Supercharged LT1 .....?

[97redV6Bird]

Alright we have a serious consideration on our hands:

A powerdyne supercharged 96 Formula that is red, same color as my V6, which I love But the air conditioning compresser is "growling" could this mean something is out of balance on the engine ? But can you say sleeper, get rid of the formula badging and no one would know I got a different car, besides of course the exhaust Anyway what do you guys think ? btw I haven't seen this car in person

[97LT1Z28]

Hell Yeah! If the price is right and everything checks out, do it! Don't get too excited and pay too much . . . . .make sure you get a decent price!

[Trash man]

prob a bad bearing in the a/c if its coming from there, only way to tell would to take belt off and turn each compentent and feel for ruffness

[94 formula]

I would make sure the engine was built up right. If its just a supercharger slapped onto a LT1 with a stock bottom end its probably not going to last for you very long. If it was built up right then you should be able to get it for a lot cheaper than it would cost to do it yourself and it should last for a long while.

[Hemogoblin]

I would make sure the engine was built up right. If its just a supercharger slapped onto a LT1 with a stock bottom end its probably not going to last for you very long. If it was built up right then you should be able to get it for a lot cheaper than it would cost to do it yourself and it should last for a long while.

Sorry to hijack the thread but I'm also considering a supercharger and wasn't aware of the need to build up the bottom end. What are we talking about here, in regards to building it up? I take it also depends on the psi of boost? If this is the case, maybe I should just stay away from the blower and go with the LT4 kit, etc.

Cheers,
Steve

[Trash man]

i think 4-8lbs(i think dont qoute me) is fine for a stock bottem end. anything more and u start to really push the rods, crank, and pistons. thats why when u buy a s/c they only make 4 6 or 8 lbs of boost. anywhere in the range should be fine for a stock LT1

[Gary94Formula]

Check this out on ebay.. 1997 firehawk 6spd...
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[94 formula]

i think 4-8lbs(i think dont qoute me) is fine for a stock bottem end. anything more and u start to really push the rods, crank, and pistons. thats why when u buy a s/c they only make 4 6 or 8 lbs of boost. anywhere in the range should be fine for a stock LT1

Many guys can get away with running up to 8lbs especially with an intercooler but you are pushing it. You can run one on your stock bottom end but it will eventually cause failure. I don't know a whole lot about them but I do know that I've read of more than one guy blowing a motor because of running it on the stock bottom end.

[Camaro84Berlinetta]

you may wana look at turbo charged its a lil slow off the start but it doesnt use any enigne power because superchargers are belt driven just a thought ive never delt with either or just lots of reading
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sorry i post with out reading all of it sometimes...o yeah you might as well rebuild the whole engine when you do this cuz like they said new pistons push rods..ect...ive been lookin at them a little bit latly

[thomas]

Check this out on ebay.. 1997 firehawk 6spd...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...548969859&rd=1

That firehawk is awesome !!!!!!!!!

[97redV6Bird]

That firehawk is awesome !!!!!!!!!

That Firehawk is mine

Thanks for pointing that out Gary, you just showed me my new car

[capncrunch]

SC's R friends!

I hear that you guys R thinking about SC's vs turbos? I can tell you my experience w/ Powerdyne SC's. I have a '94 Z w/LT-1 and 4.5lb boost SC. the motor had 45000 miles on it when the SC was installed, it now has 82000 miles on it, w/a stock lower end. I have had no probs w/SC, and get 17-18mpg w/3.42 gears & automatic. There is very little whine to it, so most people don't even know that it's there. It will outrun any of the SC Cobras out there. It does have some serious traction problems though. Also, you can run higher boosts and gain a lot more horsepower, but you will have to make modifications to the fuel system. (i.e., to run 6 lbs boost you have to have at least 100 gph fuel pump-for 30 more horsepower; to run 9 lbs boost you will also need different injectors.) I once knew a man who ran 9 lbs on a '95 Trans Am w/ LT1, but he tore chunks out of his tires when he got on it! So, in my experience, you can make all kinds of horsepower w/o N2O, waste gates, or inter coolers. Powerdyne would be happy to answer any questions you might have. In my opinion, and obviously in the opinion of many auto manufacturers a SC is the way to go. Hope this has anwered some of your questions.