Turbo and Superchargers

Diesel engines use propane to go faster, only gas engines use NOS

The electric supercharger is supposed increase horsepower by the fact that it pumps compressed air to your engine making a real increase in horsepower unlike others.

After cooler and intercooler are the same thing, The intake air is heated after being compressed by the turbo. The after-cooler removes most of that heat, increasing it's density and doing so increases HP and the amount of boost you are able to run.

Mini turbo engines can be found on many websites varying from brand new parts to reconditioned. You can also find information on how to build your own. Brand new turbo engines do seem to be hard to come by but you can buy most of the parts new but fully put together engines seem to be difficult to come by.

of all the s/chargers i installed in my shop pro charger has the best systems. check superchargers4less.com

208 stock from the factory (99-03)

The type of operation for a gate valve is that it has a turn screw handle and when looking inside the valve it appears as though a coin like object is closing in on the gap where the water would be passing through and shuts the water off. A slide valve type operation is when the handle is not screw type but has a handle that turns from side to side with a maximum adjustment of 90 degrees. When looking inside the valve it appears as though a ball is being turned 90 degrees which closes the water off.

That is a code for a problem in the theft alarm or chipped key system.

The turbocharger was invented in 1905 by Swiss engineer Alfred Büchi. There would not be a "turbo engine" without the invention of the turbo so he gets the credit.

Like many things this is very difficult to answer without knowing what the intended application would be. Here are some characteristics, good and bad..

There are 2 types of supercharger- centrifugal (paxton,vortech, procharger)and Positive displacement/Screw supercharger(whipple, eaton, kennebell, BDS, jackson racing) both operate differently.

A centrifugal is a belt driven turbo

-has a linear boost (an example from a dyno run, 5.0 mustang - 2lbs@2000prms, 4lbs@3250, 8lbs@5250 and 12lbs@6250rpms)

less off idle/low-mid rpm boost than a screw/PD blower, less mid rpm boost than a turbo, good if you already have: enough low-end torque, traction issues of the line and less stress on the drive train (TQ breaks stuff not HP)

- easier to install than a turbo system or screw/PD blower

- has a belt that WILL slip or break with age/use at one point or another

- thermally more eff. than turbo or screw blower, does get heat soak from turbine or engine like the others.

- can easily have an intercooler installed at a later date like the turbo

A screw type supercharger

- instant boost, if you love torque/throttle response it's #1

- more complicated to install

- usually heavier/ harder to package(hood clearance)

- has a belt, that will need servicing but last longer than centrifugal superchargers

- harder/more$$ to intercool, especially later on

- eaton superchargers can have boost valves that lessen parasitic drawn when it isn't need(saves fuel)

- screw blower noise

Turbo equipped engines experience turbo lag/ delayed boost (especially at low rpms, just of the line), with new technologies (VNT)/turbo designs/materials(ceramic/titanium turbine wheels) this is lessened greatly,BUT is still there. In certain application ( already have traction issues, enough low-end torque) it might be a good thing. A turbo system has less low end torque than a screw/PD supercharger.

- most veristal, with wastegates, boost per gear limiters

- best fuel economy

- most complex with exhaust manifolds needed, oil lines, wastegates, bov, turbo timers $$$$$

- easy to package versus screw chargers

- most options to customize, turbine/compressor housings avail. single/twin/quad turboes

- if kit sized for high horsepower, can have a late/fast boost rise/spike in TQ, can be fun "sudden surge" but can be hard to control (I.E. orginal turbo 911)

- turbo noise

Tuning a supercharged engine correctly requires less time then tuning a simple turbo charged installation. The computer mapping is easier due to the predictability of the supercharger due to the smooth perdictable boost.

Because of Ring burnt, engine heat-up or loose piston in sleave.

Absolutely! Just a change of manifold and a slightly larger exhaust and your diesel can become a turbo motor without any modification to the motor kits are available to suit

Underneath the fuel filter housing.

Unusual noise, significant smoke from the tailpipe, loss of power and loss of boost.

Yes, VW had a factory available car that had both. It isn't economical, especially with the newer designed turboes avail. today.

Roots or screw supercharger... spooling Abosultely YES.

centrifugal like paxton,vortech, procharger, rotex it "spooling" depends...

A supercharger is directly driven from the engine, and therefore delivers boost all the way through the rev range(roots or screw supercharger), improving bottom-end response, Centrifugal can give more boost in first gear than a turbo in first gear from a stop) at the expense of losing a few horsepower because of the load on the engine of the supercharger.

A turbocharger uses exhaust gasses to spin up a turbine, which then drives an impeller, to compress incoming air, thus increasing horsepower. However, turbochargers are not very responsive at low RPMs, "taking sometime" to 'spin up', (really depends on the size of the turbo/turboes) this delay in speed, causes so-called 'turbo lag', where there is a delay getting the boost from the time you floor it, until u get boost.

So, a supercharger may make a car 'quicker' from an idle start, because of its continuous boost(roots/screw supercharger), a turbocharger is better when it 'catches up' because it doesn't rob as much horsepower from the engine.

Eaton M45 roots type supercharger

It will bolt on, but to answer your question, no.

it is located behind the right front headlight. take off the intake hose going into the turbo and it should come out with ease

Exhaust gases from engine spin the blades which in turn drive a turbine in the inlet manifold that forces air into a engine.

The om442LA was Mercedes's masterpiece! 14.62 litres, rated at 480 b.h.p and fitted in the new (in 1989) 1748 truck. It was fantastic on fuel. The LA in the title refers to Turbocharged and Intercooled. The 442 couldn't meet euro 1 so it was replaced by its predecessor the 422 in about 92.

The next version down was the OM442A rated at 350 BHP and fitted in the 1735.

OM442 without any other letters was rated at 290 BHP and naturally aspirated.

Yes, can leak oil causing blue smoke

First off its a "dump valve" second its "thanks". on to the question - no. simple as that. sell it and buy a turbocharged car.

yes