Stay Procharger or go Turbo?
06-27-2011, 07:55 AM
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The blower does have me discussed at the drag strip. I basically don't want to even take it to the track because probably the last 5 times or so I have had issues. I do think things are pretty well ironed out with the blower but I have yet to have a good clean pass in a while. Giving up on the 8-rib belt and switching to a cogged setup and adding bracing to keep the blower bracket from flexing has basically eliminated any belt issues I think.
06-27-2011, 02:30 PM
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With my 80e it makes spooling my little 76mm easy as cake. At 2600-2800rpm I am out of vacuum and by 3000 im in a pound. By 3500 I'm at 6-7 pounds and by 3800 where I launch I'm at 8-9. 4000rpm 11#'s and it comes really quick, I don't ever notice it at the track only on the highway,.
Even with the belt situation fixed it will always be in the back of your mind as a big what if. Turbo solves that really easy. I don't think you need to go that big on your turbo choice unless you want to really run outlaw dr. MM has a 91mm turbo and he can turn the wick up to 1300whp which hasn't been needed yet to run 8.5x's with a 3750# car.
I think a PTE 88 will be more than enough for what you want.
Even with the belt situation fixed it will always be in the back of your mind as a big what if. Turbo solves that really easy. I don't think you need to go that big on your turbo choice unless you want to really run outlaw dr. MM has a 91mm turbo and he can turn the wick up to 1300whp which hasn't been needed yet to run 8.5x's with a 3750# car.
I think a PTE 88 will be more than enough for what you want.
