Hey guys ~~!!!

I currently have 99 SEL...

I'm trying to get either Turbo or supercharged for my car....

I didn't get any basic mod such as y-pipe, CAI, Catback etc ...

Which one is better ?? I really have no idea .. ~~~!!! -,.-;;;;

Oh another question, what the hell is psi ??

Thanks ~

 

You have alot to learn!!!! Go to that supercharger/turbo forms.I can not tell you what to get supercharger/turbo it is your money but being a newbe you need to read around and learn.

 

Go to this thread: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....96#post2654496 .

I had many questions myself so I started this thread a week ago and have gotten good info from it. The subject about which is better has been briefly touched on as well, just read the entire thread from post #1 til end. I'm sure there'll be more inputs to come so just visit the thread frequently.

Hope it helps.

 

Yeah... before you boost your car, you might want to read and educate yourself before you put anything like that on your car. If not, you could risk blowing up your car. BOOM!

 

well i would go with turbo cause supercharger needs power by the crank to run so it takes away some ponies from the overall hp, but turbo don't. but yea like everyone else said, u should go to the other forum and u would get alot more info.

 

If you don't know what PSI is then you should get the basic mods first

 

WOW!!!! For your car's sake please avoid forced induction at all costs...For now anyway...

Check out www.howstuffworks.com for basic info on forced induction and how and why it works...


Mike

 

yea i agree, N/A all the way...........

 

I'm a newbie on forced induction myself. I just started reading like crazy. N/A is a very expensive way to draw big HP's from any engine. So unless you have deep pockets like those Nascar contenders, then FI is the next thing. Both turbocharging and supercharging has its pros and cons. Someone mentioned that the S/C is powered by the crank via the accessory belt so running the S/C can cost the engine some ponies, that's true. But there's more: the advantage is instant boost the moment you step on the gas pedal, the downside is that the boost lessens at the higher RPMs. Then you have the turbocharger, advantage = more boost at the top, but lag at the low RPMs, slight delay when you hit the gas pedal. But there are ways to resolve the lag issue. That info came from researching not just from here but from other websites like www.howstuffworks.com . It's just one of those subjects that don't have one, catch-all, answer. Also, visit the Forced Induction Forum .

 

yea that's true, but if i was gonna go FI i would go turbo, our cars have alot of torque at the start, but we loose alot of torque at the top end so turbo would be a great thing for that if only it was good for our motors.

 

Well the VQ can easily handle 400WHP...

 

I read about turbocharging on engines w/ stock internals, and quite a few have done so and claimed to have no real problems. But I'm not really going to chance it. If I'm going to get into the expense of turbocharging, I would do it right the first time and upgrade the pistons, rods, and cams and also the tranny. My VQ has 115k miles now, so adding just the turbocharger would kill it fast. Also, many who have killed their engines were boosted high. Many car's with factory installed turbocharges only run at very moderate boosts to preserve engine longevity. Big boosts involves many many things.

 

yes it can and if u do ur turbo right and if u get other mods u can easly get up even higher. but that's if u are rich and money comming out of ur @$$, in my case i neeed some rich parents.

 

if you dont know what PSI is, you are not allowed to purchase a turbo or super charger

 

yea hopefully someone comes out with some internals for our cars, we are preaty limited , they have more parts for show than they do in perfomance which is straight up wack. i wouldn't mind spending a couple of grand on a full stroker kit, and who ever comes out with that will have some good business from us, but so far i see more and more intakes, and cheap sh!! like that that we don't really need, we are gonna end up like civics that have a bigger selection of crap that they have a hard time to choose.

 

get a turbo, even though u will have some lag, ou will appreciate the torque much more

 

yea and then start saving up for a new engine, or some money for alot of maintenance, no turbo for me untill i see some more internals.

 

exactly tom...exactly

 

There's a reason why top fuel banned turbo chargers. They were making way too much power. You can run a turbo on factory internals VERY EASILY. Anyone that says you can't is flat out wrong. The only thing you're going to need is more fuel: larger injectors, higher flowing fuel pump, and perhaps an AFPR and you're set.

 

True but the only main setback is engine longevity. Stock internals just won't hang as long when its constantly under extreme pressure from the boost. I read somewhere that an org member upgraded the cams in his VQ. Now if there's only a source for piston upgrades. We'd be set.

 

im shure those jwt cams are for NA use. upgraded pistons, its been done

 

Thanks for clarifying.

 

Honestly though, I've turbocharged many stock NA motors that have lasted for years and thousands of miles without even a hiccup. As long as you know what you're doing, you can make your turbocharged VQ to be as reliable as anything from the factory.

 

Wow, since when do people want to spend $5,000+ on something they don't know about? ...i wish i had your dilema man and couldn't choose between a s/c and a turbo

 

Yeah that's true, but there is a limited of boosting that's all. It's cheaper to boost the max with supercharger but it will be slower then a turbo max. Our motors are pretty strong because we got forged rods, and they hold pretty good even with 10:1 compresion, but you are limited on boost.

You can go on and on about boosting, so it's better if you just read up.

 

I wish JAY25 would do his job....


Why are there still posts like this?

 

exactly bijan...you hippy. if only we were mods

 

if only...