Novi or Weiand for a carbureted 306?

[MYSTICSVT]

I've decided to go forced induction on my 306 powered 1963 Fairlane. I'm gonna keep the boost minimal for street use. And supplement N2O for strip duty. My current combo is a balanced 306 with 8.5:1 TRW forged pistons, stock rods, crank, ARP hardware, Twisted Wedge heads, and an NOS Double- Cross plate system. Should I go with the Weiand 174 roots supercharger, or go with the Paxton Novi 1500?

 

[Rick 91GT]

I like the centri style blowers and a blow through carb. Procharger and Vortech make kits for a 302 style motor.

Check out www.turbomustangs.com for additional info.

I have a blow through F1R combo for my race car

 

[rowdie- stang]

Even thought I am not carbed I have a novi and it is awesome. You cant go wrong with a paxton.

 

[90lxcoupe]

personally i would go with the novi, but with the weiand there will be serious torque all the time which would be a blast to drive on te street, but if its seeing alot of track duty the paxton is a better choice. i have a novi 2000 on my car and it put down some sweet numbers but blew a head gasket on the dyno

 

[MYSTICSVT]

This car is primarily gonna be street driven(3.55 gears - 2500 stahl). So it's gonna need to have good driveability as well as power.

What are the advantages/disadvantages of a blower hat versus a box?

 

[MYSTICSVT]

Ttt

 

[tjm73]

From those 2 choices I'd say get the Novi.

The Weiand blower hasn't seen a signifigant update in 30 years or more. At least the Novi has had some modern R&D and benefited from it.