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Old 12-13-2001, 03:26 PM
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I thought I'd quote a neat book for the newly christened "Under Pressure" section:

No single performance modification to an internal combustion engine is more practical or effective than the addition of a supercharger.

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Street Supercharging - How To Install and Tune Blowers
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ISBN: 1-884089-29-1
Old 12-13-2001, 03:27 PM
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This is why I feel that a supercharger or a turbocharger is a natural, neglected component of an engine... the missing link to performance Nirvana (I kill myself with these poetic musings. <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0"> )

SC'ing and TC'ing (besides upgrading to better components) are simply the next step in taking a performance engine to it's ideal. <img src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" border="0">
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are you talking to yourself? BTW why did ya change your name?
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[quote]Originally posted by Nickn20:
<strong>are you talking to yourself? BTW why did ya change your name?</strong><hr></blockquote>

A1. I thought I'd quote a neat book for the newly christened "Under Pressure" section. <img src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" border="0">

A2. "Changed My Name ... "
https://ls1tech.com/ubb/cgi-bin/ulti...c&f=8&t=000576
(I new that question would arise, so I posted it when I changed the name, but the thread got moved to the Racers's Lounge.) <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0">
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I thought Turbos were more efficent because they use some of the rejected engine heat to help generate the boost.



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