??????????????NITROUS, TURBO, OR SUPERCHARGER????????  

Isn't a turbo a supercharger?

By the way, there is no answer to your question.  

They are all good. Which can you afford. The turbo is the best. nitrous is the cheapest and the blower is in the middle. I am a turbo guy so I say that its the only way to go, but its cheaper to put on a nitrous kit run some race fuel and fly. I have run nitrous small blocks and turbo small blocks but no blowers. There are some supercharged blow through kits for carbed small blocks that are very affordable, I just dont have any experience with them, so I cant say. You will be happy with any of the three, especially if its a turbo  

A supercharger is not a turbo. They are very different. The turbo is driven by heat and pressure of the exhaust gas, while a supercharger is powered by a belt which is driven by the crankshaft. The turbocharger is the ultimate power-adder, although it might not be the most affordable. Boost is not based on RPM-it is based on engine load, therefore, full boost can be seen at an earlier RPM than a crank-driven compressor (supercharger). Also, the turbo uses an efficient wastegate to slow the compressor down to control boost rather than bleed it off. This allows less heat to be imparted on the intake air. BIG DIFFERENCE.  

A supercharger isn't a turbo? Wow, so a turbo must not make any boost pressure huh?  

No, a supercharger is NOT a turbo. A supercharger runs via a belt or other mechanical conenction off the engine's crankshaft. A turbo is spun using exhaust flow.

All three options have their positives and negatives. While turbos don't have parasitic loss like a supercharger, they do require quite a bit of plumbing to set up correctly.

All three options require some mods to the engine/fuel system for max power and to keep form blowing the engine up.  

I think the point may be being missed here.  The earlier question posted was "Isn't a turbo a supercharger?"  The correct answer is yes.  A turbo is by definition a super charger, albeit a turbine driven super charger.

 "A supercharger is an air compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine. The greater mass flow-rate provides more oxygen to support combustion than would be available in a naturally-aspirated engine, which allows more fuel to be provided and more work to be done per cycle, increasing the power output of the engine.

A supercharger can be powered mechanically by a belt, gear, shaft, or chain connected to the engine's crankshaft. It can also be powered by an exhaust gas turbine. A turbine-driven supercharger is known as a turbosupercharger or turbocharger.  

Thank you

Someone finally figured out my argument of semantics.  

No arguement here Gib. As for the choices above, I would take preference in the (belt driven) supercharger.  

Looks "super" to me.
 

Semantics huh! Instead of being a smart a?", Why dont we just try to help the next gen of hot rodders coming up by taking a minute to explain the differances between basic power adders. a turbo is not a supercharger and vice versa. Yes they both add compressed air into the cylinders but how long does it really take to explain the differance. About 20 seconds if I recall from my e-mail last night  

You're not doing much for the next generation of 'rodders' by misinforming them.

Turbos, roots blowers, centrifugal blowers, compressors, huffers, zingers...

They are all forms of supercharging!  

GibTG:
You're not doing much for the next generation of 'rodders' by misinforming them.

Turbos, roots blowers, centrifugal blowers, compressors, huffers, zingers...

They are all forms of supercharging!

They are all forms of adding boost to a motor. thay all do the same thing, but the ways they work are diferent. Cars and trucks... they both get you from point a to point b, but there just not the same...  

To answer the question being asked...It really depends on your budget, skill set, and intended use.  Nitrous is great, but it runs out, and if your set up is off will demonstrate extreme non passive failure.

Belt driven super charges are always there, but their parasitic draw is a very real issue, not to mention belt slippage, wear, and all the noise all the time. "not an issue for a lot of us"

Turbochargers offer huge power, but installation and tuning can be a bit daunting for some, as well as the heat issues.

Each have their ups and downs, engine requirements, etc.  At the end of the day a lot comes down to personal preference and budget.  

I surely know the differences to how the different forms of superchargers work. I was just having fun with an incorrect statement.