04zjimc

this is a weekend car no track use. my friend is telling me to go single turbo. I thought superchargers were better for the street and most important torque..also whats the difference between the procharger ans ecs,a&a? thanks

Volk2142

With my knowledge of the past year or so of research (for my goal of drag racing at least) superchargers are cheaper than turbos, unless you build your own system. Turbos can make same amount of power as superchargers and vice versa but both react and drive differently. Turbos are "late" on boost and superchargers are "instant". Both can be good for street driving if they are set up that way. Also procharger, ecs, and a&a are what some call "hybrid" superchargers. They look like and somewhat act like turbos but are belt driven instead of exhaust driven. Now these can be made to have instant or late boost, depending on your set up. Instead of sitting on top of the engine, they sit on the side. As far as street drive ability, like all forced induction mods, it just depends on how you set it up.
All and all, the choice is all up to you and what your goals are for the car. I can also try to answer any other questions and go into more detail over a certain subject, if you'd like.

SBCGENII

Turbos are better than centri superchargers for torque. I would suggest you get an A and A blower kit for what you want.

JrRifleCoach

Been lurking here for sometime looking for the same answers. Looking for an extra 100 hp/tq. Not wanting to change the hood or exhaust. Appears the East Coast Supercharger kit is the best presented and appears complete.

But then this is my first dive into the FI pool.

Volk2142

Just make sure you use a low number of boost if you are running stock internals. Some say they can take it, but I HIGHLY recommend you do not even try turning it up. Better to be safe than sorry.

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04zjimc

thanks for that info very helpful!

Volk2142

Anytime!

Warp Factor

I was one of the first to put one of the ECS Novi kits on, about 13 years ago. Car still runs great.

Volk2142

Now I see you got that 10-71 blower. How's that going for you??

04zjimc

So what kit would be best for 600 and up..with stock bottom end.

Volk2142

Well I wouldn't ever recommend stock bottom end with a FI, but I'd have to say the "easiest" on the engine and less than 10k (all turbos range around 15k. Ridiculously expensive) would be one of the centrifugal superchargers. A&A, ECS, or ProCharger. Low boost though or bad **** happens And for deciding which company to go with, call each one and ask about their warranties, policies, and how their system will work for your needs. Also when you pick your company, tell them what you want from a supercharger and they will help you pick the best model of it. Me personally, I would go with A&A or ECS. They seem to have a better life expectancy from the supercharger with not as much belt slip. I do not know about any of the warranties or the policies they have though.

FourG63 97GST

a proper sized turbo setup, will out outperform a supercharger in every category except simplicity. Supercharger wins when it's comes to ease of install and reversibility

Volk2142

In the long run yes, but in drag racing (which I am into) a turbo isn't the winner

FourG63 97GST

granted this topic has been beaten to death, but what logic are you using to claim this on your application?

Volk2142

Fastest dragsters are all supercharged. I also talk to all the guys who drag race for a living, some have even said they'd love a turbo if it could produce the times like their superchargers. With instant boost off the line and a continues power down the strip is better than having a later boost. Yes you can get an earlier boost from turbos, but not instant. In drag races, you never want late power. You want it from start to finish. Now I'm not saying tubros are crap to superchargers at all. They can rip apart superchargers all day in roll racing or anything longer than a 1/2 mile with ease. I wanted turbos for the longest until I did my own research and came up with going for a supercharger for faster times down the track. I don't mean to argue and come off as mad, just having a conversation

Warp Factor

Aside from not being able to see in front of me.....

In a moment of boredom, I Photoshop'd the blower from my boat onto my Corvette, for my avatar, just for giggles.

Volk2142

Hahaha you wouldn't be able to see **** from behind that if it were really on there hahaha

Warp Factor

Who needs to see when they're going fast? Just close your eyes and pray.

But more seriously, it took me quite a while, and a lot of practice to learn to monitor gauges when I was going fast. A friend, and top-fuel dragboat racer was well-known for saying,
"You don't need no freaking gauges, or data collections systems. If you bring me your boat to work on, I'll just rip them out."

He's deceased now. Pretty spectacular crash.

Volk2142

Damn