I have been wanting to buy a supercharger since last fall when they were on sale. However that is the slowest time of the the year and combined with the holidays I procrastinated until the sales were over. I have since been waiting for the prices to drop again. Since I know what they could have been had for I refuse to pay the full price plus shipping plus the larger pulley. When I read that this all could be had for the basic list, a savings of $200, I contacted Alpine and have talked to them about ordering one. What concerns me now is the stories of poor fit and finish. Being a master tech like auto, and having been in the buisness of building street rods for years, the installation is of no real concern. However, spending 3 large for something with shoddy craftsmanship is of great concern.
The other thing that bothers me is that if the power does not really kick in until 4k rpm. That sounds more like a turbo. The advantage of a supercharger over a turbo is is off idle power increase. I had to make a quick trip to Chicago yesteraday and checked to see where 4k came into play. On hard accelleration the VX winds to about that before shifting. Speedwise, 80 mph is about 3k and 90 is 3400rpm . From this 4k would be about 105mph. I drive the VX hard but don't constantly floorboard it from a standing start or need a lot kick over 100mph. I would really like to find out how much a power increase there is in the lower normal driving ranges, like off line and 40-60 acceleration.
thanks listening to my rant
albert
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