Probably guilty as "charged"..... I'm not used to calling assemblies in this
kind of short form and took "charger" as someone forgetting what an
alternator is rather than supercharger ( a term more easily understood).

What's in a name??? Who knows what a gudgeon pin is... or a front wing....
or a demister...

You guys are just like everyone at work.... "let's pick on the old fart"....
(just kidding 8^)

As I recall, the supercharger (yes, supercharger) is underdriven to start
with. Think of it this way... A normally aspirated motor of (just for
argument) 300 cubic inches, thinks it's a 300 cubic inch motor.... at 7
pounds of boost, it thinks it's a 450 cubic inch motor and at 14.7 pounds of
boost it thinks it's a 600 cubic inch motor. Of course this doesn't take
into account atmospheric pressure variations, intake air temp or pumping
losses...


"Mark C." > wrote in message
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> Yea Jim. Can't you read?
>
> --
> Mark C. Jack of all trades, master of none. (well, maybe a couple)
>
> I r34lly n33d t0 g37 l41d
>
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> "Jafo" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > Akshully Jim, I'm pretty sure he meant the upper blower pulley on the
S/C.
> > Which by itself has added gobs of power.
> >
> > --
> > Jafo
> > '02 GT Black
> > Not eggzackly stock.
> >
> > "Jim Warman" > wrote in message
> > news:KQZMd.239$gA4.229@edtnps89...
> >> Here we go again... Underdrive pulleys free up a very small amount of
> >> power... where they shine is in cars that are subject to continuous
high
> > rpm
> >> operation. They can reduce the chance of winding separation in the
> >> altermator as well as reducing cavitation in the waterpump. For a daily
> >> driver subject to leng periods of normal to low rpm operation, you can
> >> expect poor charging system operation, possible overheating and even
> > reduced
> >> power steering assist at low speeds. Any serious horsepower gains will
be
> >> more placebo effect than actual........ please don't trot out the dyno
> > tests
> >> that show a whopping 2 horsepower gain. In a street car this is pretty
> > much
> >> negligable, especially in light of the downsides.
> >>
> >> Ahhh, I can get a bigger alternator that will offset the reduced
rpm.....
> >> and the bigger alternator will chew up the appropriate amount of
> > horsepower
> >> to maintain charging system efficiency..... can you say "Back to square
> >> one??"
> >>
> >> It's not difficult to apply logic to the "don't buy" side of the
> >> equation..... with you young'uns, the glitter of billet aluminum far
> >> outweighs any sensible decisions.
> >>
> >>
> >> > wrote in message
> >> oups.com...
> >> > I am trying to decide if I want to change the pulley on my 04 cobra.
I
> >> > need to know if it's worth it: is there going to be belt slippage,
how
> >> > long can I expect the charger to last due to increased demand on the
> >> > bearings due to the increased heat.
> >> >
> >> > If it is done, will there be any other mods that needs to be done.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
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