Pro-Charger versus Vortech, & the winner is?
11-19-2005 | 06:12 AM
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Re: Pro-Charger versus Vortech, & the winner is?
Bryan,
Congrats on your decision, I think you should hit low to mid 80's with the right prop. You should have seen some of the threads here 4 years ago on this topic
Hydraulic steering is a must but your stock drive will live as long as you dont hammer the throttle and do a lot of launches offshore. Let me know what your results are, when are you having it done?
Congrats on your decision, I think you should hit low to mid 80's with the right prop. You should have seen some of the threads here 4 years ago on this topic
Hydraulic steering is a must but your stock drive will live as long as you dont hammer the throttle and do a lot of launches offshore. Let me know what your results are, when are you having it done?
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11-19-2005 | 11:21 AM
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Re: Pro-Charger versus Vortech, & the winner is?
Originally Posted by INDY27
Bryan,
Congrats on your decision, I think you should hit low to mid 80's with the right prop. You should have seen some of the threads here 4 years ago on this topic Hydraulic steering is a must but your stock drive will live as long as you dont hammer the throttle and do a lot of launches offshore. Let me know what your results are, when are you having it done?
Congrats on your decision, I think you should hit low to mid 80's with the right prop. You should have seen some of the threads here 4 years ago on this topic
Hydraulic steering is a must but your stock drive will live as long as you dont hammer the throttle and do a lot of launches offshore. Let me know what your results are, when are you having it done?
11-19-2005 | 05:49 PM
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Re: Pro-Charger versus Vortech, & the winner is?
Vortech's are fed engine oil and are mounted high enough to drain back into the valve cover. For short bursts of power I don't think it makes any difference, but for sustained throttle, self-contained gearcases will get hotter than oil fed gearcases.
You will need the 3.6 pulley to make about 720 HP. When that doesn't satisfy anymore you can buy our intercooler and make 800 HP with the same pulley. After that comes the 3.47 pulley and 63 lb/hr injectors for 900 HP!
Always happy to help.
You will need the 3.6 pulley to make about 720 HP. When that doesn't satisfy anymore you can buy our intercooler and make 800 HP with the same pulley. After that comes the 3.47 pulley and 63 lb/hr injectors for 900 HP!
Always happy to help.
11-20-2005 | 08:53 AM
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Re: Pro-Charger versus Vortech, & the winner is?
I don't know anything about Vortech, I was just curious, we lost a bearing in an M4 and filled the oil pan with debree. It made a mess out of the engine bearings. 2 hp per cubic inch isn't that uncommon with the proper combination.
11-20-2005 | 09:31 AM
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Re: Pro-Charger versus Vortech, & the winner is?
Hi GPM...and how fast was it spinning just before it blew?
On our twin blower system, both blowers and the gearcase to counter rotate them are fed engine oil. But we put a stainless steel screen in the oil drain block installed on the mechanical fuel pump boss.
No we don't use clear plastic hose without clamps; that was just so we could see the drains working and measuring individual flows.
On our twin blower system, both blowers and the gearcase to counter rotate them are fed engine oil. But we put a stainless steel screen in the oil drain block installed on the mechanical fuel pump boss.
No we don't use clear plastic hose without clamps; that was just so we could see the drains working and measuring individual flows.
11-20-2005 | 09:59 AM
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Re: Pro-Charger versus Vortech, & the winner is?
Not sure of the blower speed, but the motor was around 2600 when it let go. He never wound his motor past 6000 rpm so I'm not sure what caused the problem. Some kind of filter on the return would be a big help.
11-20-2005 | 12:47 PM
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Re: Pro-Charger versus Vortech, & the winner is?
Originally Posted by tomcat
Vortech's are fed engine oil and are mounted high enough to drain back into the valve cover. For short bursts of power I don't think it makes any difference, but for sustained throttle, self-contained gearcases will get hotter than oil fed gearcases.
You will need the 3.6 pulley to make about 720 HP. When that doesn't satisfy anymore you can buy our intercooler and make 800 HP with the same pulley. After that comes the 3.47 pulley and 63 lb/hr injectors for 900 HP!
Always happy to help.
You will need the 3.6 pulley to make about 720 HP. When that doesn't satisfy anymore you can buy our intercooler and make 800 HP with the same pulley. After that comes the 3.47 pulley and 63 lb/hr injectors for 900 HP!
Always happy to help.
How are you coming on the 502 MPI cooler?
11-21-2005 | 09:49 AM
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Re: Pro-Charger versus Vortech, & the winner is?
I finished the 502MPI system last summer, but all the interest has been from the 525EFI guys so I have been focussing on it instead. And I got a bit sidetracked on the twin blower system... 
11-21-2005 | 06:52 PM
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Re: Pro-Charger versus Vortech, & the winner is?
[QUOTE=tomcat]I finished the 502MPI system last summer, but all the interest has been from the 525EFI guys so I have been focussing on it instead. And I got a bit sidetracked on the twin blower system... :rolleyes[/QUO
TC, how's the project going, when do we get to see the big numbers?
TC, how's the project going, when do we get to see the big numbers?
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