Procharger F1

Well, it's almost done. All I can say is that the F1 really "sucks". After tracing a low boost condition to the three inches or so of orange "dryer hose" ATI supplied used to mate the hard rubber intake part to the blower we fabbed a rigid (metal) replacement. This got us boost up to 5,200rpm instead of 4,500. But at that point, the remaining intake pieces also collapsed :eek:. So now it's one more fab job and it will finally be really and truly done.

I think it will all be worth it though. We tested it in speed density mode and with no intake restriction, it made 22psi at 6,000rpm and was still rising. Even with a loose converter/automatic combo it made good hp. And that was without the N2O. But if you think of a Procharger F1 on a 4th gen. LT1, think again. It is far from a "bolt on".

Rich Krause

Can't wait to see how it turns out. :eek:


But you know, I don't know of many blower kits that are truely bolt ons......I don't think there is much left from my ATI kit on my car.

Damn Doc!! That's 440hp worth of power adder alone, before N20!! You'll be in the 8's for sure!!

Btw- do you have any pics of your orange tube replacement? How long did it take to make? How'd ya do it?

Hope all is well-

Floored in Buff,
Drooling Steve

http://a9.cpimg.com/image/91/B2/22210449-4414-0200010C-.jpg

There is some of what mine looks like. I wish I could get it up higher to get a better pic of it. I'll see if I can't get it on a lift and get some more pics of it. There are more pics in my sig.

I believe its 3.5" all the way to the blower, then it goes to 4" right behind the intercooler and into a 4x8.75" K&N filter.

Originally posted by steve10358
Damn Doc!! That's 440hp worth of power adder alone, before N20!! You'll be in the 8's for sure!!

Btw- do you have any pics of your orange tube replacement? How long did it take to make? How'd ya do it?

Hope all is well-

Floored in Buff,
Drooling Steve

Steve: didn't take any pics, you can have a look for yourself though! It's 4", the same as the SC intake.

Hope things are good with you as well. You should come over for a cigar sometime.

Rich Krause

cant wait to see the car out....i'm sure everyone at our weekend meets would love to see the lt1 power :bow:

rskrause :

Are you running a 12-rib setup with your car?? Did you have any problems with getting your crank pulley to align with your blower pulley??

You should come over for a cigar sometime.

I know! I know! I keep promising I will, but for the past month, every second I have, at a reasonable hour, between 12 hour shifts... has been under my car. lol.

We'll get together soon bud. :)

Steve

Originally posted by IDOXLR8
rskrause :

Are you running a 12-rib setup with your car?? Did you have any problems with getting your crank pulley to align with your blower pulley??

Yes, a 12-rib. The alignment was off, we had to fab up a spacer. The belt interfered with the radiator fan and this also required some work to provide clearance. Like I said, this was far from a simple bolt-on!

Rich Krause

Trust me I know. I have been their :) Do you remember how thick of a spacer you had to use? I am currently running a single 6-rib belt on my car because I my misalignment issue.

Originally posted by IDOXLR8
Trust me I know. I have been their :) Do you remember how thick of a spacer you had to use? I am currently running a single 6-rib belt on my car because I my misalignment issue.

No, but I would say you need to measure your own anyway. Seemed like ~1/8 of an inch though.

Rich Krause

Can't wait to see some dyno #'s and track times on that beast. :D :thumb:

Originally posted by Derrick Redd
Can't wait to see some dyno #'s and track times on that beast. :D :thumb:

I think the track times will be more impressive than the dyno numbers. The reverse of last year. The loose converter seems to eat up a lot of hp, so the mph may not improve much but the ET should!

Rich Krause

Originally posted by aggiez28
any predictions on times??? or hopes ??

They will kick me off the track for sure if it runs nines, so I am aiming for 10.00. Last year was 10.66 @ 135mph with a race weight of 4,100lbs. Sounds kind of like a Poopra :eek: doesn't it? The high mph relative to ET was a function of granny shifting the T56.

Rich Krause

Make sure to get video!!! I wanna see you get the boot!!! :D