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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 12:43 PM
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Default Turbo vs Supercharger For Track

I know this was covered in 2006 and 2008, but I want to know what you guys would prefer for the Road Track

Turbocharger
Aerocharger (no lag turbo)
Supercharger (Roots)
Rotrex (Centrifugal)
Old Oct 27, 2011 | 12:46 PM
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lol.

Be prepared now...
Old Oct 27, 2011 | 12:55 PM
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V-Band Absurdflow or ARTech Turbo setup is the only way to go for a dedicated track car.
Old Oct 27, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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The GTE 5 PSI Supercharger™ Includes:

900 Watt Motor
Safely generates over 5 PSI of boost
Computer Guided, Laser Cut 10 Blade Turbine
Spooling @ 20,000 RPMs+
Maximum Boost in less than 1/10 of a second
2” – 3.5” Rubber Couplers
High-Flow Air Filter
Step-by-step Installation Guide
Heavy Duty Securing Clamps

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Can work with:

· Vehicles with Factory Air Box
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· Vehicles with dual air intake setups *requires two superchargers



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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by FRT_Fun
The GTE 5 PSI Supercharger™ Includes:

900 Watt Motor
Safely generates over 5 PSI of boost
Computer Guided, Laser Cut 10 Blade Turbine
Spooling @ 20,000 RPMs+
Maximum Boost in less than 1/10 of a second
2” – 3.5” Rubber Couplers
High-Flow Air Filter
Step-by-step Installation Guide
Heavy Duty Securing Clamps
Dyno proven!!
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 01:21 PM
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I had pretty good times running what started as a FFS setup. I have since ditch the supercharger for a v8...
Old Oct 27, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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I don't care how you get to 250whp, just get there.
Old Oct 27, 2011 | 03:31 PM
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DEI- direct exhaust injection.
Basically lagless with the lowend grunt of a roots, midrange of a turbo, and topend of a rotrex.

win win weeeeenn
Old Oct 27, 2011 | 03:48 PM
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That GTE supercharger is mad tyte. Stack two or three of them together and make mad boost yo. My peeps tell me you can make 20 psi with four of them and an Optima red top.

Never raced a centrifugal but I DD one (Vortech) in a BMW. Top end is great, bottom not so much. The Rotrex stuff is supposedly better.

I've raced a 320 RWHP turbo Miata and a 320 RWHP V8 Miata and they are both awesome. Pick your poison. Like Hustler said, just get there, reliably. Bring money and/or mad fab skillz.

Go to miata.net and read in the Forced Induction section. This topic has been beaten to death and yet still manages to get beaten even more.
Old Oct 27, 2011 | 03:50 PM
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Plus you can hook up a hose from your anus to the throttle body and eat chipotle before the track and have "BOOST SCRAMBLE" like 40psi on demand..

...For that kinda power though you'll probably need at least 9 power cards and at least 3 e-cools
Old Oct 27, 2011 | 04:14 PM
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^been watching south park lately? chipotle-away!
Old Oct 27, 2011 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by hustler
I don't care how you get to 250whp, just get there.
+1

I have had both, they both have +/- points!
Old Oct 27, 2011 | 10:04 PM
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I like usable power, so I'll take the turbo.
Old Oct 27, 2011 | 10:43 PM
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I'd rock a rotrex or a well built turbo setup from Absurd or ARtech. Honestly I think you could build a 170-180whp naturally aspirated miata for 2.5k and thats what I would build.
Old Oct 27, 2011 | 11:48 PM
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f20c or turbo
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 12:07 AM
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Low boost turbo with high compression running E85. It will feel like a V8.
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 12:19 AM
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 12:23 AM
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I'm a S/C guy....but if I were building a track car I would go Turbo.
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 09:45 AM
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Of all these, I wouldn't choose the rotrex.

But really I only see two choices: turbo or sc, with one style of each for both.
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 10:29 AM
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Why's there no love for the Rotrex anymore? 12 months ago it was the new hotness.



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