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Does tuning for a turbo differ from tuning for a supercharger, given how differently the two build boost?

The tables are the same; where boost shows up differs.

  • Turbo: LSX Magazine warns that a turbo can build boost at part throttle and low rpm, before normal rpm-based power enrichment kicks in. Boost fueling and timing have to cover those light-throttle, low-rpm areas.
  • Supercharger: a belt-driven blower takes crank power to drive it. LSX Magazine's example is a ProCharger F1-X using roughly 160–200 hp at full boost, so the fuel system has to be sized for gross power, including that parasitic draw.
  • Both: less timing under boost (the denser charge burns faster, per Corky Bell), added back carefully on the dyno.

See fuel, E85 & boost.

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