TurboCharging an Engine?

Hi Guys,





I am in the process of purchasing a car and am looking to turbocharge the engine should I not get myself a non-turbo car. I am wondering if it is possible to turbocharge any engine type of engine that you get these days. Examples of this would be purchasing a 2012 Subaru Legacy with a 2.5L 4 boxer engine or the 2012 Mini Countryman. Any help would be nice. Also as an additional question, is there a reason why people choose to supercharge an engine on cars with a higher liter value? for example it would be better to turbocharge a 3.5L v6 compared to a 2.0L I-4 where you would end up turbocharging it. Answers would be great. Thanks!|||turbo chger sucks and the supercharger blows/turbo kit is cheaper how ever contact the companys for details on warranty etc/there are kitsavailable/these kts have the right ecm also|||Your 2012 Subaru Legacy comes factory installed with a turbocharger.





And yes; ALL engines can be turbocharged (except those already turbocharged (unless you want to twin or triple turbo), supercharged, and a few rare exceptions, that I myself am not even knowing the existence of.)





Also, there is no particular reason that people put superchargers on larger displacement engines; it is NOT because it has a larger displacement. The most simplest way to put it is-





Turbocharger : More potential for power, must rev into higher RPMs before this power becomes usable.





Supercharger: Less potential for power (both turbo and superchargers produce about the same power as they both pressurize intake air, exept the supercharger takes its method of energy straight from the enine belt), and you get more power from 1 RPM - infinite RPM.





Though you usually wont see a supercharger on engines that have very low displacements as it requires power to turn a supercharger anyway.





Also, I dont understand your last question about the 3.5L v6 and the I-4 2.0. : %26gt;|||Yes, you can turbocharge any engine.


Hennessey motors has a history of turbocharging 8.0, 8.3 and 8.4L V10 Dodge Vipers, 5.4L Ford GT's as well as numerous other cars.


In your case, just sell the car and buy a Legacy GT that comes factory turbocharged. It will last much longer, be much more civil to drive, and won't end up breaking.





As for your additional question, it's about packaging. When you have a V6, V8, etc. if you want to run a single turbocharger, that means routing exhaust piping through and around the engine bay to get both halves of the engine to spin the turbo. The other option is to use 2 turbos, and hang one off each half of the engine. This makes installing a supercharger seem much easier, and it is, and often it's cheaper as well. Example, a twin turbocharger system for my mustang is $6400, while I can get a Supercharger for it for $2000.