Blower opinions?

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notchballs

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So im thinking of purchasing a blower in the near future so i wanted some input if i wanted a daily driver with around 550 rwhp which supercharger would be the best choice for the money? Thanks for your inputs

 

mustangfan1990

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I have the Vortech SQ S-trim and a 2.75 and power pipe and I am making 15 pounds on a HCI setup and I put down 540 rwhp and 523 rwtq with a stock bottomend 302

 

Foxfan88

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i love vortechs!

i am running a V1 SC trim blower on my mods in sig and making 7-8 psi with the slightly bigger crank pulley than the one supplied.

no dyno numbers or track numbers with the new TFS heads and f-cam yet but i am not pushing near the airflow or power as mustangfan1990 but the car even at a modest 7-8 psi is nuts on the street, frying tires and seems to pull like freight train when i can get traction.

i love my blower but if going vortech i would suggest the S trim to start out, they push more air out of box than the SC trim i have and you get the 8-rib pulleys, the SC trim comes with 6 rib. like i said i love my SC trim and its capabilities are the same as the S but out of box it makes 5 psi which helped out a TON but isnt enough lol, it wasnt long before i threw more boost at it. when a good power gain is just a simple pulley swap away its hard to not do it.

 

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notchballs

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thanks guys

 

vtecwho

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i have a v1 sc too and i love the way it operates but hated the install. it took me 2 weekends to get the oil fittings to stop leaking.

taping the oil pan was very nerve racking too

if i could do it over i would save for a procarger and stick with that.

there is not doubt in my mind that vortech makes quality stuff. their sc will last and last from what i have heard, but the install is a brute!!

eric

 

mustangfan1990

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Install is a pain but after you do it once you could do it again again and again and it get easier after the first time. I never had any problem with my oil fittings leaking. I had my grandpa (ford mechanic) help with the install so maybe thats why. he is REALLLY good at what he does. I feel better knowing he is there watching me so I dont screw up. Either way s-trims are LOTS of fun and good street blowers

 

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I have a D-1 ProCharger on my 90 and I can tell you that it does make great power, but the install is a complete nightmare. We put a Vortech on my buddies 92 and a custom turbo setup on his 90 and I can tell you that they were both easier than my D1. You may want to look at a turbo setup instead of a supercharger, I am going that route on my 87.

 

BlownFiveLiter

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The V1 S trim, or V2 SQ should have no problem getting you to the 550 horses you're looking for, but it's playing with fire on a daily driver. That's block splitting territory, and could leave you without a car if it were to split. I don't have a problem with taking that risk personally, but that's because I have a DD to use. I wouldn't chance it otherwise.

 

cliff88145

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vtecwho said:

i have a v1 sc too and i love the way it operates but hated the install. it took me 2 weekends to get the oil fittings to stop leaking.

taping the oil pan was very nerve racking too

if i could do it over i would save for a procarger and stick with that.

there is not doubt in my mind that vortech makes quality stuff. their sc will last and last from what i have heard, but the install is a brute!!

eric

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Vortech has that new supercharger (V3) that does not require you to tap that oil pan. The supercharger has an internal oil reservoir.

 

90lxcoupe

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the novi 2000's are also a great blower, my old setup made 480 to the tires with 10 psi, and that was with just a baseline run, super conservative, the car had no timing and plenty of fuel. i was told it would have made over 500 if the head gasket didnt go.

if you end up making more than 450 rwhp you might as well start saving for a dart block, cause you will definitly need it. what cylinder head, cam and intake are you running? its going to take a well built combo to make 550 at the wheels

edit: you could see clear as day on my main bearings that the caps were all over the place on my old motor, these blocks are junk after 500 hp