General Car Chat Talk about cars in general. All makes and models - strictly car discussion.

supercharged advice!!

Old May 6, 2005 | 06:34 AM
  #1 (permalink)  
streetseeker's Avatar
Thread Starter
I HEART DSM
 
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Exclamation supercharged advice!!

my friends got a 98 s-10 pickup with a 4.3. he's got some things done to it, but in a month he is getting a $34,000 settlement, so hes gonna supercharge his truck for a start, he wants to go with a vortech or procharger system, if theres anyone out there that has advice on which one is best for his application, do to your past experience perhaps, write me back. thanks.
__________________
don't drink and drive.
Reply
Old May 6, 2005 | 06:40 AM
  #2 (permalink)  
BOB's Avatar
BOB
Too Old & Too Poor
 
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,017
Likes: 0
Default

Tell him to check out these guys:
www.machperformance.com

They swear by the procharger system.
__________________
Now rolling in a partial zero emissions vehicle.
Reply
Old May 6, 2005 | 06:48 AM
  #3 (permalink)  
67ChevelleSS's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,587
Likes: 0
Default

I've seen more power gains with Procharger set-ups over Vortech, but they are both good IMO.
__________________
0-145 in 4.9 seconds
Shafiroff Racing Engines
Reply
Old May 6, 2005 | 10:51 AM
  #4 (permalink)  
Ronald Mcdonald's Avatar
Shakotan/Hippari life.
 
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 12,739
Likes: 0
Default

pro-charger is my vote
__________________
Determined to be famous, destined to be infamous.

-'03 GSX-R 750
Reply
Old May 6, 2005 | 11:35 AM
  #5 (permalink)  
954RR's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 807
Likes: 0
Default

Forget a supercharger and drop a built SBC into it...............
__________________
2002 954RR
-135rwhp
0-110mph in 6.7 seconds
Reply
Old May 6, 2005 | 11:54 AM
  #6 (permalink)  
adrian_302's Avatar
Caribbean Queen
 
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 13,129
Likes: 0
Default

how about just buying a used cobra for 20k and using the other 14 to give that beast 600hp thats just my opinion
__________________





formally known as d33flat
1991 nissan 300zx - Sold
1989 240sx sil80. not stock anymore yay!(dead in the driveway)
2005 Dodge SRT4 (new DD!)
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
craig_302
Mitsubishi Tech
5
Jan 20, 2003 03:24 AM
ZDriver96
War Stories
7
Nov 26, 2002 12:06 PM
Clint
The Champagne Room
10
Nov 5, 2002 05:04 PM



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 10:01 AM.