D1sc impeller damage.
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Not sure. It has been a while since I've had one that was damaged and it is going to depend on how extensive the damage is. Give ProCharger a call in the morning at 913 338-2886. Bob
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That really sucked, especially on a new supercharger with less than 500 miles..........
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I was charged $1100 to repair that exact same damage. That does not include any shipping costs, as the shop that works on my car is located near ProCharger. They just drove it over. Procharger had to completely tear apart the supercharger to make sure there were no fragments of metal still left in the supercharger. Turn around was within a week.
That really sucked, especially on a new supercharger with less than 500 miles..........
That really sucked, especially on a new supercharger with less than 500 miles..........
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So i talked to my buddie that had the same SC on his car for 5 years with mild impeller damage. His car drives fine and makes 15lbs boost. My impeller has damage on 2 small fin blades. The rest of the impeller looks perfect. Looks like a small rock hit it. Im not going to let procharger run a scam on me and charge me 1100 bucks for a impeller. Im just going to run it untill it dies. im only run 8lbs of boost. Illl buy a new f1a from bob when this SC is dead.
heres a pic
You can see the small chip and the other damage. Its nothing major. Im sure procharger would take 1100 bucks and tell me its gonna kill my dog if i dont get it fixed. i was still making 8 lbs of boost just 2 days ago and the car was driving fine.
heres a pic
You can see the small chip and the other damage. Its nothing major. Im sure procharger would take 1100 bucks and tell me its gonna kill my dog if i dont get it fixed. i was still making 8 lbs of boost just 2 days ago and the car was driving fine.
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I have seen people sell blowers with more damage than that and cal it 'mint' lol.
Take a dremel with a fine stone and clean up the edges around the chipped part so it doesnt start cracking and run it. I doubt you will see any difference.
The impeller is probably the most expensive part to make on the blower, after they put a new one on they have to make sure the clearance to the housing is OK plus I'm sure they disassemble it and check everything plus put new seals in. I'm not defending 1100.00 to do it, thats more than I sold my last complete D1SC for, but unfortunately you have little choice in places to fix it..
Take a dremel with a fine stone and clean up the edges around the chipped part so it doesnt start cracking and run it. I doubt you will see any difference.
The impeller is probably the most expensive part to make on the blower, after they put a new one on they have to make sure the clearance to the housing is OK plus I'm sure they disassemble it and check everything plus put new seals in. I'm not defending 1100.00 to do it, thats more than I sold my last complete D1SC for, but unfortunately you have little choice in places to fix it..
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I agree, that is not bad at all. Clean it up as kp suggested and you should be just fine. Bob
The only reason I ask is because as people mentioned - the impellers are light, but even a slight weight imbalance on a piece turning thousands of rpm has GOT to eventually wear down the bearings. I just figured maybe taking a touch of metal off the opposite side would give the impeller slightly better balance and make it last longer.
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i agree with kp
if youre not going to fix it / just smooth out the rough edges and run it. ive done this on the drag cars and they work out fine ( though its only for the remainder of the event ) - a daily driver is going to see alot more heat/time and will fail alot sooner and with much more damage that that intake wheel.
DO NOT try to balance this yourself you WILL do more harm than good.
i would however try an determine what entered the impeller as that type of damage in the center of the wheel is ONLY CAUSED BY FOREIGN DEBRIS.
SOMETHING got in there.
if youre not going to fix it / just smooth out the rough edges and run it. ive done this on the drag cars and they work out fine ( though its only for the remainder of the event ) - a daily driver is going to see alot more heat/time and will fail alot sooner and with much more damage that that intake wheel.
DO NOT try to balance this yourself you WILL do more harm than good.
i would however try an determine what entered the impeller as that type of damage in the center of the wheel is ONLY CAUSED BY FOREIGN DEBRIS.
SOMETHING got in there.