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ok... i know this isnt a 7thgen civic...but its still a civic and my question has to do with forced induction...

ok so here goes... my buddy recently bought a 2000 civic SiR (canada). in the past 2 weeks he has already put on a full cat back and dc headers with an AEM v2 intake...among many other mods... (where he has gotten this money from i dunno...aswell i told him he is doing everything too fast but he doesnt want to listen)

next week he is gonna go with some sort of forced induction... we have gotten into a debate as to what type is better for his car (turbo or supercharger)...i say turbo, he says supercharge...whats ur take on this all?

 
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IMO.......supercharger is gay

btw........if he does go with F/I.....he just wasted money on I/H/E

 
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i agree... altho cant he still use his aftermarket cat back and maybe the v2?

 
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the vortech superchargers are really nice on the 99/00 Si and I heard they make quite a bit of power...but I like turbo more, so yeah

 
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turbo!! just cuz i think they're cooler, hehe, yea i know its personal preference but either way hes gonna get power out of whichever way he goes. And i know a guy in raleigh with a turbo Si pushing 295whp

 
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Superchargers really don't put out as much as a turbo.. stock vs stock.. 6 lbs each that is..

 
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what if you had a turbo on a manifold and a mild fuel upgrade, versus a centrifugal supercharger with an intercooler and better fuel management? i can guarantee you the s/c setup would make a lot more power. you can't back such a general statement that's so dependent on outside factors.

 
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I apologize I was basing this off of jackson's claims and greddy's claims.. I was in the wrong making such a general statement.

 
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he can probably use the aftermarket cat back, but i'm guessing that its 2.25 inch piping which is good enough for n/a... but since he's gonna go FI, he's gonna want something bigger than that (2.5 or 3 inch piping) because the 2.25 will be a bit restrictive ...

he can't use the v2 with a turbo because the turbo kit should come with the necessary intake piping... he might be able to use the filter though, but i doubt it... and the kit should come with a filter anyways..

he should have saved up for a turbo instead of wasting his money on the v2, header, and exhaust...

 
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Ford uses eaton superchargers as OEM since '91... They are very reliable and make decent power...

Many other companies use turbos as OEM (Subaru) and have no issues either...

Either will make tons of power if you want them to.... It's all in the compressors and setups...