Originally Posted by intenseblu

no, with modern day turbos, the center section is water cooled and oil lubricated so while the exhaust side may be flowing gas that is 1,400 degrees, very little of that heat transfers over to the compressor side ... the reality is a supercharger setup is much harder to fabricate due to the pulley setup that has to be made to power it ... the brackets have to be extremely strong and best to be made with a cnc machine for accuracy and strength out of a solid block of metal or cast for large volume production ... with a turbo, all that has to be done is reroute the exhaust through the turbo, often times a good welder can use the stock exhaust manifolds to mount the turbo/turbos with just a extra simple bracket for support ...

there is a reason why just about every manufacturer is going with turbos now a days ... its just a better solution ... take a look at the new bmw's ... great example of a good turbo setup with no lag and great power all around ...