Vortech Chargers

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:51 pm

Very neat,
air can come in from the wheel arch area, heat of the exhaust is above the blower and you can get the plumbing from the blower away easily, very nice indeed.
Mike

Post by **Coops** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:28 pm

yes Mike thats the CCW charger (hope im right Stevie), the air intake is towards the frotn of the car hence i can move it cloaser to the engine and use the single drive belt,

I would love the paxton i have here, but its big bodied, hence having to try and move everything forward to try and use two belts,
Thats why im looking for a more modern gear driven charger as they seem to be a bit more compact etc and i maybe able to squezze it in,

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:33 pm

Isnt your one a gear driven ?

Have a look over in the for sale section of LS1Tech.

You'll find a few Procharger units there. P1SC is their smaller unit, but more than enough for a RV8

Here is just one example.

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/parts-cla ... c-1-a.html

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:37 pm

Or a lightly damaged Vortech.

IMO just trim a bit off the opposite blade and it would be fine.

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/parts-cla ... -trim.html

Post by **Coops** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:39 pm

cheers for that mate,
no mines the ball bearing drive version,

Post by **Coops** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:45 pm

Right looking a bit more towards the vortech at present,

whats the difference between the T trim, SI trim and SCI trim V1 chargers?

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:54 pm

Basically just as it says on their site.

The T-trim is the larger version.

http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/view.php?pcat=16

Either will be more than enough for an RV8 though.

Most of their units would work ok. The V3 is self contained, so no worries about an oil supply or return.
Much like the Prochargers.

One good thing about the Procharger, is they use a higher internal gear step up. This means larger diameter pulley can be used, so less chance of slippage.

but they all make excellent units.

SuperV8 · Post by **SuperV8** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:50 pm

How about one of these:

http://www.procharger.com/f4supercharger/index.shtml

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:56 pm

SuperV8 wrote:How about one of these:

http://www.procharger.com/f4supercharger/index.shtml

It's physically too big

Might need an RV8 simply to turn the damn thing lol.

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:17 am

I'd be sared of getting sucked in

Mike

Viper · Post by **Viper** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:57 am

Coops wrote:yeah saw that one on ebay mate,
he wont budge on the price either,

i'll keep looking,

Hi Tony could you put up some pictures of your old Paxton on the engine please. My Eaton wont fit not even with a short nose, so I could be in the market for your type of blower if it will fit and of course at the right price

.
regards Eric.

Post by **Coops** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:29 pm

Hi Eric,
sorry mate but you will have to join the queue

already had 5 members contact me asking if im selling the paxton,
I will once i can get a replacement etc,
no pictures on engine as never fitted it, i bought it 2 yrs ago then had the engine probs last year and didnt have the money or time to do it,
it needs a dipstick making, (i have a full engineers working drawing from paxton here for said item) but never got round to it as it never got fitted,
and a pulley (i have two on order 3.5" and a 3.75") there is also a brand new in its box heavy duty ball bearing housing,

Post by **Coops** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:46 pm

is a novi 2000 to big for a 4.6 rv8

Viper · Post by **Viper** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:28 pm

Coops wrote:Hi Eric,
sorry mate but you will have to join the queue
already had 5 members contact me asking if im selling the paxton,
I will once i can get a replacement etc,
no pictures on engine as never fitted it, i bought it 2 yrs ago then had the engine probs last year and didnt have the money or time to do it,
it needs a dipstick making, (i have a full engineers working drawing from paxton here for said item) but never got round to it as it never got fitted,
and a pulley (i have two on order 3.5" and a 3.75") there is also a brand new in its box heavy duty ball bearing housing,

Okay Tony just a thought if it ws available, I have two other contacts one in the Netherlands and another in Texas so I'll investigate those avenues.

Regards Eric.

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:25 pm

Coops wrote:is a novi 2000 to big for a 4.6 rv8

Well, they are good for a little over 1000bhp, so perhaps yes.

But they can of course simply be spun slower. But dont forget, the bigger units are physically bigger too.

The 2000 will have a 4" intake and a 3" discharge, same as mine.

So make sure you are aware of all dimensions used.

But there is no reason why you couldnt use one, if you got it at the right price.

Some of the Vette guys at the lower end of the power scale use the 2000, but restrict the intake to limit boost at the upper rpm's

So that could be an option too.