Draxas thinking of super charger

[ZOOM1ZOOM1]

I talked to Nick the other day at draxas. We started shooting the s*** about the header i orderd thain the new turbocharger entered the conversation. He enlightened me of his thaught of devoloping a supercharger for our 2.3. but he would need evidence of a big desire from us Mazda 3 owners. Now i my self would much rather have a super thain a turbo. NO oil taping, less tubing ,less fittings and other stuff to go rong. now if anyone is intrested in this like i am thain maby we should get together and speek to him and let him know how good he would do with his product.

 

[tsunami]

possibly... though price and when avialable... i to would rather go super charge then turbo... want some gain not tons, and like the idea of less stuff to hook up and go wrong as well, plus some tunability..... though i wouldn't be ready to upgrade for a couple years b/c i am waiting for some more of the warrenty to run off before i do any serious modding such as a sc.... though i would rather go that route then turbo when the time comes....

 

[rbmazda3]

No turbo lag is a huge bonus in my book!

 

[Mazda3ofKent]

yeah I am intreated

 

[Pretzellogic]

How dare you denounce turbo lag.

I shall smite thee!

 

[mobomelter]

i never liked to whole premise of superchargers. you need power to make power. the 3 doesn't have that much power to begin with therefore i'll use spent exhaust gases, that serve no purpose anyways, to spool a turbo instead. thats just my personal opinion.

 

[Pretzellogic]

i never liked to whole premise of superchargers. you need power to make power. the 3 doesn't have that much power to begin with therefore i'll use spent exhaust gases, that serve no purpose anyways, to spool a turbo instead.

Remember: A turbo is also parasitic.

 

[mobomelter]

Remember: A turbo is also parasitic.

um ok lol. i personally beileve superchargers have no place on anything smaller than 6 cylinders.

 

[ultimazda3]

well it depends on the cost, because 4k for sc or 4k for turbo i think i would have to go turbo... tell him to get a damn tuning solution for us though, i would seriously buy one off of him in a heartbeat.....

 

[Super Matty P]

um ok lol. i personally beileve superchargers have no place on anything smaller than 6 cylinders.

wanna race me in my 4cyl supercharged protege? Sure it's no 3S but I'd still be willing to bet I could shock ya. (poke)


I've looked into the 2.3L suercharger. I think this is not a great idea. You;ll be forced to use a 4th gen eaton M62 blower mounted to a custom aluminum intake. Intercooling will not be possible without SERIOUS work and trust me an eaton spinning fast enough to make power will need an intercooler. Here's what you'll end up with.

200whp on about 12psi or you could buy a HiBoost turbo and make 270whp on 9psi. either way...you decide whats better.

 

[mobomelter]

i'm not saying it doesn't work on 4-cylinders i'm just saying i would never put a supercharger on a 4 cylinder. its personal preference.

 

[Super Matty P]

why wouldn't you? think it doesn't make enough power? think it isn't as reliable? think it require more maintaince? Have you seen my kit? It puts a lot of myths to rest even without tuning or a shitload of boost.

 

[Antoine]

Keep it cool matty...interesting thread...just don't get out of hand guys...Thanks

 

[Super Matty P]

here you go again thining I'm getting pissy...just like in the dsm thread.

I just want to know what his hang up is with a supercharged 4 cyl. No biggee, i've said myself numerous times it's not for everyone. I'm just curious is all.

 

[Lord_Nycon]

What about an electric/normal turbo hybrid? Electric motor spols(sp) up the turbo untill the exhaust gases take over. All the benifits of a turbo and little to no lag. Oh and a supercharger deffinatly does not belong on anything less then a 6. But thats just my opinion.

 

[Super Matty P]

a properly sized turbo will ALWAYS surpass any sort of gimmicky electric blower.

Lord Nycon, opinions are fine but do you have any ACTUAL evidence to support the fact they aren't worthy? I'd love to hear it.

 

[goldwing2000]

If it could be done sensibly, I would much rather go with a super. Don't know how feasible it is, though. Somebody is going to have to try it and see if it's worthwhile.

 

[mobomelter]

as i said matty its just personal preference. i don't have anything against supers i just prefer turbos.

 

[Super Matty P]

is there a particular reason why? Everything I prefer over something else has some reasoning behind it. That's ok though. This isn't the spanish inquisition.

 

[mobomelter]

no real particular reason. i've always thought of turbos as easier to work with than supers. i know they can make power just as good as turbos though.