http://www.jacksonracing.com/pages/faq.html#compare

 

except for turbo lag.. but they are still better :O.

 

if i decide to turbo my car will i throw off the 50/50 weight ratio?

 

thanks for the link baron

 

no

 

no matter what you do to the car, if you decide to want to keep the balance even over all 4 tyres, you can always shift things around or selectively reduce weight to get things right.

but, if you mean to ask "will a turbo system make my engine heavier", yes it will. you can compensate for it, but it will.

 

Hello i just wanted to ad to your post i hope you guys dont mind a none RX PERSON POSTING the similarities. Both turbochargers and superchargers are called forced induction systems. They compress the air flowing into the engine The advantage of compressing the air is that it lets the engine stuff more air into a cylinder. More air means that more fuel can be stuffed in, too, so you get more power from each explosion in each cylinder. A turbo/supercharged engine produces more power overall than the same engine without the charging.

The typical boost provided by either a turbocharger or a supercharger is 6 to 8 pounds per square inch (psi). Since normal atmospheric pressure is 14.7 psi at sea level, you can see that you are getting about 50-percent more air into the engine. Therefore, you would expect to get 50-percent more power. It's not perfectly efficient, though, so you might get a 30-percent to 40-percent improvement instead.

The key difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger is its power supply. Something has to supply the power to run the air compressor. In a supercharger, there is a belt that connects directly to the engine. It gets its power the same way that the water pump or alternator does. A turbocharger, on the other hand, gets its power from the exhaust stream. The exhaust runs through a turbine, which in turn spins the compressor
There are tradeoffs in both systems. In theory, a turbocharger is more efficient because it is using the "wasted" energy in the exhaust stream for its power source. On the other hand, a turbocharger causes some amount of back pressure in the exhaust system and tends to provide less boost until the engine is running at higher RPMs. Superchargers are easier to install but tend to be more expensive.hope this helps,if you guys are wondering y i am posting on this forum. i just like the car and its new thanks. and yes i drive a hyundai 2003 tib
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do a twin turbo system and put one by the front wheels and the other by the back wheels

 

If you used a small turbo/intercooler, and got rid of the precats, while moving the battery to the rear of the car you would be pretty close to 50/50.

 

Big Turbo, Big Sub box, problem solved.

 

well I've got the sub box

 

big turbo, big sub box

same acceleration

 

nice copy/paste from howstuffworks.com

 

If you really want to keep 50/50 the only easy way I can see to to do it is to put the battery in the trunk somewhere.

That should equal it out nicely.

Personally, I don't think it is that big of a deal.

-Mr. Wigggles

 

lol

 

I was just trying too help YOUR members with the info that they ask about . that has been up for like two years on how stuff works.com and yes i was wating for sombody too say somthing like that. OHH NO IM BUSTED

 

Does anybody knows if Mazda has a turbo version on the works?

 

Lots of rumors but i hear no.

 

Anyone notice that all literature usually states near 50/50 distribution?

 

Because it is 53/47 I believe not 50/50.

 

...it's not quite that bad... that's actually the 350Z's factory balance.

 

You throw 50/50 off by sitting in your car...

 

LOL, just slide the seat all the way back and use some long platform shoes.

 

You should not worry about your weight distribution right now. You should have quite a while to "decide" if you would like to turbocharge your car. I don't see a turbo kit happening in the near future. Even then there are only a handful of companies that you should even consider buying a turbo kit from for your 8.

 

...one wouldn't need to wait if they decided to build one themselves (and can be done with better results than a kit...but usually isn't cheaper).