Supercharger ...YES!!!!!

[MM03MOK]

My personal feeling and posts in the "Marauder Supercharger World" have been non inflammatory and non confrontational. The way it should be.

A good model to follow....thanks Tom.

Information enriches, inflamation tarnishes.....

 

[Mike M]

I kind of look at it like Slim does. It's your $$ and your car, so ofcourse I wouldn't have a problem with your decision since it is in fact your decision to make, but I just cannot even begin to relate to a supercharger decision being based on installation time. No offense guy. Just my viewpoint. Another thing is, that if you're a certified mechanic, I would think that when it comes to HP, that peak HP wouldn't be the only thing you would consider, because where the power #'s are at 3,000 and 4,000 RPM's as compared to other set-ups is important also for a street driven car.

I'm not implying that you have or haven't neccessarily made the right nor the wrong decision for your car, but only pointing out that peak power #'s, and the shortest installation time aren't usually the only major factors in a supercharger choice. Anyway, good luck with your car.

I hear what your saying BUT I stand by what I have said earlier. If their is a 10 hour difference in install time and over $1000.00 and the quarter mile times will be (I assume) about the same and the HP is higher in the RPM range by a bit which can only help with the traction problem it still seems like I made the right choice. With the extra $1300.00 left over I can have my wheels widened and get some good sticky rear tires and have a complete package and still still get a massage and a nice steak dinner...and new shoes...and that that little plastic thingy that can hold my EZ pass and maybe a haircut...maybe some gum...see a movie...etc.

 

[Smokie]

I hear what your saying BUT I stand by what I have said earlier. If their is a 10 hour difference in install time and over $1000.00 and the quarter mile times will be (I assume) about the same and the HP is higher in the RPM range by a bit which can only help with the traction problem it still seems like I made the right choice. With the extra $1300.00 left over I can have my wheels widened and get some good sticky rear tires and have a complete package and still still get a massage and a nice steak dinner...and new shoes...and that that little plastic thingy that can hold my EZ pass and maybe a haircut...maybe some gum...see a movie...etc.

Mike, nothing wrong about your decision....because you are going to spend your money in a way that makes you happy...by the way I have raced against a car with your kit and I beat him off the line (he was shredding his tires) then he would blow by me at over 100 mph. Enjoy your purchase.

 

[BillyGman]

....and the HP is higher in the RPM range by a bit which can only help with the traction problem it still seems like I made the right choice. .

Mike, you seem like a great guy, and I really appreciate your mature attitude. No offense taken, and none meant. As far as the power band being a bit higher, and that helping out with traction, just ask "Sailsmen" about that, because he just had a centrifugal supercharger installed in his Marauder, and in addition to his car being a whole lot faster than it was, he couldn't get his car to hook-up coming off of the starting line at the drag strip with the standard radial tires. So the theory that floats around this board sometimes about centrifugal superchargers being better for traction is an old wives tale. no matter what supercharger you choose for your Marauder, you'll still need a pair of drag radials in the back to hook-up consistently. Enjoy your S/Ced Marauder.

 

[MarauderTJA]

Mike, you seem like a great guy, and I really appreciate your mature attitude. No offense taken, and none meant. As far as the power band being a bit higher, and that helping out with traction, just ask "Sailsmen" about that, because he just had a centrifugal supercharger installed in his Marauder, and in addition to his car being a whole lot faster than it was, he couldn't get his car to hook-up coming off of the starting line at the drag strip with the standard radial tires. So the theory that floats around this board sometimes about centrifugal superchargers being better for traction is an old wives tale. no matter what supercharger you choose for your Marauder, you'll still need a pair of drag radials in the back to hook-up consistently. Enjoy your S/Ced Marauder.

Mike, BillyGman is right on. With my Procharger Marauder the one time I took the car track at Bradenton at night was terrible off the line. I loss more rubber on three runs off the rear tires than 10K of driving. The night was one of the worse I have seen here for April. 85 Degrees, 100% humid. The cars were forming dew on them and most everyone was running .5-.8 off due to the wetness. My 60's foot times were 2.1 and 2.2. Top end kicked A** with a 106 MPH. Smokie and I ran a couple of times and he consistantly blew out of the hole to about the 60 foot mark. By then I had traction, hooked up and hauled.

ANY supercharged car, regardless of the type of blower will shed tires and have terrible 60 foots without traction. ALL the horsepower in the world isn't worth squat at the track WITHOUT TRACTION.

 

[MikesMerc]

ANY supercharged car, regardless of the type of blower will shed tires and have terrible 60 foots without traction. ALL the horsepower in the world isn't worth squat at the track WITHOUT TRACTION.

Right on!

And, Enjoy your SC Mike!

 

[Jerry Barnes]

Response From Jerry Barnes

Mike,

Congratulations on your S/C. The Marauder group is a great group of Hot Rodders. Anything you do to your car will make a great car even better. And the folks we all hang around with is what it's all about.

Enjoy and be safe!

Jerry

 

[04funmerc]

.03

I have to throw in my .03 worth. Having never been in a blown or supercharged car I had to make it an odd numger(.o3)

I personally would like a set-up that hooks best and works with my driving style on the street because that is where I will be doing the most driving and only occanally going to the track as mine is a daily driver and waiting to hit 100 is really more then I want on the street..MHO.
NO disrespect to anyone on this subject and am not argueing, it's all in PERSONAL CHOICE on what's best for what one want's to do!!!

GOOD LUCK and I hope to see your set-up sometime....

JIM

 

[BillyGman]

I personally would like a set-up that hooks best and works with my driving style on the street because that is where I will be doing the most driving and only occanally going to the track as mine is a daily driver and waiting to hit 100 is really more then I want on the street..MHO.
JIM

Jim, my supercharged marauder is not only my daily driver, but it's my only car period. And I luv it!! I even drive it in the snow. And without problem. The challenge of finding traction is a good thing in a certain way since the reason for that is simply because your car is making good enough power to spin those tires. guys who don't have any traction issues at all with standard radial tires are those who have cars that aren't making enough power to spin the tires. On the street when a traffic light turns greeen, all I have to do is hit half throttle for the first 20 feet or so, and the car still takes off so much quicker than it ever did before I supercharged it. and then after it walks out of the hole for 20 feet and gets moving, I can then hammer the pedal to the floor while it's still in first gear, and then from 30 MPH up to triple digits it's like a rocket ship. So what's wrong with that?

 

[04funmerc]

o.k.

Yea G-Man, I hear you....I wouldn't mind that one bit...I just have to win the raffle tomorrow and it's a done deal....Speed costs $$$, right now I have too many irons in the fire to even think of buying a S/C...:depress:

JIM

 

[BillyGman]

Yep, that's true....the cost can be a hurdle. HP does cost $$ and it's a matter of how fast you want to go, and how much HP you can afford.