Originally posted by Rex2342
But on a turbo the exhaust gas needs to spin the turbo and then go through all that pipe witch would make it inefficient for a 2 stroke.A supercharger spins off the crank so the exhaust gas doesn't have that bottle neck in the air flow.
Just a though.....if these things really work(still a skeptic) and produce good power on a stock engine imagine what they could do to a top of the line engine.
Tis correct, but from my knowledge (I have done custom turbo and supercharger applications before on real cars) the turbo is more efficient, especially with todays technology. The exhaust restriction is minor (10-20hp) as opposed to the 50+hp a supercharger takes to drive off the motor.
For 2-stroke and R/C applications a supercharger is MUCH easier to build and tune and would be the only way I went. Unless maybe I tried it on a OS 4-stroke motor. Hmmm....
If I could simply find a compressor of sorts then the overall design shouldn't be too hard. I'm sure there would be SOME power gain (how much is debatable) but whether or not it's worth $180ish is another story.