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Vette Obsessed:

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Im old School, please ejucate me ,Im a fitter I can machine stuff put together stuff manufacture stuff but Im not a machanic  and Im not in with up to date tech .I know turbos run intercoolers blow of valves and hook into your  exhaust . But I dont know much about these bolt on superchargers , Do they need the same? I know the 671 ect old school type don't.
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Think of a centrifugal supercharger like that as a belt driven turbo and you will have the right idea.

That unit is driven by a belt which forces air through the intake.  If it were intercooled you would run the outlet from the turbine/supercharger housing through an intercooler and then into the throttle body.

The 'problem' with this car (aside from lacking an intercooler to drop intake temps and work with the high-ish compression of a stock L98) is that the stock exhaust manifolds and intake on an L98 are restrictive even for a stock 350.  The intake and exhaust manifolds are smaller than the actual ports going into and out of the heads ;30 so you can get a healthy power increase just by removing those restrictions from the system.

Cameron 77C3:
Turbos have the intercoolers as the hot gas of the exhaust does heat the fresh air in the turbo quite a bit.  But even a belt driven hair dryer produces heat.  Next time your near an air compressor put your hand on the supply line from the compressor to the tank.  Dammm hot so don't burn yourself.

Well the same happens on a blower.  Roots blowers make it a little difficult to put an intercooler on but if they could they would.  Hence (plus other reasons) the new belt driven hair dryers.

vette2bshaw:
Thank VO and Cam for your info ,it ads some more light to my limited education ,I posted the original thinking of abacab

abacab:
Thanks vette2bshaw... I really thank you all for looking out for me... I have been tralling the net for the past months and finally pulled me finger out and have the money sitting in bank... Why? I don't know, I have my heart set on a 92 or 93...... Having had no experience of vettes I going in blind... Ten Months ago was in Victor Harbour holidaying.... saw a silver c4 and from that day on that is all I have wanted.... Bought numerous books and attended a day with Corvettes of Melbourne and come up with 92 or 93 as what I won't..... Well thats the story.... Only driven a 89 for a test drive and now i'm buying one...... Crazy... Col

nifty:

--- Quote ---Originally posted by vette2bshaw
Thank VO and Cam for your info ,it ads some more light to my limited education ,I posted the original thinking of abacab
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damn i could have some fun here....fitter.....limited education....etc.....all in good fun.can you tell im a boilermaker? to make me into a fitter,hit me in the head with a 4lb hammer.

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