Boost it, or supercharge it?
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An employee at capitol honda in San Jose told me that back in 99 he sold a Si with a factory super charger. I s**t u not, it just sounded to good to be true. If u ask me, import IL4's with turbo seems to be a reliable bet for evo's and wrx's out the factory while super charging is very common on performance domestics.
PS. Some toyota flavor...A buddy of mine has gone from a boosted MKIII supra to another all motor MKIII and he couldn't be happier.
PS. Some toyota flavor...A buddy of mine has gone from a boosted MKIII supra to another all motor MKIII and he couldn't be happier.
depends on what your trying to do. trying to go for speed or just for a little hp. supercharger wont add as much power as a turbo will. while a turbo u have endless ammount of power you can achieve. just make sure to build up your motor internals if you decide to turbo.
for super charger whp gains with a jrsc check out these dynos at 8lbs:
http://www.hondata.com/jrsc_big_boost.html
at 8psi on a turbo usualy on a b16 puts u around 260whp depending on tune.
for super charger whp gains with a jrsc check out these dynos at 8lbs:
http://www.hondata.com/jrsc_big_boost.html
at 8psi on a turbo usualy on a b16 puts u around 260whp depending on tune.
it is often said that a turbo is "free power" whereas a S/C is not.
Look at it like this... Do you want to spend upwards of $2000 on 7-8 psi or $2000 on something that can make the same HP and still have room for alot more down the road..
throw a snail on that beast.
well..mostly street and drag, track will be maybe..a monthly thing since my state has no track..i think.
Not for 2000 tho..superchargers are super reliable, fun too
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go with turbo 
depends on preference. turbo is much more common than going sc. while both are fairly sexy, i find that turbo would be better for you.
if you want to just do a drag run turbo is probably better and cheaper, i have heard mixed things about the JRsc, the best one for the b16 is a procharger but it is hella money (60-75% hp gains tho) constant boost is a beautiful thing especially on a car that has a mostly flat torque curve. i'd say turbo for drag and sc for track.