Supercharging and HPDE
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Supercharging and HPDE
My 2012 Grand Sport is my daily driver but will also see 8 to 10 HPDE per year. I'm running in the advanced group and there are usually 4 or 5 sessions that are 25 to 30 minutes each.
I'm very tempted to put a blower on it, probably a centri. I would love it on the street. My concern is dealing with higher temps and having reliability issues on the track. As my daily driver, I also don't want her to break! Just about everyone in the Roadracing section of this forum says it is best to stay naturally aspirated if you push the car hard on a road racing course. A few have said SC can be done, but you have to be very careful about it.
Engine mods include a blower cam, american racing headers with no cats, CAI, 160 thermo, NPP with mild to wild. I have 450rwhp and 410 torque at the rear.
I am having a Ron Davis radiator with integrated oil cooler put on in the next month to help keep temps down for track days as my oil was hitting almost 300 by the end of a session on a 70 degree day outside.
Would be interested in hearing thoughts from anyone who tracks their car or from our vendors (ECS, A&A, etc...)
I'm very tempted to put a blower on it, probably a centri. I would love it on the street. My concern is dealing with higher temps and having reliability issues on the track. As my daily driver, I also don't want her to break! Just about everyone in the Roadracing section of this forum says it is best to stay naturally aspirated if you push the car hard on a road racing course. A few have said SC can be done, but you have to be very careful about it.
Engine mods include a blower cam, american racing headers with no cats, CAI, 160 thermo, NPP with mild to wild. I have 450rwhp and 410 torque at the rear.
I am having a Ron Davis radiator with integrated oil cooler put on in the next month to help keep temps down for track days as my oil was hitting almost 300 by the end of a session on a 70 degree day outside.
Would be interested in hearing thoughts from anyone who tracks their car or from our vendors (ECS, A&A, etc...)
Last edited by MarkDFW; Dec 30, 2012 at 12:54 PM.
