Powerdyne

[Boosted3.8]

Im in the market for a 3.8 and i saw the powerdyne super charger but it is prolly the most worthless thing ive seen 4 grand for what you could build a turbo kit and blow one of these out of the water i dont know the facts but 4 grand for 9 psi do ppl really full with these and maybe they are awsome but how many horsepower does one add

[UDLOSE98]

Re: Powerdyne

boo buy a turbo kit....my turbo kit.

[Boosted3.8]

Re: Powerdyne

i looked at it and i would love to have it but i dont have the money right now itll be awhile before i can afford the turbo and i would never buy a powerdyne how many horse did you get out of the turbo you had on your car

[UDLOSE98]

Re: Powerdyne

never got it good to go to the dyno, but between heads, cam, rockers, turbo, meth, intakes....500ish

[NCState98]

Re: Powerdyne

Yeah I couldn't see payin the 3500+ for a new powerdyne either, but they really have decent results for a simple "bolt-on". 260-300ish RWHP with good supporting mods isn't out of the question. You'll see them floating around for the low $2000 range used like one of mine that I'm selling :) Shoot me an email if you're interested and if not, enjoy the turbo world.

[airattack111]

Re: Powerdyne

Do powerdynes really spin on the smooth side of the belt? never figured that out.

[97rs4life]

Re: Powerdyne

Do powerdynes really spin on the smooth side of the belt? never figured that out.

yes they do run on the backside of the belt

[airattack111]

Re: Powerdyne

has anyone made a fix for that? that's the msot retarded thing.. ever

[NCState98]

Re: Powerdyne

I was close to figuring it out before I switched from the powerdyne world, but it is pretty complicated. We just don't have the parts readily available to switch it over to a ribbed setup.

[RyanAndyBob]

Re: Powerdyne

2k for a used powerdyne is a good deal. The thing about supercharging is you get the 9psi off the line, but a turbo......there is hardly a limit to how much boost you can push.....over time that is.

[Shodown]

Re: Powerdyne

Get nitrous.....

[02camaro3800]

Re: Powerdyne

no nitrous.

[T-Punk]

Re: Powerdyne

2k for a used powerdyne is a good deal. The thing about supercharging is you get the 9psi off the line, but a turbo......there is hardly a limit to how much boost you can push.....over time that is.

Not true with centrifugal superchargers. They build boost until redline. Hence you only get full boost with them at redline. You also have to rebuild boost after every shift unlike a turbo which holds full boost pretty much. The turbo is better for all out power but don't scoff at CSC's either. Now roots type and twin screw superchargers do offer full boost pretty much off the line but are damn near impossible to put on our cars.

As for the powerdyne running on the back of the belt, yes it does. But with the John_D wrap and a grooved pulley the slippage is almost nil. It would take a ton of work to get it to run on the ribbed side of the belt.

[RyanAndyBob]

Re: Powerdyne

So there is pretty much no point in superchargers like powerdyne?

[T-Punk]

Re: Powerdyne

No no no. There is a point. It's a lot easier to put on the car than a turbo and tuning is much easier. Just don't be dissapointed when a guy with a well built turbo car (non STS) goes flying by you on the street or the track.