HERBIEMERCMAN
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- 97. E300.TD. 7 SEAT.ELEGANCE. EST.TOYOTA SUPRA MK4. RS. VAUX. CORSA.GLS AUTO. SPORT.
hi everyone, i know some of the merc cars have superchargers, but not many other cars seem to have them, the vast majority having the turbo or twin turbo.
a friend of mine called some weeks ago to show me his 15 yr old DB5 aston martin. it was somthing like four litres with a supercharger. this was driven by a two inch diameter belt and was all die cast aluminium, quite large. he said the performance was awsome and averaged 17 mpg on longer journeys.
my question is, what advantage if any does the supercharger have over the turbo chargers ? is it the turbo lag ? which is why some cars like my brother's toyota supra has two turbos. herbiemercman.
a friend of mine called some weeks ago to show me his 15 yr old DB5 aston martin. it was somthing like four litres with a supercharger. this was driven by a two inch diameter belt and was all die cast aluminium, quite large. he said the performance was awsome and averaged 17 mpg on longer journeys.
my question is, what advantage if any does the supercharger have over the turbo chargers ? is it the turbo lag ? which is why some cars like my brother's toyota supra has two turbos. herbiemercman.