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Old 01-04-2005 | 10:33 PM
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supercharger vs turbo

whats the difference between these two price, power, sound, etc.?

-the current turbos (greddy) promise a 60hp increase, what would that mean with our 8's 0-60, 1/4 mile times?

And by the way i heard a rumor about a twinturbo, is it true?
Old 01-04-2005 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by veilsidev1
the current turbos (greddy) promise a 60hp increase, what would that mean with our 8's 0-60, 1/4 mile times?
60whp would give the RX-8 about 240-250 at the wheels. Given the car weight and a good driver that should equate to 1/4 mile times of 13.3-13.5
Old 01-04-2005 | 10:55 PM
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supercharger will cost a bit more. turbo will produce more power. supercharger gives constant power, turbos need to spool up.

Given that our rx-8 need revs to create power, I personal prefer the turbo route.
Old 01-04-2005 | 11:03 PM
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superchargers are a little more reliable...(most of the time)
Old 01-04-2005 | 11:33 PM
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dang talk about the thousandth thread on this subject:p
Old 01-04-2005 | 11:36 PM
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Echo?? Echo???.... Man, I swear that guy Echo is running around here somewhere :p
Old 01-04-2005 | 11:44 PM
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yes i've been trying to run him over..but he is fast and i cna' tkeep chasing him in my 8...dang horrible gas mileage. lol
Old 01-04-2005 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by army_rx8
yes i've been trying to run him over..but he is fast and i cna' tkeep chasing him in my 8...dang horrible gas mileage. lol
Lol.. 5,000,000 points if you hit him, but don't run over his shoes


Seriously though, veilsidev1, this forum is notorious for getting on people who post without searching first. Don't want to bust your stones, just don't want to see you get flamed too bad
Old 01-05-2005 | 12:03 AM
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hehe opps sorry if i did haha but hey it coulda' been worse..guess it's a lill late on the east coast for everyone to go medevil on you:p
Old 01-05-2005 | 12:07 AM
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Old 01-05-2005 | 01:53 AM
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Not sure why there would be a twin turbo option. People are already worried about this engines durability with a single turbo setup. Usually the reason you have a twin turbo setup is that one turbo can not supply as much power as the engine can take. The other is a faster spool up from smaller twin turbos (but you trade off high end power), but with this engine's 60 hp limitation the only thing a twin turbo setup would do is add price & complexity.
Old 01-05-2005 | 01:59 AM
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the only thing a twin turbo setup would do is add price & complexity.
and weight
Old 01-05-2005 | 09:50 PM
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so what about the 0-60?
Old 01-09-2005 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by veilsidev1
so what about the 0-60?
dunno.. I'll let you know once I put my Greddy kit on this week
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