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Dino Dino Bambino
I have a red car
I is just a matter of time before the belt inside the supercharger breaks. Sorry.
Been there done that. And that is why I have a Vortech S trim.
Good new is, when it breaks, it won't cause any damage to the engine. Just loss of boost.
Been there done that. And that is why I have a Vortech S trim.
Good new is, when it breaks, it won't cause any damage to the engine. Just loss of boost.
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Powerdyne had these problems all the way back into the early 90's, possibly the late 80's with their fox body kits. I didn't even know that they were even around when the s197's came out.
Forty61
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News to me too, I had a ‘91 LX with a Powerdyne, thing worked great until the belt inside the unit snapped and bound it up which then killed the drive belt to the blower. Rebuild was pretty straight forward though and after I got the new stuff on it ran like a champ until I sold the car.
How is that news to you? Sounds like you had the exact problem that almost all of these blowers had.
Vortech and Paxton produced thousands of blowers that didn't fail on a regular basis.
Keep it under 9psi boost. The v3 compressors are self contained lubrication. Dont have to tap into oil feed and return.
Probably a good idea to increase cooling.
The V2 uses engine oil for lubrication, I say go with the self contained V3 compressor.
Forty61
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I guess I wasn’t clear, I didn’t realize they were still around for the S197 cars. The failure I experienced was as you described but I had no idea they were building blowers for our year models.
My mistake. Typical Monday problems all around me, time to back away from the keyboard.
Apologies.
Thanks mate, any advice on what psi should run?
Nice ride.
Dino Dino Bambino
I have a red car
Yours, the one in the video it’s mine, the video it’s from the previous owner.
Dino Dino Bambino
I have a red car
Thanks. Evidently red Mustangs with black stripes turn a lot of heads. 
That was quite the coincidence finding your car uploaded on YouTube by the PO. That shade of blue with black Boss stripes looks fantastic.
That was quite the coincidence finding your car uploaded on YouTube by the PO. That shade of blue with black Boss stripes looks fantastic.
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