What is the advantage of a turbocharger over a supercharger?
Turbochargers, at the lower RPM range allow the vehicle to gain traction before the power-band is reached. For drag applications, the use of a trans-brake can put you in the power range of the turbo for high power launches (when using a drag specific tire). A turbocharger also has no parasitic drag from having to use a belt to make boost. Essentially, a turbo uses exhaust, which the motor creates already, to make the turbo spin. Using exhaust, (which would be considered your engines’ waste), makes more power without prohibiting engine rotation is an ideal way to make more power than your engine does naturally without forcing harmful levels of boost into the lower (unsafe where stock motors are concerned at levels over 10 psi) RPM ranges. So, in a nut shell, turbos are easier on your stock motor, ensuring a long life and big power.
