I have never heard of a turbo-supercharger except here. Superchargers are driven by the flywheel.
Turbos are driven by the exhaust. On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Brian Toscano wrote: > > > > > > > > Diesels are best > > > > Philip wrote: > > > > > > I'd say you can put a period right there. *smiles* > > > > > for heavy towing and towing at high altitudes > > > > and over mountains. > > > > > > Huh? A supercharger is what deals with altitude. That can > > > be fitted to almost any internal combustion engine. > > > Brian Toscano wrote: > > > How many supercharged trucks do you see going over the > > mountains towing heavy trailers? > > I don't remember the last time I saw a big truck hauling a load > that did NOT have a supercharger. Remember the real name for a > turbo is "turbo-supercharger". The altitude compensation is a > result of the forced induction provided by a supercharger. > > -- 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 > _______________________________________ 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
