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Originally Posted by
nomadsole
I'd like to see proof that given a certain amount of modified cars, an aftermarket turbo is more akin to going bad, per say, then adding an aftermarket super charger.
It's kind of like an urban legend...people hear and think what they want to. I'm happy to hear you are enjoying your ride, me too.
I think the point here is more that only a 50 HP / TQ increase is safer than 100 HP / TQ increase. It has nothing to do with weather it's a Turbo vs. S/C and in fact if you want to split hairs on that issues a positive displacement S/C would cause the most concern. It puts the highest amount of load on the engine during the longest dwell times and with the least efficient thermal performance. You are also putting lateral loads on the crank and accessories that they are not designed to handle.
Someone who straps a simple T3-50 Trim running 6-8psi to produce only 50 HP/TQ increase would see the same longevity from the system as the DDM S/C system.
I will say that knowing what I do about this ECU and asking a lot of questions of all the sources for tuning it there isn't yet a tune available that is even half as robust as is offered in the LNF. That's not a fair apples to apples comparison, but it's worth noting that even as good as tunes may be they are not quite up to snuff in my opinion. I'm beginning to see signs that some MAPS have either been left stock or duplicated for multiple Octane conditions for example.