Which is better: Kennybell supercharger or turbo kit?

84_GT350 · 03-16-2001, 03:08 AM

I'm with the Kenne Bell crowd. I think the turbo may prove too "peaky" for street driving. Besides, to get any part of the low end you'd get with the Kenne Bell out of a turbo, you'd have to run a twin turbo kit. One to kick in lower, one to take over at higher rpm. The Kenne Bell produces a much flatter boost curve with full boost occuring at (or around) 2000-2500rpm. No boost lag to speak of really. Besides, turbos can require some heat protection measures like heat shielding, lots of burned plug wires, etc. And who wants to spend 1 1/2 hours changing plugs after letting the engine cool overnight (which is what Incon says it takes to do it). Like Mustanguy, if the car was more of a race piece, I'd say go with the turbos...more power potential at higher rpm. I think the Kenne Bell 2.2L will make you a happy man.

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1984 1/2 GT350 (#842 Hatchback w/ T-tops), 302HO, Comp cams Xtreme Energy cam, Carter 625cfm carb, Weiand Stealth intake, MSD distributor, MSD coil, FMS 9mm wires, 1 5/8" MAC unequal shorties, 2 1/2" MAC Prochamber H-pipe, Flowmaster 2 chambers, KYBs, 16"x8" 4 lug Cobra Rs, Falken 245/45ZR16s

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03-16-2001, 03:08 AM	#7
84_GT350 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Overland Park, KS, USA Posts: 1,631	I'm with the Kenne Bell crowd. I think the turbo may prove too "peaky" for street driving. Besides, to get any part of the low end you'd get with the Kenne Bell out of a turbo, you'd have to run a twin turbo kit. One to kick in lower, one to take over at higher rpm. The Kenne Bell produces a much flatter boost curve with full boost occuring at (or around) 2000-2500rpm. No boost lag to speak of really. Besides, turbos can require some heat protection measures like heat shielding, lots of burned plug wires, etc. And who wants to spend 1 1/2 hours changing plugs after letting the engine cool overnight (which is what Incon says it takes to do it). Like Mustanguy, if the car was more of a race piece, I'd say go with the turbos...more power potential at higher rpm. I think the Kenne Bell 2.2L will make you a happy man. ------------------ 1984 1/2 GT350 (#842 Hatchback w/ T-tops), 302HO, Comp cams Xtreme Energy cam, Carter 625cfm carb, Weiand Stealth intake, MSD distributor, MSD coil, FMS 9mm wires, 1 5/8" MAC unequal shorties, 2 1/2" MAC Prochamber H-pipe, Flowmaster 2 chambers, KYBs, 16"x8" 4 lug Cobra Rs, Falken 245/45ZR16s