What happened to Escortcab's post about superchargers?
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Escortcab said:
I am thinking about getting a supercharger fitted to my E3, and was wondering on peoples thoughts about second hand supercharger and fitting and remap against either the fish or walkinshaw new price with fitting?
My view is that the latest generation of superchargers work better than earlier ones, and as you have an LS3, a lot of the older superchargers won't fit anyway. Bite the bullet, if you want a supercharger.
I can understand that, but superchargers do tend to add value to the car, whereas fitting a cam does not. A supercharger doesn't seem to affect the emissions as much either.
Ringram would question the claim, but some owners with superchargers report slightly better fuel consumption (though that's not the reason for having one
).
Ringram would question the claim, but some owners with superchargers report slightly better fuel consumption (though that's not the reason for having one
).
It's not just the SC you have to factor in.
You also need to consider a clutch and possibly fuel system.
And I think it's been shown time and time again, a cammed car can quite happily keep up with a SC'd car until silly sppeds, therefore, day to day driving, imo, you won't notice the difference.
SC's = Willy waving once or twice a year on a track/runway and pub numbers.
I've now done both and to be honest, much prefer my NA set up
You also need to consider a clutch and possibly fuel system.
And I think it's been shown time and time again, a cammed car can quite happily keep up with a SC'd car until silly sppeds, therefore, day to day driving, imo, you won't notice the difference.
SC's = Willy waving once or twice a year on a track/runway and pub numbers.
I've now done both and to be honest, much prefer my NA set up
Tattooboy said:
It's not just the SC you have to factor in.
You also need to consider a clutch and possibly fuel system.
And I think it's been shown time and time again, a cammed car can quite happily keep up with a SC'd car until silly sppeds, therefore, day to day driving, imo, you won't notice the difference.
SC's = Willy waving once or twice a year on a track/runway and pub numbers.
I've now done both and to be honest, much prefer my NA set up
Day to day is where you'll see the biggest gains, largely as most use a Rootes style blower which will offer more low rpm torque than any cam swap ever will.You also need to consider a clutch and possibly fuel system.
And I think it's been shown time and time again, a cammed car can quite happily keep up with a SC'd car until silly sppeds, therefore, day to day driving, imo, you won't notice the difference.
SC's = Willy waving once or twice a year on a track/runway and pub numbers.
I've now done both and to be honest, much prefer my NA set up
Edited by stevieturbo on Friday 20th March 09:36
Sayeth the man who lives at work and who's car did how many miles last year..? 
Ermm only 3.5K last year 
didn't have another spare 10k for the SC and 'accessories' granjuiceymoose said:
Sorry to hijack but when talking Monaro which is the best route to go for improved acceleration during general day to day driving? Not bothered about BHP figures or track times just say 0-100 (70 
) acceleration as beyond that I'll rarely venture.
I thought that if you just want quicker acceleration without increasing power, the changing the dif was they way forward?) acceleration as beyond that I'll rarely venture. I am sure that someone more knowledgable will be able to elaborate on what you need.
H5V VE said:
granjuiceymoose said:
Sorry to hijack but when talking Monaro which is the best route to go for improved acceleration during general day to day driving? Not bothered about BHP figures or track times just say 0-100 (70 ) acceleration as beyond that I'll rarely venture.
I thought that if you just want quicker acceleration without increasing power, the changing the dif was they way forward?) acceleration as beyond that I'll rarely venture. I am sure that someone more knowledgable will be able to elaborate on what you need.
Makes a good improvement for those with less power, every gear feels more urgent.
blue666uk said:
H5V VE said:
granjuiceymoose said:
Sorry to hijack but when talking Monaro which is the best route to go for improved acceleration during general day to day driving? Not bothered about BHP figures or track times just say 0-100 (70 ) acceleration as beyond that I'll rarely venture.
I thought that if you just want quicker acceleration without increasing power, the changing the dif was they way forward?) acceleration as beyond that I'll rarely venture. I am sure that someone more knowledgable will be able to elaborate on what you need.
Makes a good improvement for those with less power, every gear feels more urgent.
You pays your money and takes your choice. The s/c set up is a lot more money, the cam is cheaper. You could of course consider a used s/c but these are rare as I've found out. With the cam you may also get the nice sounding idle as well, but my understanding of the latest s/c is that they don't whine like the older ones, unless you add more gubbins to them which is more ££.
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