engine bay cooler w/turbo or supercharger?

[01camaro]

My buddy has a Buick Riviera and I can feel the enormous amounts of heat when I stand beside his car sometimes. This must be from his supercharger I've always thought. Which would be better at keeping the engine bay cooler? I'm guessing turbo. opinions? facts?

[ June 27, 2002: Message edited by: 01camaro ]</p>

[strobhen]

Superchargers run cooler, the reason being that turbos run off the exhaust gasses of a car, which are extremely hot.

Its a tradeoff between turbo & super. Turbo has lag & lots of heat, but it more efficient. Super has much less lag, less heat, easier to install & maintain, but not as efficient.

To keep the engine bay cool, some heat extractors would work nicely.

Sometimes an engine can fool you though, my mother's Blazer has a belt-driven fan. Makes the engine seem much hotter while idling becuase its blowing all that hot air right where your hands go. F-bodies on the other hand have a couple electric fans that point down and you don't really feel the heat coming off them.