whattya think of this idea
09-01-2006 | 11:59 AM
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whattya think of this idea
Well considering that the stock vortech bypass valve only holds about 10-10.5 psi of boost. I was considering using my 18 psi pulley in order to get the boost up early on then just let anything over 18 vent off to the atmosphere. Also, has anyone ran their maf after the BPV on a vortech? where did you put it?
09-01-2006 | 01:14 PM
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Re: whattya think of this idea
I was thinking of putting my maf before the elbow to the throttle and welding up the bypass valve hole and moving my bypass to before the aftercooler in order to keep from heating up the aftercooler.
09-01-2006 | 02:10 PM
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Re: whattya think of this idea
Originally Posted by cjmatt
...and moving my bypass to before the aftercooler in order to keep from heating up the aftercooler.
As far as your other idea, it takes power to drive the supercharger. You'll likely make boost lower in the RPM range, but lose peak power because you're wasting more to spin the blower harder, not to mention extra heat, wear and tear on the headunit, etc.
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09-01-2006 | 02:36 PM
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Re: whattya think of this idea
Originally Posted by Roadie
the blower doesn't heat air up. Heat is generated by the process of compressing the air. By having the bypass after the cooler, you are actually cooling it with fresh air when you are not making boost.
As far as your other idea, it takes power to drive the supercharger. You'll likely make boost lower in the RPM range, but lose peak power because you're wasting more to spin the blower harder, not to mention extra heat, wear and tear on the headunit, etc.
As far as your other idea, it takes power to drive the supercharger. You'll likely make boost lower in the RPM range, but lose peak power because you're wasting more to spin the blower harder, not to mention extra heat, wear and tear on the headunit, etc.
09-01-2006 | 05:31 PM
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Re: whattya think of this idea
Originally Posted by Roadie
the blower doesn't heat air up. Heat is generated by the process of compressing the air. By having the bypass after the cooler, you are actually cooling it with fresh air when you are not making boost.
09-01-2006 | 07:32 PM
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Re: whattya think of this idea
Therefore a blow-off valve should be located before the aftercooler if you decided to relocate the MAF to just before the TB.
Although, if you're venting to ATM...can we quantify the heat generated when the blower is not loaded?
-Scott.
09-01-2006 | 10:53 PM
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Re: whattya think of this idea
Originally Posted by boosted-lt1
I really like this idea.
Although, if you're venting to ATM...can we quantify the heat generated when the blower is not loaded?
-Scott.
Although, if you're venting to ATM...can we quantify the heat generated when the blower is not loaded?
-Scott.
09-02-2006 | 02:19 PM
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Re: whattya think of this idea
Originally Posted by OBE1 95Z28
If you want to quantify it you can also attach a temperature sensor to the output of the BOV. The point I was making is the blower air isn't going to cool the aftercooler when not in boost.
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