Centrifugal users....help me decide?

90redgt · #1 06-24-2005, 11:34 AM

Basicly i want to go with a supercharger (centrifugal) that is easy to install, and very reliable (well as reliable as a supercharger can be heh). So if there are any suggestions or reviews you guys can give me i'd like to here them. Right now i'm considering Vortech, Paxton, or Procharger. Each one has its pros and cons but i'm looking really only for 2 things and that's Reliability and ease of installation. Minimal boost will be used (9psi or lower) and intercooled, that is a must. What would you all suggest? Also if you could give me Model's that your speaking about too. Like S-trim, p1sc, novi100 etc etc.

Thanks

SkylineUSA · #2 06-24-2005, 01:46 PM

I ran an s-trim, you do not need a aftercooler with that low of a boost level. I loved my Vortech, but you really could not go wrong with any of them.

SkylineUSA · #3 06-24-2005, 01:46 PM

I ran an s-trim, you do not need a aftercooler with that low of a boost level. I loved my Vortech, but you really could not go wrong with any of them.

90redgt · #4 06-24-2005, 10:03 PM

The reason i ask is because after doing some searching on other forums. There are a lot of mixed reviews of the P1SC which is what i was leaning towards for a long while. I liked the idea of not tapping into the oil pan, but i read a lot of ppl sayin' the head unit leaks. And some were having fitment problems too. So now i'm condsidering either NOVI1000 or S-Trim. I guess i'll go ahead and tap the oil pan if i have too if it'll be more reliable. Has anyone ever had their oil line from the S/C to the pan leak? or get clogged up?

SkylineUSA · #5 06-25-2005, 12:25 AM

That oil line is pretty big, so it will not clog up. Tap into the pan, there is plenty of info out there on how to do it properly.

GTStang · #6 06-25-2005, 01:32 AM

I would go Vortech, Paxton, Procharger in that order for reliability.

Tapping the oil pan is not a big deal at all.

90redgt · #7 06-26-2005, 10:42 PM

alright, thanks guys

Future303 · #8 06-27-2005, 01:31 PM

GTStang (or anyone else familiar with my question)

I was this close to buying a Powerdyne 9psi SC. I have heard these things are unreliable, but talked to a few people who have owned them and have been told that as long as you don't abuse the car that they are reliable.

I was thinking of that being my next upgrade, those things can be had for awesome deals!!

351wStang · #9 06-27-2005, 04:45 PM

Why baby a supercharged car? I'd get an A-trim off of ebay if your looking for a cheap supercharger. Just remember you get what you pay for, I thought I would save myself money by peicing together my blow thrue S-trim system. I should have bought a used fgreshly rebuilt S-trim or T-trim kit off of the corral or something and resold the powerpipe and stuff. I have about $1500 in my head unit, crank pulley, bypass valve, and main bracket. I still need the pulleys and bolts for the main bracket and plates. I have the bracket that bolts to the head, front plate, and what looks like the "clocking plate" for lack of better terms. While whe are on the general subject does anyone know what else I need to mount my S-trim?

GTStang · #10 06-28-2005, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Future303

GTStang (or anyone else familiar with my question)

I was this close to buying a Powerdyne 9psi SC. I have heard these things are unreliable, but talked to a few people who have owned them and have been told that as long as you don't abuse the car that they are reliable.

I was thinking of that being my next upgrade, those things can be had for awesome deals!!

Well I do not know which exact Powerdyne you are talking about. A internal belt driven style they made for years or geared one which the started making a few years ago.

Most people I have ever know that had a Powerdyne S/C were very happy and had no issues wit them. Powerdyne never really got as popular as the other S/C companies cause they used an internal belt instead of gears inside the S/C.

So while it was a nice and much quiter(the whine)S/C. The Powerdyne had two things that people mainly had against it. #1. Some people like their S/C to whine from the gears as much as possible. Example: Powerdyne @6psi vs the ever popular Vortech A-trim@6psi, the whine from the A-trim is much louder. Also the more important knock is the lack of ability to put a very small pulley set-up on a powerdyne cause the internal belt will start to slip.

I personally like Powerdyne S/C and they are usually cheaper just as long as making a max of 9psi is ok cause the internal belt doesn't like more than this.

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