LUCIFA

or, if no time or energy to explain, any link to some explanations?

Suprecharger more reliable than turbos?
TIA

Tostao

Benefits of turbo is less power wasted (up to 30% in super charged engines) to move/spin turbines/blower.
Benefits of SC = Lots of torque and from low rpms, no lag at all.

EdP

<ul><li><a href="http://www.racerchicks.com/auto/q_and_a/turbo.html">bada bing</a></li></ul>

Tostao

They must be real enthusiasts (write 'here' instead of 'hear') .

EdP

It was kinda both. It was a hydropump, using the jacketwater to move the compressor wheel. It's kinda like both in that it's using an already moving fluid source (like exhaust gases), but is more immediate (water is denser, therefore response/spoolup is much faster).

In a way, it was run off of the waterpump, which is usually off of the crank, so it's more like a supercharger is some respects....

Tostao

Interesting, never heard of that, Thx.

FWK-S4

The author uses the term "volatility" to mean combustibility or flammability. These are not synonyms.

Volatility simply means how readily a substance is evaporates. For example, carbon tetrachloride is highly volatile, but it is non-flammable. Octane on the other hand is much less volatile, but highly flammable. I alwats get a kick out of race announcers talking about "highty volatile racing fuel". Racing fuels are high octane, a measure of how much compression a fuel will take before it combusts. Typically, the higher the octane rating, the higher the molecular weigh of the furel (etiher by using higher molecular weight feedstocks or by blending with high MW additives). This these fuels are less volatile than lower octane grades of gasoline.

EdP

shoot the broads, not the messenger. :P

Guess it's my turn to get the noose... hehe Bring it on!