[s-cars] was, 0-60 , 1/4mile, now:Re: superchargers are bad, mmkay?

[Noah]

My main issues with our arch-nemesis, the supercharger:

1. What cars come with superchargers as oem equipment? (a handful of
gooberific cars that are known for flying to bits in less than 100k.)

    When was the last time you heard the supercharger on a semi
spooling/blowing off next to you? (that's right, you never have. that's
because turbos outlast superchargers by so much its not even funny). Have
you ever seen a supercharged dumptruck, semi, bulldozer, ...anything except
a handfull of cars?

2. Superchargers generally involve spinning something heavy at rpms 1.5-2x
higher than the engine speed. I just can't get myself to think (regardless
of lag, etc) that this is a good idea compared to spinning a tiny impeller
to achieve the same end (albeit at much higher speeds.)

I'd just rather deal with lag issues and have the superior efficiency.

-Noah
-92 S4 - Eibach/Bilstein Sport (oh it's ON! details to follow)
-84 urQ