It's time for a supercharger . . .

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This one was is one of my favorites

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This one is ok, But as i said get more than one, Each will have different opinions on different things.

 

I agree, there is some very good info in there. you cant do enough research into what your wanting to do before spending your money, an informed decision is always better than a coin flip.

 

roots blowers give massive torque and build boost right from idle,great for burnout and the launch but bad for the rest of the drivetrain if it's not up to the task.centrifugal take some rpm to build pressure.higher rpm means more boost,easier on the drivetrain since its not puttin so much strain on it off the line.might blow the tires away 30 foot out,but the launch is a bit easier.
personnaly i've never run a blower but i'd go roots.i believe b&m make a small blower, i thinks its the 144 blower.

 

so what blowers are you guys running? I will do my due diligence but I don't think I have the knowledge to do the level research it takes. I think I gotta find some sort of "expert" in the field of superchargers and get their opinion. You ask me what medication you should take for a certain disease and I will give you a definitely answer . . . so that's what I gotta find. In the meantime I have some reading to do

 

perfect!... when talking with whom ever, make sure your completely honest in your application and expectations, that way you will get just what you need.

 

In my group we have, 2 177 power-charger. One runs 6.50 one runs 5.50 in the 1/8 mile. We have 1 6-71 BDS, No time due to not having the suspension to handle the power. We have 3 centrifugal, all three of these cars run low to mid 7s in the 1/8 mile. We have one screw type (Kenne Bell) Runs mid 8s in a pickup truck. And last but certainly not least 1 1471 that just flat out runs. ( he would be mad if i told what he really can run, Its also in a race car that ain't street-able)Like was stated earlier the roots type has instant boost (must have a good suspension) The centrifugal builds boost after launch.( unless you have a very loose converter) What do you want to do with the car? The roots in my opinion are higher on the fun scale due to the instant boost.

 

My goal is to have a very powerful daily driver. I've decided on the roots already and hopefully after a little more researching I'll know which company to go with. The fun factor of course is very important too.

 

Here is one of the replies I got:
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Hi Mo,Thanks for your interest in our products.Our polished 671 kit is $3800.00 + shipping.The kit comes with a polished dual carb adapter, polished 671 supercharger, partially polished intake (top half) and polished drive kit.The drive kit comes with a polished snout, tensioner system blower belt (3"), blower pulleys (any ratio) and crank v-groove accessory pulley.We can setup the pulleys to give you a low boost on the 671 now for the stock 302 and when you put the stroker kit in (a 347 kit is very popular with our customers), you can purchase a different top pulley to give you the boost you need with the larger engine.Don Hampton also makes good blower kits.* Don and my father Gary Dyer are old racing buddies.Both of our companies have been in business for over 35 years making supercharger kits.The main difference is that we prefer to have the customer send in a SFI balancer and the stock crank pulley.* Then we duplicate the pulley in billet aluminum so that your water pump, alternator and accessory locations stay the same.Most of the other companies out there make a standard blower kit that you need to make fit your engine. They also usually require you to have your engine internally balanced which means you have to pull your engine and have it balanced. We custom make the blower kit based on the parts you send us.* If it's already externally balanced then we make it all to work without pulling the engine.I'll attach some pics of our kit for you to review as well as a couple customer photos.Feel free to contact me back with any addtional questions or concerns.Bill DyerDyer's Blowers708-496-8100

 

Wow,,, a 6-71 sounds awful big for a driver. Id think a 174 would be more appropriate but just my opinion.

 

In what way is it too big? You think it might be too poerful or take up too much size?

 

I have several friends that run 6-71's on thier drivers, like was mentioned ealrier, its all in how its set up and tuned. a 6-71 is fine in my opinion.

 

when I purchased mine (Hampton), I didnt have to send anything in , I just told him what I planned to run ,he set it all up, everything lined up perfectly.(my app. wasnt quite a standard set up)

there are some varying opinons on the balancer deal too,not sure if its more of a chevy thing or just the difference in builders,...to quote one builder,"what do you need a balancer for?- the blower is the best balancer you can put buy".

glad your doing your homework and getting some info, regardless of who you go thru,....its sure is fun isnt it :evilsmile


a couple more co's that you may be interested in checking out are Kuhl, and Littlefield.

 

I don't think Kuhl is in business anymore, They were the ones that made the blower that fit on a stock 5.0 intake. Every Time i have tried to get in touch with them it sent me to some other site. It was mostly marine stuff, and had no mention of Kuhl. If I'm wrong i would like to have a link to their stuff if you don't mind. It would be neat to have a blower that bolts to a stock type intake.

 

you mean de-tuned? ok ok ok tuned. but i always like how people who drive them have the massive pulleys on them to slow them it down. IMO and in other words too much! overkill kill!

i also always thought i was funny to see a big blower sticking out of the hood but no meats in the rear to back it up. long time ago when my car was only doing low 13s i lined up against a 69 cougar with a 671 and duel carbs. sounded mean! killer burn out! well i was already 3 cars ahead of him after the light turned green. he lost!

if you look at alot of the newer blowers on newercars these days they going backwards... well at least in size. they are smaller more effiecent and useable power to the engine.

i don't know that just MO

 

In size for one; and practicality also. I mean if a 174 will flow enough than why go bigger? A 174 can even go under a hood.