my dout is what supercharger you prefer for my lt1 camaro z28 94 4a, because iŽm thinking in a procharger but i found a paxton very cheap, so i donŽt what i can do if buy the paxton or wait and buy a procharger?????

 

You get what you pay for...

 

If you look to see what most of the guys on here have, you will find that Procharger, Vortec, and Powerdyne are the most popular (Mostly in that order).

Personally, my advise would be to stay with one of these. I am partial to my ATI, and would recommend them to anyone.

 

you'll ....is that you will ...

or you all......Ya'll

 

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anyway the Procharger is a more complete kit, but I liked the Vortech kit better.

 

The Paxton SN series kits have been around for a long time and sure there are newer and more efficient kits out now but IMO they are excellent starter blowers. They are limited on how much boost you can make but can provide more than is safe on a stock LT1 so I don't see anything wrong with them. You should not be spinning it too hard on a stock compression motor so the over revving it will not be a issue.

It has been a long proven dependable charger or it would not have been in production as long as it was and I would definetly take a SN series ball drive Paxton over a powerdyne LT1 kit for dependabilty but thats just me.

Edit- You could also update to a VR4 kit for it later on which can provide up to 1500CFM and 14PSI.

 

Procharger has the best reputation and quality in my opinion.


-john

 

Really? This is the first I have heard of anyone mentioning it. Has anyone else ran into their Procharger leaking?

 

The first procharger (p600b) developed a leak when I schreaded a belt. Pieces wrapped around the input shaft and damaged the seal. The seal is easy to fix. Belt alignment is important, and, the procharger idler pulley design can be improved. I added a second arm stop so the arm would not unload 100% when changing the tight side drive tension (can cause alot of input shaft vibration). This helped. Also allowed me to run less belt load on the idler (D1 setup), and, less crank overhung load. I machined the step off the idler pulley. These "small - flanges" tend to slice belts when alignment is a problem.

 

So, because of your schreaded belt you had a leak in your P600. Unless you had a problem with the actual unit leaking on its own, or your D1 leaking, or have heard from others that their Prochargers have leaked on them, I would not consider this to back up your theory that "prochargers are notorious for leaking".

 

I have not had problems with Procharger front seal input shaft leaks. Only one (a p600b - sold) from a thrown belt. I've been running a D1 (2 years), and, I have no problems with front seal leaks (no leaks). I am currently running a 7.6" to 3.4" dia pulley set-up on a 383. (383 - D1- intercooled/ afr heads/ 72# injectors/ M6/ 3.73:1 moser rear/LT1 edit v-2.2/ EVO by-pass valves)

 

So, how do you figure "prochargers are notorious for leaking" then? I can't even see how you would figure your P600 was really prone to leaking. You said it was from the schreaded belt that the leak started. That should have to do with the way your belt is mounted, not the actual supercharger.

I am not trying to be a Dick here, I am mearly trying to see where you are getting your info to support your theory that "prochargers are notorious for leaking".

 

Ya the title of this thread is bugging me too.

 

Sorry, I was responding to a previous member who had said Prochargers leak. They don't leak unless a belt is thrown (in my case). I also added information on the schreading of belts due to misalignment (which I have had on the D1 install.)

 

Yeah, it sounds like the belt caused that one, and it's S.H.R.E.D.D.I.N.G.!