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No, and I have a C38-81 with 10,000 Miles or less | 7 | 18.92% | |
No, and I have a C38-81 with 25,000 Miles or less | 4 | 10.81% | |
No, and I have a C38-81 with 50,000 Miles or more | 1 | 2.70% | |
No, and I have a C30-94 with 10,000 Miles or less | 4 | 10.81% | |
No, and I have a C30-94 with 25,000 Miles or less | 4 | 10.81% | |
No, and I have a C30-94 with 50,000 Miles or more | 6 | 16.22% | |
Yes, and my C38-81 lasted 10,000 Miles or less | 3 | 8.11% | |
Yes, and my C38-81 lasted 25,000 Miles or less | 1 | 2.70% | |
Yes, and my C38-81 lasted 50,000 miles or more | 0 | 0% | |
Yes, and my C30-94 lasted 10,000 Miles or less | 4 | 10.81% | |
Yes, and my C30-94 lasted 25,000 Miles or less | 2 | 5.41% | |
Yes, and my C30-94 lasted 50,000 Miles or more | 1 | 2.70% | |
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11-28-2018, 12:48 PM | #43 |
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As far as clearance goes, I can tell you with a turbo blanket that the blanket rests lightly up against the fans. The turbo blanket isn't a perfect fit, but not a tight fit either. I've put heat tape over it as well. Without the turbo blanket I want to say you have a good .25-.5 inches of space? I'm not sure I would have to double check. It's a decent amount of room, definitely not hairline where you could only fit a piece of paper. the one thing I REALLY like about these fans though they are extremely easy to remove the fan. you remove two bolts at the top and the fans slides right out. So if you wanted to, idk why any one would, you could run with just one fan on the side you have more room. Not sure why someone would want to do that, but it's possible. edit: just to be sure, I watched a couple of other kraftwerks owners videos and all their kits sound like that. So I'm not sure if that's compressor surge, or if that's just how the BPV sounds like. JRSC definitely sounds different.
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Not taking side here but we're diverting from the topic at hand. Lets focus on the JR superchager kits and Rotrex reliability as Im sure there are people interested in the anecdotal info.
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I just find it funny as if you're talking and responding to me as if i'm complaining about the JRSC kit. I'm not, I'm comparing. I already stated in my previous comment that CSGMike was right and I even said that JRSC was just fine for DD. LOL, I'm glad you think it's BS. I don't even know why you seem so upset. Did you even watch the entire video like I said since you asked to see my engine blow up? lol probably not, but it's ok. You know so much more than I am and I am so happy you are helping out the OP. And yep, totally I definitely don't know how to do FI at all. lol. I've provided my reliability, and I COMPLETELY disclosed that I didn't own a JRSC, but I did have a c38 rotrex, but apparently my experience is null and void and doesn't count. I'm totally with you on this! I'm super interested to hear more folks chime in about since I came from a C38, jackson racing or not.
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Find this thread as I'm leaning towards the jackson racing supercharger for my FI mod.
With FI you are taking risk, we know that. But if you do it 'right' from the start you can 'minimize' problems. Right now, my plan is to get the JRS kit with the dual radiator and engine oil cooler. Im hoping to push about 250-260 whp. What is that SC fluid/filter that requires extra maintenance on this kit? |
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Is the fix for a bad Rotrex passed 3yr/36k to just buy a new Rotrex at full retail? What are the repair options once you're outside of warranty?
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Mine was out of warranty and the "sun shaft" broke. A guy in Texas fixed it for $600, and I have driven 3 track days with it going great.
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Glad to hear repairs are possible. Lots of places rebuild turbos, but rebuilding centrifugal superchargers isn't something I'm familiar with.
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People replace wheel sets, headers, exhausts, coilovers multiple times. I don't think replacing a compressor for ~$2000 is such a big expense. I just paid $5000 to replace my valve springs. My Rotrex unit is working just fine after 3 years and >30K miles. But I would just buy a new one if it fails. And, replacement is such a trivial job.
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