150 FWHP

[Midnight Drifter]

Originally Posted by Tamago

i made 155whp for under $1000 with a turbo.. which hit full boost by 3300rpm.. is that instant enough for you? ;)

Not really. I do lots of technical driving. AutoX and the like. Turbo response isn't very linear, and again...

...the sound... that whine superchargers make is just delightful.

So 15% drivetrain loss is what we're dealing with, then?

That's roughly 173HP at the crank to get 150 to the wheels. Is squeezing 173HP out of a supercharged (I'm guessing Blitz is the best choice here) 1NZ-FE possible?

[PETERPOOP]

Originally Posted by Midnight Drifter

Not really. I do lots of technical driving. AutoX and the like. Turbo response isn't very linear, and again...

...the sound... that whine superchargers make is just delightful.

So 15% drivetrain loss is what we're dealing with, then?

That's roughly 173HP at the crank to get 150 to the wheels. Is squeezing 173HP out of a supercharged (I'm guessing Blitz is the best choice here) 1NZ-FE possible?

You won't get 150whp with the blitz. Maybe if the dyno you go to reads higher than most. I got 140 whp with every supporting mod out there besides nitrous oxide. I also tuned with the emanage ultimate to achieve the 140whp. However, I could have re-dyno'd at the previous place I dyno'd at, before I got the tune done, and it probably would have shown 160-170whp.

Anyways, the problem with the supercharger is, even when I was at 140whp, the belt keeps slipping.

I decided to go the turbo route, and I now know what it feels like to have some "power" in the yaris. I couldn't even imagine riding in garm's car.

[Midnight Drifter]

Hm...

...what about centrifugal superchargers, like Vortech? Supposedly they're more efficient (although you lose that lovely Roots whine) and - I may be wrong here - instead of bolting directly to the head, they pipe to the factory intake manifold.


...meaning of course, that you can intercool them for a cooler/denser air charge. I think?

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by Midnight Drifter

Hm...

...what about centrifugal superchargers, like Vortech? Supposedly they're more efficient (although you lose that lovely Roots whine) and - I may be wrong here - instead of bolting directly to the head, they pipe to the factory intake manifold.


...meaning of course, that you can intercool them for a cooler/denser air charge. I think?

yes, but there goes your instant boost...