supercharger in a jeep
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supercharger in a jeep
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...mZ170397595503
Had to hear some opinions on this lol, would something like this make a hair of a difference on performance?
Had to hear some opinions on this lol, would something like this make a hair of a difference on performance?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...mZ170397595503
Had to hear some opinions on this lol, would something like this make a hair of a difference on performance?
Had to hear some opinions on this lol, would something like this make a hair of a difference on performance?
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if you find one for under fifty dollars ill buy you a beer
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they have a similar thing down here in florida at pep boys i bought one had no noticeable seat of the pants affect maybe a dyno run would of showed something its a pencil holder on the porch now.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...mZ170397595503
Had to hear some opinions on this lol, would something like this make a hair of a difference on performance?
Had to hear some opinions on this lol, would something like this make a hair of a difference on performance?
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www.505performance.com <--much better than a supercharger. much more effecient.
That little ebay fan you posted was just an inline air mover. You stick that in your basement drier tubing for an exhaust fan.
If anything that would hurt airflow.
Keep in mind, as RPMs increase so does air intake. This fan blows one constant amount of air. You will be constantly running rich or lean as you move through the RPM range, that fan doesn't increase and decrease flow with RPM.
That little ebay fan you posted was just an inline air mover. You stick that in your basement drier tubing for an exhaust fan.
If anything that would hurt airflow.
Keep in mind, as RPMs increase so does air intake. This fan blows one constant amount of air. You will be constantly running rich or lean as you move through the RPM range, that fan doesn't increase and decrease flow with RPM.
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www.505performance.com <--much better than a supercharger. much more effecient.
.. not every one has fabrication skills to weld t3 flanges to chopped up exhaust manifolds, oil feed plumbing, new seals, ect. superchargers work very nicely for our low rpm engines. imho
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And in that respect a turbo is indeed better than a supercharger.
Are there more parts involved?
Sure.
However, if you are willing to shell out $3700 to $4300 for a supercharger, then you could just as easily go with the 505performance turbo KIT that comes with everything needed. Depending on year the kit costs $3700 to $4200, slightly less than your supercharger kit.
And, on your suggestion of welding on T4 flanges and such on a hacked up exhaust manifold, you must not be very experienced with turbo systems. Exhaust manifolds aren't the only location for turbos.
Here is a couple quotes from the 505performance website:
Tools Needed
Hand tools - Sawsall - Electrical tester and crimpers
Hand tools - Sawsall - Electrical tester and crimpers
Mechanical ability needed
(If you can install your own brakes you can install the System)
(If you can install your own brakes you can install the System)
Not many people know much of any information on turbos, most people don't have any experience with them. This is intimidating for lots of people. Luckily I dove head first into turbo cars before I did much of anything else automotive related. This is one thing I'm extremely experienced in.
Another bonus that turbos have over superchargers, they don't create power and decrease fuel economy unless you load the motor. Superchargers are fixed, turbos work only when needed. You can keep near factory fuel economy all the time unless you need the boost. And if properly setup, especially with a larger 4.0 (or bigger if you wanna stroker like I do), you can have that boost come in as early as 1500-1800rpm. Its really all in how you tune your setup.
Another bonus that turbos have over superchargers, they don't create power and decrease fuel economy unless you load the motor. Superchargers are fixed, turbos work only when needed. You can keep near factory fuel economy all the time unless you need the boost. And if properly setup, especially with a larger 4.0 (or bigger if you wanna stroker like I do), you can have that boost come in as early as 1500-1800rpm. Its really all in how you tune your setup.
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what you think is more efficient is completely different than how others think but ill
. not to mention iv actually owned a turbo vehicle an seen what it does to oil not properly cooled, super heating intake charge a lot more than a supercharger due to the turbo itself under low boost not a high charge situation with causes its own problems. superchargers now a days have very little in the way of parasitic drag.
imho
an agree with you on setup thats the biggest thing is setup.
. not to mention iv actually owned a turbo vehicle an seen what it does to oil not properly cooled, super heating intake charge a lot more than a supercharger due to the turbo itself under low boost not a high charge situation with causes its own problems. superchargers now a days have very little in the way of parasitic drag. imhoan agree with you on setup thats the biggest thing is setup.
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