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Posted by DOPE 50 (Member # 5892) on :
 
Hey whats up guys Well my buddy finally saved some money for his car and he has a 95GT with a few bolt ons and he was thinking of buying a Powerdyne SuperCharger from this guy around the block from him its a powerdyne 9psi supercharger i guess the guy is giving him a deal or some BS like that,is this charger really worth putting on his car?He not really try to run 10's or anything like that but will it be a real nice runner? Here is a list of his mods and lmk what you guys think

March underdrive pullies,BBK CAI,Bassani X-pipe with 40 series flows,75mm bbk throttle body and a cobra upper and lower intake, msd coil,cobra cluth and he putting on 3.73's very soon other then this the motor is stock
 
Posted by Apexmotorsports (Member # 5307) on :
 
How much is he trying to sell it to your friend for? We only sell a brand new one for $1700.00
 
Posted by DOPE 50 (Member # 5892) on :
 
I think a little less then a grand it comes with everything but injectors.i guess it comes with the FMU and an external i think fuel pump it was barely used
 
Posted by 03SVTPower (Member # 518) on :
 
From what i have heard from other people who have had powerdyne chargers on their cars, if they were to do it over again they wouldnt have gone with a powerdyne... if your buddy has a decent chunk of change saved up, tell him to get something better and not to settle for a powerdyne.

And i believe while running a s/c'er he wont be able to run underdrive pulleys along with his CAI.
 
Posted by Apexmotorsports (Member # 5307) on :
 
Powerdyne is not the best SC you can get but it is quiet and if use it for what it is it is not bad. DO NOT TRY TO UPGRADE the boost on a Powerdyne.. you will have MAJOR problems.
 
Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :
 
I've not heard any good things about Powerdyne superchargers.

If your buddy really wants a blower tell him to save his money and get a Vortech. You should be able to pickup a used S-trim kit for around $1500-$2000.

How many miles on his motor? Make sure it is in good running condition with no problems b/f boling on a blower. If the motor has problems now it will have big problems once it is boosted.
 
Posted by 89SC50 (Member # 6248) on :
 
I have a powerdyne supercharger and I like it for what it is. not having to tap my oil pan was a big selling point, I just wanted to say I dont regret getting it.
 
Posted by DOPE 50 (Member # 5892) on :
 
he doesnt know of any problems of his car right now it runs good he just replaced a bunch of parts on it.i was told that Powerdynes are maintenence free, you dont have to always lubing them up and stuff,just as long as you dont try to push all the boost out of them
 
Posted by SPEC -Fabrication (Member # 4980) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by 89SC50:
I have a powerdyne supercharger and I like it for what it is. not having to tap my oil pan was a big selling point, I just wanted to say I dont regret getting it.
I bet he doesnt know it has an enternal belt drive that go's after so many Hr's
 
Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by DOPE 50:
he doesnt know of any problems of his car right now it runs good he just replaced a bunch of parts on it.i was told that Powerdynes are maintenence free, you dont have to always lubing them up and stuff,just as long as you dont try to push all the boost out of them
Vortechs are also maintenance free. They get their lubrication for the engine. There are other self contained blowers (like Procharger) that require you to change the oil every so often.

The main advantages of Powerdyne are; easier install b/c you don't have to tap the oil pan and they are cheap.

I never liked the idea of a blower that has an internal belt. Just another oportunity for early failure.
 
Posted by 92coupe (Member # 1957) on :
 
i have a powerdyne, it came on the car. i wouldn't have bought it personally but it sounds like a good blower for your friend. i have about 5k miles and never had a problem w/ the blower.


Justin
 
Posted by SmokinLX (Member # 1684) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by 92stangLX:
I've not heard any good things about Powerdyne superchargers.

If your buddy really wants a blower tell him to save his money and get a Vortech. You should be able to pickup a used S-trim kit for around $1500-$2000.

How many miles on his motor? Make sure it is in good running condition with no problems b/f boling on a blower. If the motor has problems now it will have big problems once it is boosted.
Just order the base kit from summit for 18-1900 hun, it is an S-trim but comes with 6 rib instead of 8 rib and the pipe that runs between the blower and the intake is a cheap plastic version that does'nt have provision's for a blow off valve. I did this then eventually upgraded everything including the power pipe [patriot] . This way You get a new blower with a kit You know will be complete, then when Ya want more boost just buy some part's and Ya got it. [burnout]
 
Posted by CobramanPhil (Member # 2170) on :
 
If it were me I would just use the grand to get new heads (thats what his combo really needs). To be honest the powerdyne is not a totally bad blower it's just that there are so many BETTER blowers out there. You don't want to make the price of the purchase the only determining factor when you want more hp/tq out of the car. You want to know that the blower is going to last (how much will it cost for a repair when that nylon belt goes bad in the blower?)

Put it this way. I've had my vortech on my car for probably like 10 YEARS (has to be some sort of record...perhaps vortech will feature my car) and have not run into a single problem with it (except changing belts..fmu disks). If vortech had some of the issues similar to powerdyne I would have never purchased the vortech (probably gone turbo or 408 off the bat).
 
Posted by stangnut (Member # 5937) on :
 
fuck powerdine!anything an thats final!
 




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