> Brian Toscano wrote: > I have never heard of a turbo-supercharger except here.
>From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercharger When power comes from an exhaust gas turbine a supercharger is known as a turbosupercharger - typically referred to simply as a turbocharger or just turbo. No, I did not just edit it. *grin* > Superchargers are driven by the flywheel. Usually it's not at the flywheel, but yes, they are drive by the crankshaft. Accessory belt on the front is the most common, though there are some chain or gear-driven ones. > Turbos are driven by the exhaust. Correct. Looking at the word itself, "supercharger" means a super charge of air going into the engine. Technically this could be from ram air as well as a mechanical device. The turbo is an turbine in the exhaust that drives the supercharging centrifugal compressor. To be fair, in the wikipedia article, the very next sentence is "Common usage restricts the term supercharger to mechanically driven units." -- Philip _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
