procharger questions
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procharger questions
im looking for 550-600whp for now but only until i get a built motor in. is a F1A too much to run this low for now even tho i will crank it up in the future or will this be fine for now? why do people have trouble when they go up to 10-12psi with belts and what not? are the people running 20psi on cog setups or what?
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For the HP level you want a PS1C or DS1C is what you need, if you get a F1A you will not be spinning it to get those levels you want. I run 20# with the latest A&A Bracket and his orginal IC and this is with a DS1C
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max boost!
im runnind a P1 on the new A@A bracket it works awesome with a 6 rib belt 3.50 pulley makes 8-10 psi on my 402 would make about 14 psi on a 347! its maxed out on boost! so im going with a D1 this weekend im hoping to get 14 psi. (my polished P1 is for sale) 10 psi is about the max boost you want on a stock piston! i hope this helps
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so running an f1a would not be recommended even at 6-8 psi? i would rather run a bigger blower at lower boost and get the same results as a smaller blower at higher boost anyways and i know the f1a will get me at least 550whp on low boost. when i go built i will be getting a ls3 418 and shooting for 700-800whp on pump and bumping it up for race gas. will the p1sc1 get me the results i want? basically i want something has a lot of room to grow and ive seen the f1a go 1100whp on ls3 motors and would like to have that but thats in the future.
Last edited by electronZ06vette; Apr 2, 2010 at 02:33 PM.
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I don't see a problem with going big early, thats what i did. If your going to put in a forged motor anyways, then you might as well. If your only looking for 800s, there have been plenty of people hit that with a D1.
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Im not sure how the F1A compares to the F1C, but for my stock shortblock i had to use a 5"pulley and it still made 700whp. So i had to use a restrictor plate to bring it down more. I have never heard of a D1 hitting 1000whp. It's still going to be a lot of work for the F1 to hit that but doable.
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the f1a is a little smaller and flows 200cfm less than the f1c and is rated at 1100 and the f1c is rated at 1225. haha thats awesome you had to use a restrictor plate and a 5" pulley and STILL made 700whp! how much boost was that 5" pulley making? i think the f1a will put me right around 550-600 whp on low boost (i.e ~7psi) which is perfect for me for now until i get a built motor in.
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Might have to see if you can get a crank pulley modified to run that F1
