw compressor? Turbo's have waste gates and the reservoir release valves and the turbos themselves on the exhaust line?

I mean, I've never specifically counted the parts, but it just seems like there would be more on a turbo set up.

Also, all I said was I'VE found them to be unreliable. I'm sure its like anything else, put the coin into it and you can get them pretty reliable. But it seems like you could get more boom for your buck with a supercharger, at least for our Taco's.

 

Who stole your money???

 

I would have to agree with you there on both points, I wouldn't consider putting a turbo on my truck there is a lot to it. A supercharger is on the mod list for my truck

 

See!!!

haha, I will be TW's first 3rd gen with a supercharger

 

They usually have bypass valve too limit boost pressure of some sort as well. Turbos have actually gone the way of superchargers, having both the bov and gate on the turbo housing and having electric actuation

 

bov = ?????? Bypass gate??


Also, i should probably mention this now, I know vague basics about turbos, never taken the time to learn them as I have with superchargers

 

I found out last week my Xr's worth 24,000$ to trade in, so fuck yea I would in a heartbeat cause i'm only sitting at 15k left to pay off, in 2 years when the 3rd's are released thats my plan. If everything goes according to plan I'll probably strike a deal and send it to Gadget at URD to be his prototype for the 3rd gens

Then all of you doing tuning after will have a little bit of me in all your 3rd gens

thats if everything goes according to plan in life.

 

Its getting hot in here!

 

Hey Doug, Your N/A right? not forced air injection? What would you guess to be the weight of ur truck?

 

The motors have that stock but with the header and sidedraft webers its better

 

I'll gladly take you on (at the track of course). What part of AB are you from?

 

Hey Sproules! I'm hoping to be in calgary in 3 months, stuck in the oil patch for a loooong while. No worries, I'll be sure to let you know when I come down

 

I just had to google to find out what sidedraft webers are, and your sentance still makes no sense....??????

 

Thats good. By then I will have enough time to install my S/C and other go fast goodies.

 

I have the link to your xr-u page haha I know your set up. I'll toss some fat girls in your truck box when your not looking. Win by weight advantage!!

 

Hey man, I learn by my surroundings, haven't been exposed to EVERYTHING in my short life, but I know more then a lot my age.

 

You need to do more research. I am a turbo fan myself. As long as they are maintained, they are just as reliable as a stock vehicle. Look at all the old ass turbo volvos or turbo diesel mercedes. Also, there are plenty of old turbo subarus running high boost levels - the turbo components are not what goes bad.

Superchargers introduce parasitic drag on your crank. In other words, it reduces the output of your engine in order to increase the output of your engine. Makes sense right?

Turbos on the other hand, the exhaust gas is already coming out of your motor with a high velocity and pressure. Why not recapture that pressure for your benefit?

Parasitic drag - fail. Recapturing existing energy - win.

I am younger than you. Doesn't mean you can't still do your research if you want to be a performance guy.

 

I ment that the swap doesnt come with those carbs stock. Sorry for the sentence not being more clear