Pontiac gets the go-ahead

[dragogt]

And see, I usually took it to mean a roots style supercharger. IE a blower.

 

[1970Custom]

Ditto, blower to me is a twin screw, supercharger is bracket mounted, and turbo is turbocharged, but thats me...

 

[dragogt]

And then there is Bottles.... But you know, what they say about them...

 

[DOHCmarauder]

Jack, didn't they used to also refer to blowers as huffers once upon a time

Sounds familiar........I don't think I've ever used that term before, though.


Unfortunately, I think the modern definition for huffer is breathing in aerosal paint from a bag.

 

[DOHCmarauder]

Ditto, blower to me is a twin screw, supercharger is bracket mounted, and turbo is turbocharged, but thats me...

Understand that twin screw is not the same as a roots.......yet they are both Superchargers.

There are also centrifugal superchargers that are very related in design to turbos. (mostly if not exclusively bracket mounted)

Supercharger simply means a compressor driven off the motor via belt.....doesn't matter where it's mounted.

Turbocharged is a compressor driven by exhaust gasses.....no parasitic losses (some back pressure and lag, though,)


Both a turbo or SC force air into the motor.........hence blown.

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.....

 

[DOHCmarauder]

Sorry DOHC, but I agree with Ryan here... I always knew a blown engine to be SUPERcharged... Not just forced induction in general.

Don't be sorry, you're entitled to your opinion.........[except when bringing up Lightnings when we're talkin' about Australian Ford Falcons ]

 

[DOHCmarauder]

And then there is Bottles.... But you know, what they say about them...

Same thing they say about bow-ties????

 

[dragogt]

Same thing they say about bow-ties????

I don't know about that one, I always thought it went like.

All throtle no bottle. or

Bottles are for babies. or

Injections great, but I'd rather be blown.

 

[DOHCmarauder]

I don't know about that one, I always thought it went like.

All throtle no bottle. or

Bottles are for babies. or

Injections great, but I'd rather be blown.

Those and: bow ties are for little boys.....

 

[dragogt]

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