04-11-2020, 06:28 PM | #5405 |
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Let me preface this by saying that I realize rotrex failures are probably much more rare than this forum would lead one to believe. Guys who have a rotrex on their only car what are you doing if the supercharger fails. What would need to be done to go back to NA temporarily other than replacing the airbox and reflashing? Do you also need to replace pulleys brackets etc?
I’m thinking you could probably buy a replacement rotrex and have it shipped or rent a car for 3 months.... or keep a spare. I’m probably overthinking this but it would be a problem I had to solve in the short term and I’d like to have a plan. Also.... I’ve been stuck at home for a month not making the money I was planning to spend on a supercharger. |
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Do you have a racecar trailered and towed to the track (Jackson's setup), or a street driven car? (my setup)
Overall, mine is more robust, but costs more. The only real difference between what I aside and what JR said is that I added hood vents. |
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Or, cross-ship. |
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I think the tune is also an important part of engine heat. Do you have any comments on that? |
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So here the question is focused on going from 200 to 300 hp. This would infer standard kit install, factory or diy tune should be pretty similar in power if all else is equal:
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I also have a fully sealed cooling stack, large hood vents in the appropriate loaction, and a divorced oil cooler. Apples and oranges, for the sake of cooling a JRSC setup. Additional radiant heat in the engine bay has no effect on how well your radiator cools in a constant stream of air, but it can lead to having to heat shield things in the engine bay, lest they cool in proximity to hot exhaust piping that wasn't there in factory form. The supercharger is MUCH simpler in that sense. In a drag race, my car isn't any faster than a JRSC car with similar output. I went turbo to take on the challenge of "you can't make a reliable turbo FA20 track car". Turns out you can; it just costs 2x more than a SC of the same output. |
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Now, the racecar is obviously not a fair comparison, because it's got more development in it than the average street car, as does my personal (turbo) brz. long story short: added power? add cooling. Don't delete factory provisions. Add cooling to be safe. |
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I don't understand the comments regarding factory cooling and ducting around the plastics...?
Is it possible to get some kind of guidance on this with pics without the front bumper or something? Thanks everyone for all the awesome insights in here |
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Keep your stock parts, and trim only what is needed for intercooler piping. |
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I also once saw a pic of a JDL install where there was some foam installed around the front. It was a while back and I didn't even think of saving that pic. What is the purpose of the foam installation like that around the front? |
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