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On Edge
For the meth, that makes great sense. I think an intercooler is best
On Edge
Sorry for the above 5 repeat posts. I don't know what happened. You have to ask realspeed as they are the professionals, but I think an intercooler would be more preferred, and probably the same overall cost as the meth kit. Treadstone makes an awesome intercooler, about $300.
ROUSH 4
Either way the performance gain will be sweet.
On Edge
I am intercooled. I got a killer deal on a used Procharger 3 core intercooler. I wouldve gotten a Treadstone, if i knew about them beforehand. Either way, it was ALOT of time and patience to fabricate everything up. I didnt have to move my battery. Ive heard good things about meth. But im not really educated on it. I believe you can set it to spray all the time or when you reach a certain rpm
On Edge
Have you considered a kenne bell or a whipple roots style supercharger vs a vortech centrifical ? Also as before, i got a good deal on a brand new rebuilt vortech. If i would ve started brand new, i wouldve went root style. Just something to consider.
Matt@RealSpeed
Hello everyone! I am going to give my opinion on this particular topic.
Supercharging your car can be done with a number of different companys/brands and every system has its pros and cons.
When i talk to someone about supercharging their car the very first question I ask is what do you like to do with your car. My reason behind that question is to immediately determine what direction to go. This direction includes the following (Stock motor or built motor, twin screw or centrifugal, top end kit or stock top end, high rpm power or more midrange) there is even more information going into my thoughts as i recommend a supercharger to someone but this is supposed to be brief.
Supercharging your car can be done with a number of different companys/brands and every system has its pros and cons.
When i talk to someone about supercharging their car the very first question I ask is what do you like to do with your car. My reason behind that question is to immediately determine what direction to go. This direction includes the following (Stock motor or built motor, twin screw or centrifugal, top end kit or stock top end, high rpm power or more midrange) there is even more information going into my thoughts as i recommend a supercharger to someone but this is supposed to be brief.
Matt@RealSpeed
As far as meth or an intercooler is concerned it has as much to do with budget as it does with power goals.
To be clear there are 2 diffrent types of intercoolers Water to air and Air to Air. both of these require a decent amount of work to be installed properly. Water to Air requires a whole separate cooling system including a water reservoir, a pump and an intercooler. Air to air requires large pipes to be ran to a front or bottom mounted intercooler with is generally quite large in size. You can ask Kevin how involved it is to properly route these pipes.
Water/Meth kits allow you to cool the air entering the engine for lack of a better word "Chemicaly". It also requires a whole separate system to installed in the car but it only requires a little hose to be installed in the engine bay. but it also has the effect of adding more octane to the current fuel you are running in the car, so its no longer only 93 oct.
I am sorry for ranting for so long but every single person/car will have its own way of finding their way to make horsepower. If anyone has more questions they can call me at the shop or shoot me an email/pm. We do get busy so if you get the voicemail just leave me a message i will get back to you.
To be clear there are 2 diffrent types of intercoolers Water to air and Air to Air. both of these require a decent amount of work to be installed properly. Water to Air requires a whole separate cooling system including a water reservoir, a pump and an intercooler. Air to air requires large pipes to be ran to a front or bottom mounted intercooler with is generally quite large in size. You can ask Kevin how involved it is to properly route these pipes.
Water/Meth kits allow you to cool the air entering the engine for lack of a better word "Chemicaly". It also requires a whole separate system to installed in the car but it only requires a little hose to be installed in the engine bay. but it also has the effect of adding more octane to the current fuel you are running in the car, so its no longer only 93 oct.
I am sorry for ranting for so long but every single person/car will have its own way of finding their way to make horsepower. If anyone has more questions they can call me at the shop or shoot me an email/pm. We do get busy so if you get the voicemail just leave me a message i will get back to you.
On Edge
Matt, that was very very informative. Thanks for the thorough explanation.
On Edge
Would it be possible for you to write a post on the Meth set up. Brands, stages, and how to set it up. Ie. Ive heard different places to put the nozzle. That would be extremely informative.
ElmosGotBeef'12
^always good conversation with him