I am seriously considering putting a turbo on my car. The sound of a turbo spooling up is just pure sex! However, it seems like almost every turbo build I read ends up with blown head gaskets! Yet, I see so many supercharged combos live a long time with stock head gaskets.
When I had my S trim on my old 95 GT I thought I was going to blow a head gasket at any time! I was so convinced that I had a set of gaskets on standby waiting. Miraculously, never blew a head gasket! Even with 15 psi on 100* days while beating the snot out of it!! Of course it was tuned by who I consider to be one of the best, if not the best 94/95 tuners in the country.
So, why do turbos seem to blow head gaskets more than supercharged cars?
When I had my S trim on my old 95 GT I thought I was going to blow a head gasket at any time! I was so convinced that I had a set of gaskets on standby waiting. Miraculously, never blew a head gasket! Even with 15 psi on 100* days while beating the snot out of it!! Of course it was tuned by who I consider to be one of the best, if not the best 94/95 tuners in the country.
So, why do turbos seem to blow head gaskets more than supercharged cars?