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Old 11-21-2016, 06:25 PM
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A positive displacement blower will give you a nice flat torque curve.

A centrifugal will give a torque curve that looks like the right half of a "U". If your cam and heads quit breathing fairly quick, the two will combine to give a curve looking like "/ " (only a little flater).
Yes, I see what you mean. I like a nice flat torque curve. Very easy to drive, and very predictable.



Roush it is! Thanx. That was my original plan. But you know how it is when you get too much free time.

The other thing I noticed is how fast the centrifugal spins. About 5 times engine speed, or so.
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