Should I Supercharge?

[Bill Wells]

tjbert67....been there done that. nothing like the sound of a blower, the kick to the back of the seat when it spools up and the looks it gets when the hood is lifted.

now, for the practical side: your money is better spent going with a non blown engine. longevity expectancy is better with a non blown engine. spend your bucks a different way OR make darned sure the engine is specifically built for a blower...right pistons and cam, right air to fuel ratio, low enough compression for a safety zone boost level. mine was not , blower is fine, engine blew after 3000 miles : wrong pistons, wrong compression and too much boost=catastrophic failure. blew the tops off of 3 pistons and the side lips off 3 more. i was advised against the blower but proceeded anyway. now i have a great paxton sitting in a box in my garage as garage art...and great memories...and that $inking feeling of what the blower and install cost and then the cost of another motor when it blew..

so be careful with what ya do...many will say " it is not a question of IF a blown motor will fail, but ONLY WHEN it will do so"

but oh, how i loved the sound of that blower, especially as it spooled up....yeee haw...but now, only memories. current motor is NOT blown . pics of blower install in my spf are in my picture gallery...man, it was nice while it lasted but dollar wi$e fooli$h. bill