American firm to supply Audi superchargers

How do they know the horsepower rating if they just now chose which supercharger to use?

— Autoegr525 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/20/2008 3:25:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

they'll probably blow up now

— motor1 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/20/2008 9:44:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

I would be shocked if the next-gen S4 loses 50 hp relative to the current model. Sure, it would be a good replacement for the current NA 3.2L, but they'll need to crank the boost before this motor goes into the S4, let alone the RS4.

— 02WRX (View Profile)

Posted on 7/20/2008 9:54:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

guess what? This is the latest and most high tech supercharger at the moment. A smaller version of the one that is going into the ZR1.

And did you know that BMW uses Chevy transmissions? Isn't that a pos American company according to you?

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 7/21/2008 2:51:35 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

plus why would you not want to see an American company suceed while producing a quality supercharger?

don't bite the hand that feeds you

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 7/21/2008 3:00:21 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

audi dosen't build engines inthe us eather

— IamEvilHomer (View Profile)

Posted on 7/21/2008 10:30:43 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

you beat me to it rupert.

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/21/2008 9:46:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

When you say BMW turbos don't you mean Mitsubishi turbos? After all, BMW does buy them off Mitsu.
And you'll find that many BMWs used GM transmissions, not ZFs. The current 3 series, X3 and 1 series all use the GM 6L45 transmission.

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 7/21/2008 8:12:41 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

amazing
go as your internet friends that know about car who makes the best supercharger right now.

why did you ignore the comment from chewy about the chevy trans?

did u ever blow a tranny in your car before. my guess is that you did. )

— IamEvilHomer (View Profile)

Posted on 7/21/2008 10:33:40 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Wow. So much anger in the idea of a supercharger being built in the US. Why? Yes Eaton produces a roots type blower vs a centerfugal (spl?)Vortec style, and isn't as thermally efficient nor will it produce as much boost...however in the world of boost its not a "one size fits all application" Depending on engine size, vehicle weight, transmision characteristics, desired powerband, etc... all these play a critical role in choosing what power adder you want to place in your vehicle. As wonderful as turbos are, they do have some drawbacks compared to superchargers. You need a larger oil capacity, there is alot of extra plumbing (extra weight to the front), manifolds need to be changed, more moving parts which can break, more expensive to build, suffer from lag (just a generalization)...all these things are tentative downsides of going with a turbo. I'm pretty sure audi researched this when designing their eninge.

On a second note, this is a good opportunity for a US business (which we haven't had in a long time)...and it shows commitment by Audi to the American market. They said they want to put a plant here in the US this looks like to me a good faith gesture, to say "hey...we really care about the US market".

— Spectator (View Profile)

Posted on 7/21/2008 3:16:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

#1 BMW fan always ignores facts

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 7/21/2008 6:51:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

"Transmission is ZF... chevy is POS american company with lazy fat american workers." BMW has GMs automatic transmissions. so I guess that makes those BMWs a POS?

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/21/2008 9:46:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

you beat me to it rupert.

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 7/21/2008 9:47:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

The anger just goes along with anything American. They know very well that any American business can compete toe to toe against any other business in the world especially when it comes to automobiles but because of some of the management screws ups by some company’s there is a misconception out there that the workers are the same way and that all of the American businesses are that way. The media does not help any as they are way to left in the reporting and I honestly believe that a lot of these people are just jealous. Laugh all you want, but that’s where a lot of hatred comes from.

— SteveL (View Profile)

Posted on 7/21/2008 5:13:21 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2