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Old Oct 26, 2018 | 08:18 PM
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I know enough about my supercharger to get by, but when it comes to modifying it, I don't know enough. I have a 2017 Sierra 6.2L 8-speed with a TVS1900 and a 78mm pulley. I live in CA so it's 91 octane. If I put on a grip tec 71.12mm (2.8 inch) pulley, will it be over-spinning the blower? I don't know the simple equation to figure this out, but more importantly, I don't know the threshold which I cannot exceed. Thanks for you help.
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Old Oct 27, 2018 | 08:19 AM
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I found TVS 1900 efficiency charts that stop at 18,000 rpm. I couldn't find their maximum recommended rpm. The math is easy. Measure the OD of your crank pulley in inches and divide it by 2.8 (the new pulley diameter). Multiply the answer by the maximum engine rpm and that will give you the blower rpm. For example, 7.5÷2.8=2.678.
2.678x6000 engine rpm=16,071 blower rpm.
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Old Oct 27, 2018 | 09:47 AM
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18000 is there recommended max, I wouldn’t worry about spinning it higher. I’ve spun TVS’s way higher with no issues.
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Originally Posted by MikeGyver
I found TVS 1900 efficiency charts that stop at 18,000 rpm. I couldn't find their maximum recommended rpm. The math is easy. Measure the OD of your crank pulley in inches and divide it by 2.8 (the new pulley diameter). Multiply the answer by the maximum engine rpm and that will give you the blower rpm. For example, 7.5÷2.8=2.678.
2.678x6000 engine rpm=16,071 blower rpm.
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18000 is there recommended max, I wouldn’t worry about spinning it higher. I’ve spun TVS’s way higher with no issues.
Thank you guys. Now the questions of "Will it run on 91 octane with this small of a pulley" and "Can the stock EVERYTHING handle this small of a pulley?"
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yes. Just tune for 91 octane
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It's all in the tune.
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Old Oct 27, 2018 | 02:22 PM
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essentially, if you're throwing more air into the engine by spinning faster, the tuner can compensate by making it a milder tune. conversely, you can have a more aggressive tune when you're spinning slower.

one thing to consider, though, is that the farther above the compressor's efficiency range you go, the more heat you're going to generate... which translates to higher IATs and faster onset of ignition timing being pulled. that is, unless you start adding bits to combat heat (more efficient heat exchanger, a/c chiller, post-blower meth, etc)
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Originally Posted by _zebra
essentially, if you're throwing more air into the engine by spinning faster, the tuner can compensate by making it a milder tune. conversely, you can have a more aggressive tune when you're spinning slower.

one thing to consider, though, is that the farther above the compressor's efficiency range you go, the more heat you're going to generate... which translates to higher IATs and faster onset of ignition timing being pulled. that is, unless you start adding bits to combat heat (more efficient heat exchanger, a/c chiller, post-blower meth, etc)
I have an Alky kit to install, but it looks like it'll be more for the octane boost than the cooling because there's no way to spray post-rotors.
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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Mileguru
I have an Alky kit to install, but it looks like it'll be more for the octane boost than the cooling because there's no way to spray post-rotors.
Sure there is.

I'll vouch for the heat stuff. I had a 2.5" pulley made for my Whipple (made just a smidge over 14psi) and the heat factor grew tremendously.
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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by madmann26
Sure there is.
I have yet to find someone that knows how to spray post-blower without having the hear "well, all you gotta do is spend another $1000 on a multi-port injection setup ..."
Which way do you know of?
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