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Old Mar 1, 2021 | 11:12 PM
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Folks how long does a SC head unit typically last? Recommended rebuild interval?
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You might want to narrow it down a bit here...what brand/model are you talking about? There's a lot of different superchargers out there with drastically different applications etc.
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Mine's at somewhere around 50K miles with no rebuilds, ECS's base kit, whichever head unit that is. I am curious about this too.

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Anywhere from every 20 passes to 100k+
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I'd be pissed if my blower **** the bed every 20 passes lol. I feel they are pretty damn reliable, at least I don't hear of many failures on the forums. Andy at A&A or Doug at ECS would be the ones to ask.
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I'd be pissed if my blower **** the bed every 20 passes lol. I feel they are pretty damn reliable, at least I don't hear of many failures on the forums. Andy at A&A or Doug at ECS would be the ones to ask.
Well good thing you don't run the big 2000+hp race blowers that **** the bed every 20 passes.

My Ysi made it ~20k before needing a rebuild, and then it was ~$600. Not a big deal for that much mileage. Most of blower life will be how you treat it. I was spinning it 15% over max speed. Keep it in the safe range, and don't overspin it, and should easily live a long happy life. Crank the speed up and overspin it, don't run enough BOV, and you can kill one quickly.
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