roots style supercharger
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roots style supercharger there still arent any company's making these for f-body's right?
and another question...
with a regular supercharger can you run an intercooler? what exactically is an after cooler? are they the same thing?
and another question...
with a regular supercharger can you run an intercooler? what exactically is an after cooler? are they the same thing?
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The magnacharger is close to a roots style... Don't they have an F-Body version of that? (I have a C5 so I know they have one for it) I guess I HAVE actually never heard of one for F-Body. Hmmm
An "aftercooler" is Vortechs trademarked name for their cooler. The MAIN difference is the aftercooler is an air-to-water intercooler instead of air-to-air. So yes the aftercooler is different. Is it better? Well... maybe.. Basically since the cooler is more effecient it can be smaller and shorter. That means you don't lose as much boost going through the intercooler because of all the extra pipe distance/size. That being said... many of these centrifugals can pump SO much PSI out they can overcome the distance/size issues anyway. Also... it depends how the air-to-air system is setup in the first place. A prime example is the stock ATI system for C5s and the A&A system. The A&A uses only one large intercooler and MUCH short runs. Because of this people see much higher boost levels from the A&A at lower blower RPMs. Make sense?
Short version... "aftercooler" air-water, smaller, more efficient
--Bill
An "aftercooler" is Vortechs trademarked name for their cooler. The MAIN difference is the aftercooler is an air-to-water intercooler instead of air-to-air. So yes the aftercooler is different. Is it better? Well... maybe.. Basically since the cooler is more effecient it can be smaller and shorter. That means you don't lose as much boost going through the intercooler because of all the extra pipe distance/size. That being said... many of these centrifugals can pump SO much PSI out they can overcome the distance/size issues anyway. Also... it depends how the air-to-air system is setup in the first place. A prime example is the stock ATI system for C5s and the A&A system. The A&A uses only one large intercooler and MUCH short runs. Because of this people see much higher boost levels from the A&A at lower blower RPMs. Make sense?
Short version... "aftercooler" air-water, smaller, more efficient
--Bill
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but unless i get an sts-like kit, a turbo set up will end up costing a ton, and i would have to compleatly change my exhaust. superchargers are much much easier and cheaper. i also wish we has a roots style one.
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