Need some centri blower advice

[96S/Cobra]

For those of you who have experience with centri blowers, is there any advantage/disadvantage in choosing a vortech over a procharger, or procharger over a vortech?

I have never owned a car with a centri blower, or rode in a car with one for that matter, but I am in dire need to upgrade my car, and I feel this would be the next practical step.

A little background on my car as it is now.....96 cobra (currently with a 1.5L KB @10psi), eagle rods, Mahle ceramic coated forged pistons (8.8:1 cr), SHM blower cams, Comp Cams high lift beehive valve springs, BBK LT's, O/R H-pipe, Magnaflow cat back, and water/meth injection. Those are most of the major engine mods, and my car is driven 99% on the street, it's hardly ever taken to the track.

Anyways, I would like to step up to maybe a T-trim, or even a procharger (not sure which one is best for my application). Looking on Vortech's site, they make passenger side or driver side mount, reverse rotation, etc....so which one would I need to get? I know I can call them direct, but I thought I would ask some opinions for those of you with experience with the centri blowers. Any and all info is greatly appreciated!!

Also, just out of curiosity, how much rwhp/tq could be made with a vortech/procharger, and at what psi level would it take (I want to run the car strictly on pump gas 93 octane)

 

[Helomech74]

Personally I would run a Procharger as they are self contained (no separate oil feed line or drain to run). Procharger's also come with front mount intercoolers (different types available.) Personally for your car, I would go with a D1SC Procharger at a minimum. I would also run the 3 core intercooler (preferably the sheetmetal race intercooler.) I am about to swap an F1 series Procharger into my car (replacing the little P1). The F series blowers have a different internal gear set up, they make boost quicker, and are more efficient then the smaller blowers as well.

 

[IUP99snake]

Does an F1 have the same external dimensions as a P1 or D1? Is the bracketry interchangeable?

Homer

 

[JAILBAIT]

Personally I would run a Procharger as they are self contained (no separate oil feed line or drain to run). Procharger's also come with front mount intercoolers (different types available.) Personally for your car, I would go with a D1SC Procharger at a minimum. I would also run the 3 core intercooler (preferably the sheetmetal race intercooler.) I am about to swap an F1 series Procharger into my car (replacing the little P1). The F series blowers have a different internal gear set up, they make boost quicker, and are more efficient then the smaller blowers as well.

Hit the nail on the head with that response. :thumbsup:


The F1 has the same physical dimensions yes. It will fit in all the same brackets a P1 and D1 fit in. When running the F1 however you will need to modify the inlet tube just a small bit as the inlet snout is just a touch longer.

 

[IUP99snake]

You mentioned that you already have a P1 in your car, as well. Are you just swapping the head unit, or are you installing the entire F1 Kit with a different kind of belt routing and bracketry?

 

[Helomech74]

The F1 bolts into the P1 brackets with no issues. I'm not changing anything other then swapping to an 8 rib setup. Other then that, it's still going to be the same. I already have the 3 core sheetmetal intercooler, and I have the big red race valve as well, so the rest of the kit is pretty much done. Just need to install the F1 blower and get it retuned.

 

[LOVESBOOST]

if I were goin procharger I would would use the F series. although I am not a big fan of procharger, I think its a great kit. Vortechs are a nice setup as well. But I think the F1 gets the nod from me

 

[96S/Cobra]

Thanks for the info guys, I really do appreciate it.

BTW...Helomech74, thanks for the seat extenders, wow what a difference, I can now kind of fit in my car...kind of lol!