This will rustle some jimmies in the LSx world

"offroadkarter" (04RauderDTR) 10/28/2013 at 23:50 • Filed to: chevy, corvette

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FYI thats a procharger F3 which is good for like 2000+ HP

Niquemarshall > offroadkarter 10/28/2013 at 23:52

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Ha.

e30joe > offroadkarter 10/28/2013 at 23:54

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Does it fit in an E30?

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > offroadkarter 10/28/2013 at 23:55

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Dude, pretty sure that's a Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor that put on that engine.

desertdog5051 > offroadkarter 10/29/2013 at 00:00

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I want one for my Subaru with plastic rods and pistons. How Much?

Turner950s > offroadkarter 10/29/2013 at 00:02

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Looks like more of the weight is behind the front axles.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > e30joe 10/29/2013 at 00:08

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Don't see why not, fits in a Volvo 760:

Kailand09 > Turner950s 10/29/2013 at 00:09

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this is something I would be more worried about- throwing off the fine-tuned balance of the weight in the car.

I'm sure it's wicked fast in a straight line tho.

e30joe > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/29/2013 at 00:14

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Give it to me.

Redd, the RX-7 that could > offroadkarter 10/29/2013 at 00:16

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So what exactly is a pro charger? Is it just just a brand of turbo?

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Redd, the RX-7 that could 10/29/2013 at 00:18

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It's a brand of supercharger , technically. Driven mechanically, instead of by exhaust gases.

offroadkarter > Redd, the RX-7 that could 10/29/2013 at 00:32

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A Procharger is a centrifugal supercharger, the other popular competitor to Procharger is Vortech, who also owns a brand called Paxton.

Think of it this way. Take a turbo, and chop off the exhaust side of the unit. Now put a pulley on the end of the turbine shaft. Boom, now you have a centrifugal supercharger, easiest way to describe it is a belt driven turbocharger.

Redd, the RX-7 that could > vdub_nut: scooter snob 10/29/2013 at 00:32

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It's a turpercharger!

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Redd, the RX-7 that could 10/29/2013 at 00:34

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the best explanation is that it looks like a belt driven turbo charger. using impellers to draw the air through. as vdub-nut mentioned, the patents are owned by Procharger.

as opposed to the other two main types of supercharger, the Roots and the Twin-Screw (not to be confused with scroll) which can look similar from the outside, but use different methods of compression.

Roots type above,

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Twin-Screw

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Redd, the RX-7 that could 10/29/2013 at 00:34

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True story: Turbocharger is a shortened form of "Turbine-driven supercharger".

HammerheadFistpunch > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 10/29/2013 at 01:22

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don't forget the gearing down part, belts dont run at turbine speeds.

Here is a mild boost unit on our old 454 suburban. ~7 psi

HammerheadFistpunch > Redd, the RX-7 that could 10/29/2013 at 01:24

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that must be the "t" in audi's 3.0T...except they use twin screw.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > HammerheadFistpunch 10/29/2013 at 01:41

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I was trying to keep it simple ;) in my haste I forgot to mention that a Procharger is also termed a centrifugal supercharger.

7psi is nice and simple, no need for intercooling or stronger internals.. I bet it's still a nice improvement over stock power.

HammerheadFistpunch > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 10/29/2013 at 01:51

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well as you can see,

it was intercooled, and the 454 has no need for more strength in the internals...at least at these levels for sure. We guessed it was about 100hp and 150 ft-lbs. putting us up to a not that impressive 390 and a very impressive 560 ft-lbs. not that fast until you hit the midrange, since we had the 3.73 rear end, it would go from 60 to limiter in literally no time at all. it was scary fast in the upper gears.

kanadanmajava > offroadkarter 10/29/2013 at 06:32

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Looks like a Ford engine. I wonder how did someone ran out of Chevy engines...

Justino6969 > offroadkarter 10/29/2013 at 09:59

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Judging by the title I think I'm correct.. but is that a Ford engine?

vdub_nut: scooter snob > HammerheadFistpunch 10/29/2013 at 10:58

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I think they did that simply because the enjoy appending "t" to things.

offroadkarter > Justino6969 10/29/2013 at 11:12

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that is indeed a ford engine

offroadkarter > kanadanmajava 10/29/2013 at 11:14

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wellp, they dun did either way