What is this noise?

BLK03SVT24

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My fear is the blower but I can't pinpoint exactly where it's coming from as it acts up when it wants to. I replaced the stock idlers with billetflows a little over a year ago and none of them are loose.
Blower has never been removed or pullied. Has anyone had or heard of this issue?

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Sounds like the coupler or bearing inside the Blower took a poop. You'll need to take the snout off to inspect.

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How many miles on the car? I would do what @Bullitt1448 suggests first. Remove the belt and see if the noise remains. If it does, my advice would be to buy an inexpensive auto stethoscope with a metal probe. This is a great tool to isolate where a noise is coming from. It's also great for isolating bad alternator bearings, bad water pump, etc. To me, it sounds like a supercharger bearing issue.

Here's a video of a Hellcat blower with a "similar" noise. It had a bearing issue.
 

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If you run it without the belt on does the noise go away?
Have not tried that yet. Will tackle it this weekend.
How many miles on the car? I would do what @Bullitt1448 suggests first. Remove the belt and see if the noise remains. If it does, my advice would be to buy an inexpensive auto stethoscope with a metal probe. This is a great tool to isolate where a noise is coming from. It's also great for isolating bad alternator bearings, bad water pump, etc. To me, it sounds like a supercharger bearing issue.

Here's a video of a Hellcat blower with a "similar" noise. It had a bearing issue.
Roughly 71k and some change. I'll have to pick up a stethoscope but it does sound similar to that hellcat.

If it does end up being the bearing can I replace it without removing the blower and just taking the snout off?
 

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