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Old 11-16-2001, 08:47 AM
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Re: Re: Both Super & Turbo

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Originally posted by 249SVX
About the different induction thingy. There was a MK1 MR2 (modified) that used the supercharger to spool up the big a***d turbo that was on it. Made somewhere around 400hp. Not bad for a 1.6 liter.
Not to be picky, but how does a supercharger spool up a turbocharger, which is normally spun by exhaust gasses? If the supercharger was mechanically involved in spinning the turbo, wouldn't that turbo then just be called another supercharger?
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