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Old 06-28-2010, 11:39 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by OKC370Z View Post
Who said anything about swapping blowers? The intent of my statement above is for STREET applications. My opinion is that you're better off with a centrifugal rather than a roots type blower because of power delivery, based on what type of motor you have in the first place.

Small motors that make power at higher rpm levels will benefit more from a roots type blower due to lack of torque and power in the lower rpm range. larger motors with good torque characteristics benefit from using centrifiguls since they already have the torque and power down low and need help breathing on the top end.

Both supercharges will work and peform well but after owning both and in different applications I preffer the centrifugal with a motor like the 3.7 in the Z. And the reason why is becaue of traction, I don't have any desire to set my Z up like a drag car just to get better traction when I can make as much usable horsepower with a centrifugal as a roots and have more tractible power in the range I would use it.
We aren't driving 4 baggers here. Our engines are perfect for "roots" (using the term generically, I prefer twin screw). "roots" got a bad name the 350z world because Stillen used too small a model on the 350z (for clearance reasons probably, but still..). I guess ZR1 owners should be told their cars aren't trackable.
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