Stillen/GTM Supercharger Pros, Cons, and Questions
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That statement is not exactly true... it is true the SC will move it's maximum volume of air at the redline of the engine but depending on the sizing of the SC it may be moving far more air than the engine needs to achieve "full boost". So "full boost" may be achieved far sooner than redline, also the pumping efficiency of the engine usually falls off at the top of the rev range (it follows the torque curve) so it will need less air volume proportionately to achieve "full boost" as the engine reaches redline.
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What is "full boost"? The max the supercharger can put out? Because usually a turbo is throttled back using the wastegate to hold it to a "max boost", not what it can fully provide. And roots style superchargers usually put out their maximum boost very quickly and sustain that pressure throughout the rpm while centrifugal superchargers need the rpm's to build that boost.
"Boost", "full boost", "max boost", all completely depend on the setup of the compressor. Whether it's a turbo, twin turbos, a centrifugal supercharger, or a positive displacement supercharger, it all depends on the setup. By "setup", I'm talking displacement of the engine, how well the heads flow, size of the compressor, type of compressor, those type of things.
"Boost", "full boost", "max boost", all completely depend on the setup of the compressor. Whether it's a turbo, twin turbos, a centrifugal supercharger, or a positive displacement supercharger, it all depends on the setup. By "setup", I'm talking displacement of the engine, how well the heads flow, size of the compressor, type of compressor, those type of things.
#124
That statement is not exactly true... it is true the SC will move it's maximum volume of air at the redline of the engine but depending on the sizing of the SC it may be moving far more air than the engine needs to achieve "full boost". So "full boost" may be achieved far sooner than redline, also the pumping efficiency of the engine usually falls off at the top of the rev range (it follows the torque curve) so it will need less air volume proportionately to achieve "full boost" as the engine reaches redline.
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also, if you have a positive displacement supercharger it hits full boost almost instantly from when you floor the throttle
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they will tune the tranny ECU. but all that really does is increase the pressure and change the shift points a bit. I have the GTM SC with a 7AT and i have just taken the top 3 gears out. it will slip in 5th 6 th and 7th. A new tranny is 10800 in the states and 9200 in Canada. I found a used on for 4000 shipped from USA to Canada. My old Tranny will be going to GTM to be stripped down and cause of failure investigated. Then Sam will do what he can to upgrade the tranny to handel the power. So far noone has a ugrade kit for this tranny. I know cuz I have e-mail every tranny builder i could think of and some that other pointed me too. I don't think a simple tune will fix the issues with the extreamly small clutches in the upper gears. These will have to be replaced with different clutches. Just my 2 cents but trust me this is coming from a guy who is replacing his tranny as we speak. Sam at GTM did warn me about this issue and that is why i stopped at the 6 psi pulley on the system as the TQ was already at 350 ish. My driving style is hard on the tranny. I am not an off the line guy. When i floor it I am usually at 120-130km/h hiway cruzing. this is really hard on the tranny. asd it will only really drop to 6th and 5th rairly at these speeds. and this just allowes the TQ to just build up on these upper gears. There has been some that will say that the FX50 has the same tranny and just as much TQ. (I owen a FX50S too) I agree with this statment but have yet to see a dyno on where this TQ is at max i know from driving the FX that it ain't in the upper speeds/rpms.
Thats just some3 food for thought. If you driving style is different then mine you might be ok. But If i was going SC at this stage I would wait untill the 7at had some more options to upgrade it then we have out there now which is basically nothing.
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sorry to hear about yours trans issues shumby, hopefully yours can get beefed up a bit. i dont think anyone expects a factory auto trans to last with f/i though without upgrades. hell i broke my stock trans without any power mods lol. and its actually $11500 just for the 7at.