The drive belt looks loose on the red car. I'm thinking that it won't be very effecient if it's run like that. Looks like a nice setup otherwise. What are the boost #'s?

 

I say good good idea. They've been invited and are welcome to post up and answer a few questions. Sure, why not? Are not our members deserving of the attention?

 

That 2.3L Magnacharger is going to the the **** when it comes out. That blower is going to put trucks built right into the 10's on boost alone. Right now there are only a few 11 second Magnacharged trucks on boost alone. The TVS blowers are going to change that. I don't see the Whipple and Kenne Bell blowers keeping up with that. They simply don't have the backing support. I would like to see a good use to the MP112 design though with a kit built for the L31/L30/L35's out there with little options. That is possible with parts that are currently in production for the most part. A TVS2300 for an 8.1L should also be considered. I do feel that for a race only vehicle the screw design would be nice as they are more efficient at high boost levels since they are designed to produce pressurized air where as a roots is mainly designed to move a high volume of air and boost is it's result. Turbo's are an obvious choice, but I don't think that Brian is too far off with his opinion of the Magnacharger vs. Whipple. Their design is about where Magnacharger was years ago with the initial release of the Radix design. They have alot of catching up to do.

 

Bless you for considering us . However, how would a 2.3L Maggy be any different than a 2.3L Whipple when it comes to being able to deliver enough air for the cubes? Seems we need at least a 3.0L compressor for the 450+ cube crowd, no?

Hey Brian....has the phrase, "what about the 8.1L's?" ever even been whispered over at Magnacharger? Please dont lie to me

 

Well, since the question was asked of me......

yes, we have thought about it, however to develop and tool a manifold is very expensive and they have canceled the 8.1L. HOWEVER, if you buy a nice blower manifold you COULD bolt a TVS 2300 right on it with some work.

Why dont you try a TVS on your set up?

 

Considering that the 496 is only 340hp stock, the 2300 shouldn't have any problems with it. Yes a 2.3L blower would be small on it, but I feel that the 2300 will move alot more air than the 2.3L Whipple. Look at the power GM is getting from is in a factory emissions legal form. If people push that like they have the MP112 I feel that it will be good for enough airflow to make 800FWHP. If you could get 8psi of cooler air into your 8.1L with the right camshaft and heads you could likely make 100hp more than you make right now. I could be incorrect, but only time will tell. Someone will end up bolting the 2300 to a 7.4L LSX which is close to yours in size, but with likely less airflow due to cylinder head design in aftermarket gen III/IV heads to your 8.1L heads. At that point we will be able to see how well the 2.3L Maggie does with bigger cubes.

 

Since I have a little "lysholm" experience. that 3.3 liter blower posted makes that magna look like a toy sorry. Now me personally. If I buy a blower based solely on tech support then I am worrying about the wrong end of buying the blower in the first place. I shouldn't need tech support. Hell Wtf does a blower do. Force more air into a motor. If i remember correctly since Whipple doesn't get blowers from lysholm anymore. And they now make there own ( correct me if I am wrong ) They still use the plastic coupler. Its a safety feature and saves you from ruining thousands of dollars. Instead you replace the coupler and go about your business. But if you were properly maintaining it to begin with then you wouldn't of had an issue with said coupler. And as a few people stated (very few ) the Whipple is a more efficient product. The blower that is. Now on there kits. The few "kits" I have seen are marginal. I don't believe in forcing air thru an intake originally designed to be naturally aspirated. But the kits that i have seen from them Uses that method

And just to give you an Idea. I have put of few of these on...

 

Glad you chimed in, I would like you to enlighten me on how a screw is more efficient than the TVS.

 

so blownchevy, since bigger blowers are comin out (3.4 whipple - granted it's ford focused presently...) and you guys just released the 2.3, i'm sure the brains at maggie know about this increase... what's R&D up to?

 

That is a monster, but the majority of the GM market is in small block V8's. That is excessive for a small block V8. If you were going to use a blower that big your goal would be 15psi or higher which is where you might as well just go to turbo. What have you seen for performance numbers out of that 500
+ cubes with a 3.3L blower?