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Super Charger Worth It Or Not?

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Racer 1966 said:
When it comes to superchargers/turbochargers I am as close to an expert as you can get. I spent 10 years working everyday on them for everything from OEM Fords, Chryslers,Toyotas etc.. to every type of motorsport including road racers,drag racers,tractor pullers and even a 2 stroke Mercury outboard. From every diesel maker to staionary powerplant engines. I even did one for a Russian mine sweeper once.

Any performance increase you think you got was NOT from this supercharger. The simple facts are 1.The design and tolerances in the compressor housing simply will not permit the ability to build boost and 2.The supplied pulley system will not spool it fast enough to build boost if the design were good.



Wise men learn from other men's mistakes,a fool from his own. - H.G. Wells
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Well. I never stated that I ( Think ) there was a performance increase.
I believe i said there ( Was ) one. Everything you've mentioned that you work on all run by means of a different science than a nitro engine. Sound/Pressure waves play a large roll in nitro that have no effect what so ever on larger scale engines. And regardless of your beliefs, Again science wins. Find a plausible explanation for the graph if you're so sure.

Readings Taken by A Dyno Max rc484 and computed by DynoSaur pc interface software..
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And without the fools man would learn nothing. ( ME )

Metalhead Matt said:
Bulkheads, chassis braces and some like to run shock towers and carriers. That's the only places you want aluminum on a Maxx. Rpm covers the rest. If you want your Maxx to rip, tune the engine properly. If you want over the top power, install a red dot. If you want a shelf queen or a pile of expensive junk, you outfit a Maxx in all aluminum and add a supercharger and nos.
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Some good info here I will take and use. I've gotten my hands on an
all aluminum chassis. OMG at the weight but damn it looked pretty.
ANy way I will be going with aluminum shock towers, lower braces,
metal drive shafts, and every thing else will be RPM and carbon fiber.
I've found some nice sturdy ultra light chassis plates in carbon.. Look
good. Upgrading my shocks as well.. Already have most of the parts.
Will post pics when all my upgrading is done..
 
ColdBlooded said:
Just expected a little more from dedicated hobbyists than ( Novelty & PoS )
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You didn't ask for specifics,you just asked if it was worth it or not.


ColdBlooded said:
Sound/Pressure waves play a large roll in nitro that have no effect what so ever on larger scale engines
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No,those are elements of the 2 stroke engine,not nitro fuel.

ColdBlooded said:
Find a plausible explanation for the graph if you're so sure.
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200-215 is too cold IMO regardless of which cooling head you're running. You said temps went up,most likely why the power went up too.

Another thing I really dislike about your "research", you buy it after being told it won't work,use it and don't like your results and then want to return it for your money back. What a sucker if they actually do give your money back.
 
You can lean a nitro motor way out and get more power out of it, but ruin it in the process. When we used to do sled pulls with nitro, we would lean them out to get that power to pull the sled with heavy weight. We also had to rebuild motors after every few pulls, and change the plug every other pull. So, want a cheap supercharger? Lean out your motor. Itll add more air as well.
 
That was kinda my thoughts on the graph. You could probably achieve the same results by running an engine just on the other side of too lean.
 
there is a review on youtube saying all a supercharger does is run your engine leaner.
 
All i hear when people try and talk bout superchargers on rcs:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9qiZrJaLRs&feature=related"]YouTube - retarded dog[/ame]
 

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