what supercharger to get?
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what supercharger to get? i'm new to the forced induction world for the LS1 but i'm thinking about trying this route. so who offers the best set up and why? and what else do i need to getin order for a good set up.thinking pro charger !!! also will be doing a stage 2 head soon probably TEA
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Re: what supercharger to get? I would go with the ATI D-1SC procharger, twin intercoolers, runs off of its own oil, I chose it over all the others, seems to be a little better quality...
Re: what supercharger to get? The ATI D-1SC will be the best way to go with your upcoming mods. If your going to install the kit at the same time or after the head/cam upgrade be sure to mention those mods and the amount of boost that you'd like to see. The kit comes with a pulley that will made 8# on a stock motor.
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Re: what supercharger to get? I would do the D-1SC, the kit is very easy to install and works really well. I will tell you this if you have modifications to your engine it will not give 8#. I had a small cam and headers with corsa exhaust on one I just did and all I could get was 4.5# out of it. But a pulley change will get what we were looking for.
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Re: what supercharger to get? Zero, boost is a measurement of pressure at the intake. When you put things like H/C and/or headers on a car, you are flowing more air but at less pressure. Therefore, the boost measurement drops.
My car runs 8# on stock engine and makes 462rwhp. If I did something as simple as headers, I'd drop to around 6# of boost (using the exact same pulley I have today), but I'd be flowing more air and making more rwhp. That is assuming you retune, which would be necessary.
After asking this same "what supercharger should I go with" question back in 2002, I ended up with the D-1SC. I think it's a great kit...
Mike M
My car runs 8# on stock engine and makes 462rwhp. If I did something as simple as headers, I'd drop to around 6# of boost (using the exact same pulley I have today), but I'd be flowing more air and making more rwhp. That is assuming you retune, which would be necessary.
After asking this same "what supercharger should I go with" question back in 2002, I ended up with the D-1SC. I think it's a great kit...
Mike M
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