Has anyone here tried to supercharge their Neon? I'm not talking about the little electric fan pieces of crap, I mean a genuine supercharger. It looks like the one designed to fit on a Chevy Cobalt whould be about the right size. You would certianly have hood fitment issues, but aside from the bodywork, I think it's possible.

 

yeah, it deffenetly is possible... a guy on the first gen forums has one, it is a sick setup... but i think he used a ssei poniac boniville supercharger if i am not mistacken... it took alot of fabing for him to do it... example, moved radiator, brackets, all pipin, intercooler install... exc.... check his setup on first gen..... u may have to look for the post a bit because i have not seen him post in a while.....

 

im guessin alot of fabbing with that one. finding the right sized belt, welding an adapter to fit onto the head, mount for the s.c., piping etc etc...........might be cheaper to get a turbo kit. if your worried about boost lag, just get a nitro kit for turboed cars, the spray kicks in until your rpms are high enough to start boosting. zex makes one and the turbo and nitro kit will STILL probably be cheaper that fabbing a s.c. setup

 

supposen' they made both turbos AND superchargers for the Neon... which would be better?

kinda have read that there is turbo-lag.. with the turbo, that can be overcome with some spray, but what's the down side of a supercharger?

 

i think turbo would be better than supercharging. With small turbos like the srt-4 turbo you wouldnt get that much turbo lag since it could spool faster. But if you had like 50 trim it would have alot more lag because it would slower to spool.

They both have their pros and cons

 

Turbos are better. Why do you think the 2008 Colbalt SS is turbo and not SC.

 

But if you had an N/A car and wanted to install one or the other I think a supercharger/blower would be easier to install than a turbo since you'd only have to mess with the intake side of the engine. Plus, I've never seen an NHRA top fuel car running a turbo, they all use blowers.

 

dat dude in 1st gen as a clean setup

 

yes i am sc vtec

 

are they even allowed to use turbochargers in top fuel?

The turbo vs. sc debate has gone on for years and years. Some one said there are pros and cons of each. [ul][*]lag vs no lag[*]free power vs parasitic power[*]boost control vs. set boost levels[/ul]
It's all personal opinion... Here is mine.

From the great Carol Shelby: "If you are worried about turbo lag, you are driving it wrong." Even with a big turbo... the only gear you should be lagging in is first.
Why steal power from the engine to make power? I am a turbo guy.