Assess The Difference Between Forced Induction And Superchargers

The production car market is always innovating. With this, forced induction has become a standard in the industry. Forced induction is compressing air in the intake of the engine to create massively more power than without it. The two most common ways forced induction is achieved is with either a turbocharger or a supercharger system. Turbochargers have become the standard of forced induction in production cars. That is because turbochargers are more efficient, have a higher peak power band and produces less strain on your engine.
Turbochargers are more efficient than superchargers because of the way it compresses air. Superchargers are a belt driven turbine so they use the engine’s crankshaft to compress the air. This steals power from the engine because it need to spin the supercharger for it to work. However turbochargers are gas operated, so they compress air utilizing exhaust gases to spin a turbine. This greatly increases efficiency because it is harnessing the potential energy that is unused in a supercharger application and steals no power from the engine.
Forced induction is used to create more power for your car’s engine, and Turbochargers have the potential to create massively higher peak power than its counter partner. Since …show more content…
Superchargers being belt driven, is always being spun by the engines crankshaft and constantly pressurizing the intake. This creates strain on the engine because there is always pressure, even at low RPM’s due to the belt driven design. Unlike the supercharger the turbocharger being gas operated, doesn't create pressure until the exhaust gasses speed up. This means while driving at low RPM’s the turbocharger is only being spun slightly and has virtually no impact on the engine till the mid RPM range. This advantage increases the longevity of the engine and also increases the fuel economy due to the low impact while in the low RPM