Programmable ration supercharger
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Programmable ration supercharger
Melting Slicks
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From: Mission Viejo California
very cool idea but way too huge for many appiications. There's been different versions of boost controlling for a while now but this is the most complex and serious effort at it. It'd be awesome for a street car on non-sticky tires.
Melting Slicks
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From: Chandler Arizona
I don't think this headunit will physically fit in the restricted area available to the c4 guys. I guess that can be confirmed by contacting Procharger.
Melting Slicks
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personally I think it's an awesome idea but a waste of effort when used on a "small" blower. One of these things connected up to a ysi, f1r or better yet f1x would be the ticket for mile racing or roll racing. With how much power most of these street setups run, the only real advantage would be in 1st and maybe 2nd gear. But as you mentioned, the setup is already huge and would be massive with larger volute blowers.
Melting Slicks
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From: Chandler Arizona
personally I think it's an awesome idea but a waste of effort when used on a "small" blower. One of these things connected up to a ysi, f1r or better yet f1x would be the ticket for mile racing or roll racing. With how much power most of these street setups run, the only real advantage would be in 1st and maybe 2nd gear. But as you mentioned, the setup is already huge and would be massive with larger volute blowers.
Currently, Procharger offers the headunit in a select few applications.
http://www.procharger.com/i-1supercharger.shtml
the purpose of a supercharger like this would be (again) to fill that void between the efficiency of a centri and the bottom-end power delivery (daily drive-ability) of a positive displacement blower.
the YSI and F series blowers are truly intended for race-oriented applications. In your case, you've adapted it to your c4 (which is awesome
), but these larger blowers need the right engine combination to make them versatile, otherwise it'd be a top-end only (i.e. drag racing) application.
