Supercharger installed!

Faultline · Post by **Faultline** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 3:38 pm

Quote, originally posted by Lancer Â» I'm sure I'll be in the 14s.(going after Faultlines record on Monkeywrench.com )I forgot that I posted that there!!I always think my time should be better..I was going aroun 97mph my the end, and my 60ft times were at 2.5. Which really is not that good. Damronjr, that is where you need to do better if possible, in your 60ft time. 2.6 is not so good. I have been told that in the 1/4 mile, for every 10th you save in the 60ft , you will save 2 10ths off your time. I know 2 guys with wrx's. They both have gotten 13.7 at 1/4 mile. Their top speed is 96mph, when I race them on a role, I win. Their advantage is AWD, and their 60ft times are 1.9...That is how much launches matter for a good time. Honestly, good launches escape me though!

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:42 pm

Well, as promised, here's a lousy short video. I'll try to work on getting a better support for the camera and open the car up more so you can hear it better. I found it is a lot easier to use my digicam than my video cam since the .mov's can be saved directly to my comp whereas I don't know how to do it yet with my video cam.

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BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:50 pm

Sounds good, Jason! Hope to see more in the future.

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:52 pm

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush Â»Sounds good, Jason! Hope to see more in the future. The worst part is chopping them so they're small enough to be accepted by the site. Someone mentioned using something like putfile. Any comments on that? I've never used them, so I don't know how it works, what it costs, etc... Then I could just post the whole video without having to chop it first.

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:09 pm

You could also try http://www.streetfire.net

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:14 pm

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush Â»You could also try http://www.streetfire.netThanks Brian. I'll look at that and putfile after work and see what their terms are.

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:35 am

Here's another sucky video from my cam-phone! Going to check on those sites now! BTW, it'll open w/ realplayer.

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Vibeman GT · Post by **Vibeman GT** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:24 pm

I liked the whine of the S/C It's a shame that it's not available for the 2006 Vibe

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:50 am

Quote, originally posted by Vibeman GT Â»I liked the whine of the S/C It's a shame that it's not available for the 2006 Vibe Just give it time, someone will work something out.

cknight725 · Post by **cknight725** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:00 am

Quote, originally posted by Lancer Â»That is for turbo, though. Your moving much more air @ 10psi with a turbo then you are with a s/c. Yes the psi is the same but the volume is not. psi - Pounds per square inch. READ: Pounds of pressure per a fixed volume.Volume is constant. Turbo PSI is exactly the same as S/C PSI -- I think maybe what you are thinking about is the parasitic drag that S/C cause on the motor since they are belt driven. Turbos don't have any parasitic drag, HOWEVER they have similar HP problems caused by the additional heat that turbos create due to being driven by exhaust gases.

Faultline · Post by **Faultline** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:14 pm

Quote, originally posted by cknight725 Â»psi - Pounds per square inch. READ: Pounds of pressure per a fixed volume.Volume is constant. Turbo PSI is exactly the same as S/C PSI -- I think maybe what you are thinking about is the parasitic drag that S/C cause on the motor since they are belt driven. Turbos don't have any parasitic drag, HOWEVER they have similar HP problems caused by the additional heat that turbos create due to being driven by exhaust gases.Yes, but given the example of a turbocharged motor, sometimes there will be as much as a 1psi pressure drop after the gas(air) passes thru the intercooler.It is the same volume, but the cooling effect causes the air to condense. Because of heating and cooling, the same volume of air,may have varying psi. Hence Lancer's statement about the SC. A roots blower actually heats up the charge air more than a turbo. Then, in my case, an intercooler cools down the charge even more .Comparing Lancer's SC with my turbo set up, at 10 psi, I do have more air going into the motor. To complicate things more:In the example of "10 psi". We usually measure manifold pressure. Our gauges tell us what the intake manifold pressure is. This pressure tells us what the resistance of air NOT going into the motor. The trick of a good set up is to have more air moving thru the motor, not to have the manifold registering a high psi. For an SC motor, a nice header will allow more volume thru the motor. The same for a turbo motor, but also selecting the correct turbine and impeller in the turbo will facilitate a phenomenon of the air pushing thru the motor faster. Imagine you get your head ported. It will allow more air to flow thru your motor at any given psi. ............

Lancer · Post by **Lancer** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:06 am

I was waiting for you to explain things better.

Yury · Post by **Yury** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:05 am

Jason, i was wondering how does this supercharger affect regular driving ? I am not racing my vibe, but wouldn't mind getting more power for regular driving.I never drove a supercharged car - would i need to rev it up to get the boost ?And how about gas mileage, does it change much ?

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:17 am

Quote, originally posted by Yury Â»Jason, i was wondering how does this supercharger affect regular driving ? I am not racing my vibe, but wouldn't mind getting more power for regular driving.I never drove a supercharged car - would i need to rev it up to get the boost ?And how about gas mileage, does it change much ?It "works" through the entire band, but really you only notice it when your ON the pedal. Let's say you want to pass someone, climb a hill, or just haul (removed), hit the gas and you're off! It's all about throttle position. Harder on the gas = more power. Mileage will only change if you drive it hard. Not a big difference, but with my driving I went from 18mpg to 15mpg when you drive it hard.Welcome to the site, BTW!

Yury · Post by **Yury** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:21 am

Thanks Jason.So, i guess i would get improvement in my commute.Subjectively, would you say the car gets quite a bit faster in a commute situation ?Btw, i heard that GTs are only better on high rpm. I had a VTEC civic before and this thing was quite useless in regular driving - i definetely didn't feel like red-lining it at all and on low prm it was sliggish. Definitely don't want to spend money on this kind of upgrade.

Yury · Post by **Yury** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:00 am

btw, another questionwould i have use premium gas after this upgrade ?

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:49 am

The Vibe GT has too high a compression ratio to supercharge. Yes, you need premium fuel for a supercharged Vibe.

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:23 am

Quote, originally posted by Yury Â»Thanks Jason.So, i guess i would get improvement in my commute.Subjectively, would you say the car gets quite a bit faster in a commute situation ?Btw, i heard that GTs are only better on high rpm. I had a VTEC civic before and this thing was quite useless in regular driving - i definetely didn't feel like red-lining it at all and on low prm it was sliggish. Definitely don't want to spend money on this kind of upgrade.Definitely faster if you gas it! GTs are only better at high RPM where the "lift" kicks in. when it does, it kicks all right! Premium is pretty much required too after a S/Cing

Yury · Post by **Yury** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:52 am

thanks guys.as i just found out it's not available for 05 so i have some time to think it over i guess .

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:57 am

Quote, originally posted by Yury Â»thanks guys.as i just found out it's not available for 05 so i have some time to think it over i guess .They're supposedly working on making it compatible, but that's yet to be seen. Turbo is always an option, but that's more for racing.

kylethakillah · Post by **kylethakillah** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:39 am

I know this may sound dumb but im new to sc so is it possable to get one on my 05 base? and if so where can i find one?

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:11 am

Quote, originally posted by kylethakillah Â»I know this may sound dumb but im new to sc so is it possable to get one on my 05 base? and if so where can i find one?Yes, but you have to find one, then you have to get the custom adapter plate for it to work, and I'm not sure, but you MIGHT have to go with an aftermarket ECU as well, not sure on that one though, I thought I saw that somewhere.

kylethakillah · Post by **kylethakillah** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:48 pm

how much do they run with the adapter?oh and where did you freaking get that hood...It looks amazing!

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:44 am

Quote, originally posted by kylethakillah Â»how much do they run with the adapter?oh and where did you freaking get that hood...It looks amazing!Not sure, you would probably have to find a used SC or someone holding onto a new one somewhere like Ebay or 1 of our sister sites, then you would have to look up more info on the adapter on this site. The hood came from a group buy here on GVC and is made by JSP. I would NOT recommend you buy this hood if they still make it. It is terrible quality, already sent 1 back 2 days after I got it, and this 1 is falling apart!

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:48 am

I want a supercharger too,where can I get one.

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:52 am

Hahahahahaha...

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:18 pm

wow... old thread!

kylethakillah · Post by **kylethakillah** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:52 pm

can you link me to the original thread? Theres so many on superchargers its like looking for a grain of rice in an Ethiopian camp.

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:08 am

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:20 am

Quote, originally posted by kylethakillah Â»can you link me to the original thread? Theres so many on superchargers its like looking for a grain of rice in an Ethiopian camp. Here's the link you are looking for.Just do a search next time please,because if you can't find something simple like that,then maybe you shouldn't go f/i. http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=30399

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:48 am

Quote, originally posted by kevera Â» Here's the link you are looking for.Just do a search next time please,because if you can't find something simply like that,then maybe you shouldn't go f/i. http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=30399ya no kidding.

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:03 am

wow, genvibe used to be friendly and helpful. maybe getting webblocked at work isn't so bad...

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:06 am

Quote, originally posted by drunkenmaxx Â»wow, genvibe used to be friendly and helpful. maybe getting webblocked at work isn't so bad...True factCheers

SoCal_CJ · Post by **SoCal_CJ** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:49 pm

looking for TRD supercharger inlet tube ...anyone using a CAI and do not need the TRD supercharger inlet tube the kit came with? RSVP thanks

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