Watch out turbo guys, here we come!!!

[JD@af]

Please reference the following post from Hostboard:

http://www.hostboard.com/cgi-bin/ult...&f=110&t=10264

In case you don't feel like reading the post, here's the short version:
One of the first known custom-intercooled JRSC-enhanced B series-powered Hondas pulled a 12.1 @ 112 mph timeslip on Friday (5/31/02). That's with just 11 pounds of boost! And this is of course a street car. And now that there are a couple cars out there running with custom intercoolers, they will start to become as easy to adapt into supercharging systems as air-to-air intercoolers in turbo systems.

Keeping the JRSC's cool enough to make power while spinning them fast has been what has kept us behind the turbo guys, but this is a big step in the right direction (though notably there is a lot of catching up to be done), and with the soon-to-be-utilized, much more efficient fourth and fifth generation Eaton blowers on the horizon,* I think the Roots blower may finally soon have its day in the Honda camp :sun:

P.S. Oh, by the way, the "we" I refer to in the thread title is us "JRSC guys"


* The fifth generation Eaton blower is supposed to be more efficient than most turbochargers.

[GSteg]

12.1 with 11psi is amazing. it's even streetable too

[tenzoracerevovii]

wow....knockin on 11 second timeslips....that's pretty cool.....was this person on slicks?.....i know you said it's streetable, but a 12.1 on street tires is even crazier..... so wat exactly is an AFTERcooler that vortech has on their blowers?....wat does that do?.....

[JD@af]

Vortech's "aftercooler" is a catchy name, but it's still an intercooler. The boosted air travels through the aftercooler en route to the engine's intake manifold. I think they call it an "aftercooler" because it is situated after the supercharger.

As for the slicks or street tires issue.. I can't find that detail in the message. I would think slicks, but honestly, street tires could possibly stick well enough to get you that time if you can just get your launch right.

Here is a picture of the intercooler setup that another guy on Hostboard is running:

[img]C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\fdb60e83.jpg[/img]

[Pikachoo]

As for the slicks or street tires issue.. I can't find that detail in the message. I would think slicks, but honestly, street tires could possibly stick well enough to get you that time if you can just get your launch right.

Are you sure??? On a FWD car??? hhhhhmmmmm I don't know, but maybe...

[Frostbyte]

JGEngineDynamics has a D16z6 with a Supercharger running 11 pounds running 11.9 and it is a daily driver.

[tenzoracerevovii]

wow......running 11 lbs of boost all day on a d16??....taht's pretty crazy....i would like to get a supercharger but i kinda like the idea of turning up the boost right then and there.....pretty dangerous w/o internals, but....you know.... .... got the need for speed..