Posts Tagged ‘ Vortech ’

Nobody cares about the 2011 Mustang 5.0 engine!

June 25, 2010
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Nobody cares about the 2011 Mustang 5.0 engine!

Tweet Recently it was announced that the new 2011 Mustang GT would return to the 5.0 (302cid) V8 formula for power delivery. I don’t get what the big deal is going from the current 4.6 liter to a slightly larger 5.0 liter. I don’t even get what the massive nostalgia is towards the old 5.0...

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Supercharger tuning for top end pull

June 19, 2009
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Supercharger tuning for top end pull

Tweet Staying with this theme of ‘superchargers can have great top end’; I’ve geared this post for supercharger tuning for top end pull. Let’s say for example you owned a 4G69 2.4 liter Lancer Ralliart. The Ralliart is a 2.4 Liter stroker motor with a massive 100mm stroke. In stock trim the car produces...

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305 Performance for a 9 second pass

June 6, 2009
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305 Performance for a 9 second pass

Tweet Here’s an interesting supercharger setup from MM&FF magazine, with a great 305 performance build up: The 180hp 305 engine has been upgraded by: An Eagle / DSS / K1 stroker buildup brining engine displacement up to 347 cubic inches (5.7 liters). Holley Systemax high performance aluminum cylinder heads Holley systemax single plane intake...

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Ripp Modification’s Jeep Supercharger Kit for the 3.8 JK

May 20, 2009
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Ripp Modification’s Jeep Supercharger Kit for the 3.8 JK

Tweet Ripp modification’s has released a new jeep supercharger kit for the 3.8 liter V6 Jeep JK. The supercharger kit is a simple yet effective kit comprising of:       A vortech V-3 fully enclosed and self oiled supercharger head unit.  A manderel bent induction pipe on the supercharger hot side. Two additional...

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A snapshot of Vortec performance superchargers

May 17, 2009
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A snapshot of Vortec performance superchargers

Tweet Vortec performance has always been a leader in product innovation in supercharger performance applications. I believe Vortech was the first American Centrifugal supercharger manufacturere to dive into the import performance arena and realise the trend of the age of performance enthusiasts shfting to a younger generation and shifting to a smaller displacement market...

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Big power from BIG BLOCKS with supercharger performance

April 24, 2009
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Big power from BIG BLOCKS with supercharger performance

Tweet I realize that I’ve spent a lot of time in the past two weeks talking about roots style positive displacement superchargers. Those are not the only types of superchargers out there. Centrifugal superchargers have a top end biased power curve that works perfectly for applications where there are traction limitations, in drag racing...

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Engine Performance Parts for your Cayman S

April 18, 2009
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Engine Performance Parts for your Cayman S

Tweet The ferocity of running circles around the competition can be further enhanced in the Cayman S through the use of engine performance parts and supercharger performance: Cayman n. The South America alligator.   The Porsche is Cayman S is a great package of performance, handling, and comfort. Being...

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Engine Performance Parts for your Range Rover

April 15, 2009
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Engine Performance Parts for your Range Rover

Tweet Are you interested in supercharging your land rover range rover ? Range Rover Classic 3.5l to 3.9l V8: Powerdyne performance and vortech superchargers offer a supercharger kit for your engine. The kits provide three options for power increase depending on the boost pressure: Stage 1 kit:   7 psi & 212 HP Stage 2...

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Power Truck

April 13, 2009
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Power Truck

Tweet Power Truck     Centrifugal superchargers are turbo like in design, centrifugally forcing air to compress by the use of single  compressor impeller rotating at around 120,000 rpms. Unlike turbochargers which are driven by a turbine impeller in the exhaust stream (connected to the compressor impeller via a solid shaft that allows them...

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