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Old 03-01-2003, 01:38 AM
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50% power gain with a supercharger?

I posted this before hoping some one knew a little more about the vortech superchargers then me. all i got was a bunch of junk and some kid whining aabout the power lost by his transmission. so i am going to try again


I have been told a few times that if you run the right superchager set up you can get near 50% more horsepower. then i read all this people talking about how much power they got on their maxima's and it is no where near that. i even saw a guy who was running smaller pulleys and wasn't near 50%. why is this? is it because they are not running a very good set up or do vortechs suck ( i did here that vortechs can make you run lean and that could be fixed with bigger injectors.) could it just be to much parasitic drag ( and if so will under drive pulleys fix that)or is the unit just to small.and finally if the 50% gain is true then can the maxima's manual transmission handle that extra power? ( i know that many other nissan's such as the 240sx can handle that kind of power)
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Re: 50% power gain with a supercharger?

Who told you that crap? It could be false advertising. Suppose the 2k2 Maxima has 255hp. 50% more hp means adding 122hp by simply adding a supercharger? Get real, dude!


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not with just a supercharger. the question is the vortech unit any good and if so why cna't people get more power out of their cars with it?
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Old 03-01-2003, 02:41 AM
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with proper tuning you can get very high gains
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Re: Re: 50% power gain with a supercharger?

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Who told you that crap?
stock = 190 -200 hp; some members are getting 300 hp = = 50% increase, do the math ...
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Re: Re: 50% power gain with a supercharger?

Originally posted by limsandy
Who told you that crap? It could be false advertising. Suppose the 2k2 Maxima has 255hp. 50% more hp means adding 122hp by simply adding a supercharger? Get real, dude!


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There is no SC for the 3.5L yet, so he is obviously talking about 2K-2K1s. The 50% gain is not too far off base.
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Re: Re: Re: 50% power gain with a supercharger?

Originally posted by optimus1

stock = 190 -200 hp; some members are getting 300 hp = = 50% increase, do the math ...
that is with muffler, b pipe, y pipe, intake, UDP ...etc.. AND supercharger
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Old 03-01-2003, 11:22 AM
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Yeah 50% gain is pretty common with a supercharger and an ECU remap + fuel injectors..

Votech makes great kits.

If people aren't getting 50% gain, they threw $3k+ down the toilet because they have no clue how to properly tune it which means they probably have no clue how to maintain it, either!!

sheesh..
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Re: Re: Re: Re: 50% power gain with a supercharger?

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that is with muffler, b pipe, y pipe, intake, UDP ...etc.. AND supercharger
Don't think you would want to use an UDP when supercharged...just my 2 cents
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A UDP with a Supercharger is indeed a no-no....
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Originally posted by SterlingMist00
A UDP with a Supercharger is indeed a no-no....
why?
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Originally posted by johnnydddddddd


why?
Because you'll be underdriving the blower.. remember the sc runs off the belts.. so in essence the blower won't be spooling as fast so like if you have a 3.125" pulley you'll be pushing the same as a stock 3.60" pulley. maybe even less..
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 50% power gain with a supercharger?

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Don't think you would want to use an UDP when supercharged...just my 2 cents
You use a different pulley with the supercharger, thats where you get your boost.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 50% power gain with a supercharger?

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You use a different pulley with the supercharger, thats where you get your boost.
not from the underdrive pully.
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Old 03-02-2003, 04:10 PM
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Is a SC for 2k1 with automagic available?
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Old 03-02-2003, 04:17 PM
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Yes, you can boost a 2k1 automagic, or even turbo, just ask BigDogJonx. If you boost you almost need a full exhaust, no use trying it without certain upgrades, motor mounts, VB mod for autos, that sort of thing. A 2k1 will dyno at about 165-175 so getting an extra 80-90 at the wheels would be 50%
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Originally posted by sighere
Is a SC for 2k1 with automagic available?
It's basically the same kit as a 5spd.. Only difference is that you will need to use a different air filter that comes with the kit because there isn't enough room in the front because of the auto tranny. There is no space to clear. I had the apexi in there when I was auto. But then after I blew my tranny I swapped to 5spd and now I'm using the jwt type filter that came with it.
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do they make a sc kit for the 3.5L?
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Originally posted by johnnydddddddd
do they make a sc kit for the 3.5L?
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You got a looonnngg wait for the 3.5l to come out
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