Supercharger Selection.....

[BowTie Eater 5 Liter]

What Do You Guys Think Is The Best For The Money???

[fiveohpatrol]

If you have high miles then I'd go with the procharger. This way you can keep the boost down and still get the same amount (or close) of power because of the intercooler. Then down the line, if you get a fresh motor, you can change pulleys and up the boost

[Hozer 88GTConv]

I'm going with the Blowzilla by Kenne Bell.
I heard and have read that there is nothing better for instant boost than a screw-type Roots Blower.
The only negaitve I have ever read is the occasional drive belt toss.

[fiveohpatrol]

Instant boost is good, unless you drive your car everyday on the street. It's already hard enough to get traction on the street, let alone with 7-8psi of boost.

Also, the root's type blowers are supsosedly less efficient than centrifugal blowers. They take more hp from the motor to turn than do the others.

[BowTie Eater 5 Liter]

i really like the novi 2000, but does paxton make a intercooler? or could i make the vortech aftercooler work???

i want a kit i can install without professional help, so im not sure which is the easiest?

[Hozer 88GTConv]

Lysholm (really 2nd generation Roots blowers) are more efficient than centrifugal blowers and make power instantly.
Centrifugal units (Vortech, Paxton, etc are the least efficient, the BEST being a turbocharger.
Adiabatic lapse rates and efficiency ratings favor the Kenne Bell Lysholm blowers, which do not take any more power from the motor than centrifugal units.
Centrifugal units don't start making power until 3,000 RPM and it comes up much slower than a Lysholm blower.
The main difference between a Lysholm and a roots (screw-type) are the male/female lobes that are unique to them.
Why do you think dragsters (guys really concerned about boost) run nothing but Lysholm blowers?

[Unit 5302]

Technically the Kenne Belle isn't a roots blower. Roots blowers work on the same basic principle (positive displacement), but the Kenne Belle's twin screw design is more effiecient from my understanding.

[fiveohpatrol]

hmm, well i guess my informant lied to me about roots blowers being less efficient

[red82gt]

My understanding is that most streetable positive displacement superchargers can't match the ultimate flow of a centrifugal blower so for top end performance the centrifugal blowers offer is better and peak numbers for hp will usually be higher.
I like all of the blowers listed but if I switched to injection and went with a blower right now, I'd get the the P1SC because you don't need to put in an oil line which makes installation easier, although I've heard that setting up the intercooler and the ducting takes a few times to get it right for someone who doesn't set these up on a regular basis.

[95mustanggt]

I like the Procharger with the intercooler, but I also like the rotary screw compressors.

I work for Ingersoll-Rand, the largest air compressor company in the world and we make only rotary screw compressors. They are the most efficient and durable in most appplications. So I guess taking that technology to the auto scene, the positive displacement or "roots" type blower would probably be the way I'd go

[BowTie Eater 5 Liter]

what kind of positive displacement or Roots blowers are there?

i know of the kenne bell, and the BBK(is the bbk one good?)

[drudis]

I love the reliability of the S-trim. When beating it up for 20-25 MINUTES at a time on/off full throttle for years, and no problemo!!!

[Mach 1]

I have looked into this breifly myself. The novi 1000 is junk, but the 2000 is nice. Vortech, ATI, and Paxton all make good blowers.

I would go with the ATI because its oiling system is self contained for easier install. You can also buy the PS1C non-intercooled for around $2300.00, and then add the intercooler later if you desire.

Mach 1

I'm interested in knowing why you say the Novi 1000 is "junk"..

[Mach 1]

Ok, let me rephrase that...

To the best of my knowledge, the novi 1000 is a low boost, low performance blower that only puts out enough flow for like 5 lbs of pressure, which in my opinion, is a waste of time.

I cant see spending around $1,500 - $2,000 for the novi 1000, when you can get the non-intercooled PS1C, which is a much higher flowing and better performing blower and will blow the novi 1000 away for around $2300.00.

I wasnt implying the paxton was low quality in any way, and I shouldnt have called it "junk", as that can be mis-interpeted easily.