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⚙️ Want More Power? Choose Your Boost!

Adding forced induction can turn an average car into a beast 🏁 — but do you pick a turbo or a supercharger? Let’s break it down.

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🔄 How They Work

• Turbo: uses exhaust gas to spin a turbine → compresses intake air

• Supercharger: belt-driven directly by engine → compresses intake air

Result: more oxygen → more fuel → more power! 💪

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🚀 Turbo: Efficient & Powerful

• Higher top-end power

• Better fuel efficiency (uses "waste" exhaust energy)

• Smaller engines can feel big (hello hot hatch!)

Downside? Turbo lag — delay before power hits.

👉 Read our turbo tuning guide.

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⚡ Supercharger: Instant Power

• Immediate boost → better low-end torque

• Linear, predictable throttle feel

• Great for track, drag racing, or heavy vehicles

Downside? Always spinning = more parasitic load → lower fuel economy.

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🧪 Twincharging: Best of Both Worlds?

Some cars (e.g., Lancia Delta S4) use both!

• Turbo + supercharger = boost across the entire rev range

Rare, complex, but awesome. 👉 Learn about twincharging.

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✅ Which Should You Pick?

• Daily driver: turbo for efficiency

• Muscle car / drag build: supercharger for instant hit

• Unique show build: why not both? 😎

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💬 Turbo or supercharger — which team are you on?
📸 Tag engine bay pics #BoostedLife!
👉 Compare top kits in our boost buyer’s guide.