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What happens if my supercharger drive belt breaks? Will my vehicle still work? |
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It the supercharger drive belt breaks the car will drive exactly like it did without the blower. It will run perfectly normal, but you still should be able to drive around. However blower drive belt breakage is very rare. These belts typically last for 50,000 miles or more. |
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Is dropping the compression a good idea to make power? |
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This will allow you to make more power and have better reliability. You can make more power with boost then you can with compression, however. |
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What effect will supercharging have on the life of my engine? |
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The primary cause for premature engine wear and failure is detonation and increased RPM. Most of our manufacturers’ systems integrate fuel system controls such as calibrated proms or interface computer systems. These management programs virtually eliminate any potential for detonation. In addition, the supercharger will deliver maximum power at a lower RPM than the engine did before supercharging. This low speed torque and horsepower enables the user to operate their engine at a lower speed. This lower operating speed can actually enhance engine life and increase fuel economy.
Typically, an unblown engine has to run up to 7,000 or 8,000 rpm to make any real power. At these high speeds you need a special crank, rods, pistons, rocker arms, valves, valve springs, and on and on. But a blower substantially increases power and torque at much lower rpm's. You usually don't have to run a blown engine over about 6,000 rpm to make maximum power. At these speeds stock engine components are usually more than adequate.
Additionally an engine sees maximum load on the components at the moment the piston changes speed from going up in the cylinder to going down. There is a commonly held theory, too complicated to go into here, that increasing the combustion pressure, which a supercharger does, actually reduces this maximum load when piston travel changes from up to down. Under this theory, at comparable rpm's a blown engine is easier on parts than an unblown engine. In actuality, as long as detonation is controlled, you rarely have any engine failures with a blower.
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