[Charged SVTF]

Well did quite a bit of driving upon receiving and installing the rebuilt blower. Now its either me being out of the drivers seat for a week or the car has improved performance when out of boost. The car seems to be accelerating better when not in boost. Any thoughts?

I would assume thats possible since the rebuild has new bearings and would be less resistant on the crank. But I could just be losing my mind.

To put it in more of a prespective, comparing pre rebuild versus post rebuild driving is like staying out of boost while having the A/C system on at the number 2 level and then turning it off and feeling that slight rejuvinated power. You can feel a difference.

So am I wacky or not. Did getting the rebuild truly cause that much of a decrease in resistance to increase out of boost performance?!? The car just doesnt feel as sluggish and certainly doesnt feel 130K old.

Side not, I am using a belt that is not as tight as the original JRSC BBK. I opted for a 106 3/8" O.C. versus the belt the 106" OC that came with the kit.

 

[pat247]

Glad to hear that you got the blower fixed and back on the car. Bad bearing probably had some drag on the engine would be my guess.

I have been using the 106.5" belt since install because my brother and I could not get the 105.5" belt that came with the BBK to go on. That said I have not had any issues with the longer belt and I have put close to 30,000 miles on it.

 

[wordyahurdd]

congrats! i wish i had a blower [cheers]

 

[mlbbaseball]

when I'm done w/ my darn co-op, first thing I am doing is putting my blower on!!!

 

[03OrangeSVT]

Its probly where you havent driven it in a while, rebuilding the blower should have nothing to do with "off boost" performance.

 

[03OrangeSVT]

Its probly where you havent driven it in a while, rebuilding the blower should have nothing to do with "off boost" performance.