Thread: Supercharger with a Turbocharger

Originally Posted by matt5112

There are two ways to do twin turbos. Because they're "twins" that means they're both the same size. One way is to have one running off of each bank of the exhaust. The other is to have them running in series.

Twin Turbos or Compound Turbos just means two turbos, not necessarily meaning two identical turbos. Usually, twin turbo vehicles run two different sized turbos. One for quick spooling resulting in less lag and one for pure high end horsepower. Twin Charging means one supercharger and one turbocharger. Supercharger provides instant power response for better torque on the low end, and the Turbo takes over on the top end for maximum horsepower. I would take twin turbos over twin charging any day. But, twin charging just has the ultimate sound when combined with a V8.