| One thing car enthusiasts love to do is improve the | | | | exhaust of the engine. Therefore, a turbo only powers |
| performance of their cars. This can be accomplished in | | | | on when the exhaust is pushed out. This creates an |
| many ways but one of the most popular is to install | | | | effect often called "turbo lag" which means that there |
| aftermarket performance car parts or high | | | | is a space of inactivity between when the motorist hits |
| performance racing parts that are designed to build | | | | the gas and when the turbo spools up and powers the |
| upon and increase the power of a car's existing | | | | vehicle. |
| engine. Two popular parts are often used to | | | | A supercharger is an air compressor that, like a turbo |
| accomplish this and they are both forced induction | | | | charger, uses forced induction. However, unlike a turbo |
| systems. One is called a turbo and the other is called a | | | | which is powered by a turbine driven by the engine's |
| supercharger. Both of these aftermarket parts are built | | | | exhaust, a supercharger is powered mechanically by a |
| to enhance the power of a car's intake and exhaust | | | | belt, gear, and shaft connected to the engine's |
| system. | | | | crankshaft. Since a supercharger is powered |
| A turbo is a gas-compressor that is used to increase | | | | mechanically, power is instantaneous rather than |
| the density of air entering an engine, in order to create | | | | gradual since the vehicle doesn't have to wait for the |
| more power. The compressor of a turbo is powered | | | | exhaust to power the turbine. |
| by a turbine or rotary engine that is driven by the | | | | |