Comparing Nitrous, Turbo, Supercharger

Comparing Nitrous, Turbo, Supercharger

Things you should know before purchasing.

First: Nitrous is the cheapest way to get substantial power, followed by Turbo and lastly Supercharger. Compare Nitrous kit from $390, Turbo kit $2699 and Supercharger kit $4500.

Second: Nitrous kits simply bolt right on with the minimum of effort and fits any vehicle, any engine carb or fuel injected. Turbo and Superchargers usually require the engine to come out so a cometic shim spacer gasket can be added to the head to lower compression (not all bikes).

Third: Nitrous is pure additional power used at high rpm's. Turbo is the same, pure power at high rpm's. However, superchargers require the engine to power the supercharger, so even if the supercharger produces a lot of power, about a quarter to one third is used in just powering the supercharger.

Summary: Nitrous can be run very simply just by pressing the button to spray nitrous into your airbox. The price is right and the only real downside is having to fill the bottles, but this really only takes a few minutes.
Turbos are by far the best option and uses the exhaust to power the turbine which rotates the induction part of the turbine and pulls ambient air into the throttle bodies. A turbocharger has two turbines that are directly linked to one another. Its a very clean system that does not use any engine power to force air into the engine. So it is very efficient and efficiency is important. Many drag racers use a combination of turbo and nitrous.
Superchargers provide power through the whole power band but leeches power from the engine, so less power overall. In drag you don't need low end power since your never low in the rpm band. Supercharger builders mostly talk about top end performance because in drag racing times, their quarter mile times are not that great. Look at TTS Performance Superchargers running Suzuki Hayabusa's with 300-400hp (approximate), their best quarter mile times are 9.4 to 9.6 (its in their videos). Our stock tuned busas run those times, while nitrous runs high 8's and turbos from high 5's to low 8's.

PS: For riders who are uncomfortable having their motor pulled and paying more for a supercharger, we recommend: Purchase a used Suzuki Bandit and a turbo kit... both combined will likely be less than a supercharger kit. Additionally the Bandit is bolt on and the engine does NOT have to come out. Big saving in installation as well.