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Originally Posted by Martian
Turbotom, true that a turbo is a type of supercharger, but generally supercharger is used today to refer specifically to the belt driven sort to avoid confusion (and having to say belt driven super charger all the time as it's a mouthful).
In other words, <hippy>get with the times, maaan!</hippy>
And yeah, hardly anything new. Not precisely common, but not new.
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But there are also different types of superchargers, such as the classic roots type, whipple type, and the centrifugal superchargers...which has a compressor much like a turbo.
However, I've discovered that axial compressed air (as in, roots type) is more efficient (cooler) than centrifugal, but I've only heard this in reference to aircraft turbines.