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Re: "Stuperchargers"

On Jan 2,  5:38am, Jeffrey J. Goggin wrote:
> Subject: "Stuperchargers"
> >> Any good mechanical engineer will tell you that a turbocharger _is_ a
> >> supercharger.
> >
> >But a supercharger is not a turbocharger.  And I think the difference will
> >become more relevant now that some cars are to be offered with both.
>
> Wrong ... I hate to be pedantic but "supercharger" is the generic
> engineering term for any forced-induction system, of which turbocharging is
> but one type.

	Yup -- it's actually "turbo-supercharging" for "turbine-operated
	supercharging ...

	-Arun

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