is a magnacharger better because it replaces the intake does the stock intake have any flaws? would a procharger be the same?

 

I would recommend a Radix as well. As everyone will tell you, it makes more power under the curve. It is a roots type blower that will give you power low in the power band. IMO, the Radix would be the ultimate fun to drive supercharger. It is not going to be the fastest truck on here, but you will surprise many.

The procharger does not have an aftermarket intake. It is a cetrifugal supercharger. As your RPMs increase, the boost will do the same in a linear fashion. The procharger is for the one that wants a street/strip application and is looking to make a lot of power. BTW, it does not come with injectors or a fuel pump. It uses an FMU, which is crap. The system is not complete, but they make it work for the price you get it for.

 

I tow (8-10K) and daily drive my paxton centrifugal......

no FMU here, full on 2 bar speed density tune and over 600 at the crank...I'm not complaining.

I had that crap FMU on my procharger on the tahoe back in 2001 or so.......what a pathetic design back then.....its only onthe earlier return-style trucks though...dont' wanna mis quote the year breakdown.

I wouldn't do the procharger, or the powerdyne, I'd be between the radix or a paxton for a supercharger. Don't know enough of truck turbos to comment.

 

Turbos are another world between superchargers.

 

I know in the vette world the front mounts have too many heat issues (one or two good pulls and they're done and the instant torque is wheelspin), the sts (which I had on my 03 Z06 with 710/640) took tons of heat coating, wrapping, pulling cats replacing with bullet mufflers to get halfway decent response with bigger boost, stock was tolerable) and that kinda sums up the majority of it. With vettes space is a consideration so all of the charge tubes don't really support bigger cube motors and the results become diminishing returns (buddy went from a 402-427 and ran SLOWER with the same turbos and setup, couldn't flow enough air)

But the trucks I dont' follow like i usta i got into 1.5 ton vehicles vs. 3-4 ton stupidity

 

he was asking if the stock intake was any good. the magnacharger replaces the intake. does it flow as good or better than the stock. would that be better since a procharger has to be tuned to the leanest cylinder on a stock intake. if magnacharger's intake design is more equal to each cylinder would that mean more boost could be put to it reliably?

 

the 07+ trucks can be tuned on individual cylinders.

I know EFIlive has something out currently for C5 vettes and I think they're on the same computers as the gen 3 trucks......and might be something out there as well.

 

I see. I guess that would be a good question for BlownChevy.

 

and i looked up a procharger system and it comes complete with injectors, and hand held tune for 4,000 it is the p-1sc with a 2 core intercooler, dedicated 8 rib drive system, and an automatic belt tensioner. how much power will the magnacharger give you?

 

not a dedicated 8 rib its factory 6 rib with slip issues, 2 core intercooler is inefficient, injectors run close to their limit with lil room to improve.