the first person to get an Edelbrock SC on a 6.2!

[KARNUT]

So around $7.5k with taxes?

 

Not gonna lie, thats pretty steep. Guess if someone can justify this it makes sense. As cool as I think it would be to supercharge my 5.3 just the kit with the install would be a bit shy of $10k. With what I paid for my truck I would much rather buy a 2014 FX4 EB and get a tune on it. Would yeild better numbers overall.

 

To each their own I guess.

If we went by justification we all be driving work trucks with roll up windows and no ac. We be living in 800 sq ft homes with one bathroom. The justification is we want to do, and have the money to do.

[Prokopchuk_9]

Turbo>blower

 

 

/rant

[Crf450r420]

Only thing not better about turbos over a supercharger are the facts that it is more complicated and if not setup right can perform worse, but if right will way out perform. They are also easier on the motor. The other down fall is the oil return if you can't keep it above the pan. Otherwise it's more power with less wear, plus can't beat a muffler that makes mad power. LOL

[66nova]

Only thing not better about turbos over a supercharger are the facts that it is more complicated and if not setup right can perform worse, but if right will way out perform. They are also easier on the motor. The other down fall is the oil return if you can't keep it above the pan. Otherwise it's more power with less wear, plus can't beat a muffler that makes mad power. LOL

 

Why is the supercharger more wear?

[bass mechanic]

Only thing not better about turbos over a supercharger are the facts that it is more complicated and if not setup right can perform worse, but if right will way out perform. They are also easier on the motor. The other down fall is the oil return if you can't keep it above the pan. Otherwise it's more power with less wear, plus can't beat a muffler that makes mad power. LOL

I totally disagree..

first off people who think turbos give HP using the wasted exhaust are nuts. anything that restricts the exhaust causes back pressure against the pistons on the exhaust stroke. it's one of the reasons why diesels use engine brakes or jake brakes, it is very efficient way to use the exhaust compression on ford trucks they literally block off the exhaust. on semis they close the exhaust valves part way through the exhaust stroke.

 

also turbos by design carry heat from the exhaust side internally to the intake side which requires more intercooling.

 

while a positive displacement or roots style does use crank hp to spin the blower what it makes in power is significant verses the energy to drive it.

 

but if your looking at the best of both worlds a centrifugal SC IMO is the best of both worlds. it has less parasitic drag than a roots, and generates a lot less heat. the downside is like a turbo you got to wait for the rpm's to get full boost.

 

keep in mind that with a turbo the more PSI it makes the more airflow. by the time it gets to the turbo all that air has to get past the turbo and becomes less efficient.

 

as a case in point. as a pilot flying airplanes as a hobby there are many single engine piston aircraft that use turbo's. they all have adjustable waste gates to regulate boost pressure because the only point to a forced induction aircraft engine is to make up for the losses at altitude. so this means at 7,000 feet the engine manifold pressure is the same as it is at seal level.

recently Forced Aeromotive technologies (FAT) located in Denver Colorado started fitting Vortex superchargers (exactly like the ones used in cars) to aircraft in favor to the turbo.

the results were pretty amazing as the SC equipped aircraft can out climb a similarly equipped turbo equipped aircraft of the same type and same displacement by a pretty significant margin. up to a minute faster to 10,000 feet!

the reason is because the SC stays a LOT cooler and more dense air charge verses a turbo without the use of an intercooler.

they also use a lot less fuel verses a turbo.

[bass mechanic]

well folks the day has arrived! i have to get up at 3;30 am tomorrow morning and catch a 6:15 am flight to LAX, ill be at edelbrock at 8:00 hopefully and sometime within the next 12 hours ill have some videos to post.

[bass mechanic]

I got my truck back and I have not had time to do a real test but here's a quick teaser for you

https://vimeo.com/102951810

[bigsapper]

Looks like you're disappointed. Sorry.

J/k.

[bass mechanic]

Well I managed to get one more run and I did a 0 to 60 in 5.51 seconds and the density altitude was 5300 feet. Temperature 107 degrees elev approx 1000 fee. I was just north of Las Vegas

Not too bad for less than ideal conditions.

[thetruck454]

mmmm, blower whine

[Boombastic]

Looks like 60 mph to 85 mph in about 5.5 seconds. Not too bad

[bass mechanic]

All I can say is if your in 2wd 1st or 2nd without traction control turned on all I get is tire smoke!

[66nova]

I can tell you that you're only going to love it more as you drive it. I will have a hard time ever driving a NA truck again.

[ToesonTheNose]

that tachometer wow lol

[Boombastic]

Anymore acceleration vids coming soon?