Originally posted by Cronic
Shoulda done research myself before opening my mouth! 
Good read on the S/C and Turbo shit.
Cept... that still hasn't changed my mind that a TURBO is a SUPERCHARGER....
It simply is not. There are too many differences, in both how they work, and how they are designed. Just because they DO the same thing does not make them the same.
A car and a truck both do the same, they run the same (for the most part). However, we refer to them seperatly, and always will.
Just as they are both automobiles... a turbo and a supercharger, are in fact means of forced induction.
That's how I see it.
lol theres not much else i can say turbo is short hand for Turbine its like a made up seperate FI system. People just started using the cintrifugal design and slapping on TURBINEs that get powered by the exhaust, But then again you can a Axial style isnt a Supercharger either you could call it a jet engine but then again it superchargers air into a conmprssed area and is ignited with fuel to produce thurst. And then theres the wankle rotray the only think over a SC itself is the fact it buidls pressure by combustion but you could run it witouth any compustionyou could shaft drive it and use the exhaust as a Charge system into anoth type of intake and bam you have a Rotary Supercharger !