General Supercharger Thread

Didn't that have something to do with the fuels that were being used? He was talking about C-16 & Q-16 (I don't even know what those are...).

 

probably.

Imagine how much that stuff is per gallon. $25/gal?

 

Found a little here: https://www.chevyhardcore.com/tech-...racing-fuels-explains-the-tuning-differences/
I just kinda breezed through it though.

 

Anyone thinks Prospeed might have 4th of July sale for the supercharger??

 

Doubt it. Pretty sure Magnuson and Harrop set those prices and are locked. Usually the case when you see the exact same price for them listed across every site.

 

it's never on sale. that's an old Indian trick.

once you get the blower, then this forum will guide you on how to spend an additional $5k on shit you never knew you needed.

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My relay finally came in...fixing it later today. Although it been working like a charm since I rotated it.

 

We run rich afr since we have stock engines with a small ring gap and evidence that the rings can seize from too much heat. More fuel = less heat = happier rings. Afr can't just be randomly thrown around since it's specific to an engine and setup. Depending on how it's built, how much power he wants, tuning, fuels, etc. all are affecting it. Too much fuel is usually better than too little, which is why we usually run richer than most since our tunes are mostly a guessing game and trying to keep the stock internals happy.

 

Indeed. Indeed.
Such a fool I was thinking I could supercharge my truck for $8k.

 

I bought mine from Prospeed a year ago as of yesterday on sale for 7200 plus 200 for shipping. They were 7500 then, and the price is now 7750. With the material shortages I’m not sure there will be any sales in the near future but you never know.

 

We got ours for 7k shipped last July since we bought 3 lol

 

Not that it matters for us, but it sounds like there could be group buy potential with whoever you purchased yours from. That’s a nice deal!

 

Facts. Although I think 5k is an understatement.

 

yep totally scored on that deal. Was cheaper than the maggy shipped

 

Did they also Installed it, or you did it yourself?

 

Sign up to their newsletter. Different shops will have different sales.

 

Sounds good heading over to their site, Im Pretty much ready to purchase one & get installed but I figured since the 4th is coming, there might be a chance of a deal.

 

I had someone local install it for about 1/5th of what Prospeed would charge.

 

If you are getting the install done at a speed shop you can sign up to your local shop(s) site as well. Manufacturers usually notify installers of sales but may not do so with the general public.

 

Always the used market and installing yourself

 

I am hoping to see some Toyota dealership deals that would allow me to snag a TRD fit kit for around $2300. That was the cheapest price I was seeing around memorial day and it since went up to $2650.

 

Blower housings are pretty cheap usually, even buying a new fit kit you could easily come in below the price of a brand new blower, even if you sent it off to be refurbished.

 

That was my plan. I have never paid anyone to work on my vehicles (aside from warranty, yearly inspections, alignment, tint) until this supercharger. With 2 young kiddos, I have zero free time to set aside for this.

 

I went from a 20" wheel to a 17" wheel - 37 lb wheels and 61 lb tires to 19.5 lb wheels and 64 lb tires. Diameter increased from 33.2" to 33.9". I thought the 14.5 lb weight savings per corner would totally overshadow the .7" diameter increase. Nope, feels about the same to me. Guess I should have dropped down to 285/70-17s as well.

 

When the truck is already super heavy and has so much torque on tap anyway it’s probably hard to tell with the butt Dyno. It could be that the tire size changing the effective gear ratio has a larger effect than the rotating mass as far as throttle response goes. On a Miata or something I’m sure it’s very noticeable going to lighter wheels and tires.

 

I bought my TRD blower used. It was completely refreshed and never installed after. I got the fit kit new. Total saved is $2,500. There’s other ways to get it done lol just need to be patient and resourceful

 

If had known the TRD fit kit could still be purchased new for Around $2500 I’d probably have gotten a magnuson. I almost bought a used trd blower but thought I’d have to spend 4K for a magnuson fit kit based on what I had seen. Didn’t seem worth it, so I figured I’d just buy a whole new kit and go big with the Harrop. That said, I am happy with what I ended up with but saving a ton of money for similar results would have been nice.

 

Well as of April 1st I think they stopped doing that. I met a vendor who's willing to buy the whole kits and sell separately if needed. In would go Harrop all the way as its larger and more efficient but you're right saving a few bucks here and there doesn't hurt lol.

 

Anyone have a pulley puller for the Magnuson? Figured I'd ask before sourcing one lol

 

Morning all! For those running a long tube headers and an aftermarket AFR gauge. Where did you weld the sensor Bung? With my OE headers, I currently have it welded about 6inches below the front cat . TIA

 

As close as possible to the header collector and on the driver side.

Anywhere from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock positions.