Supercharged 3.8

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L67ss

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My links were random cscs under $1k that I snagged in response to you scoffing at the idea of a $1k CSC. And they'd be better than Chinese knockoff turbos lol
 

UNGN

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My links were random cscs under $1k that I snagged in response to you scoffing at the idea of a $1k CSC. And they'd be better than Chinese knockoff turbos lol

No they wouldn't. I have NEVER seen a successful Paxton application that would make more power than a low dollar/low boost turbo set up and those were kits DESIGNED for the motor and not random Sc's bolted on a 3800 V6.

The amount of Horsepower required to spin a Paxton is relatively huge. The Electric motor used for the industrial application was probably 40 HP and it probably wouldn't make 6psi feeding a V6. Since 6psi might only give you 60 HP, that is a net 20 HP the hard way and the Power in/Power out equation doesn't get better as RPM increases.

Physics is not a Paxton's friend. The Paxton Supercharged R2/R3 Studebakers, that were legendary for having "1 HP per Cubic inch" (Gross) really had only about 30-40 Net HP more than an Un-supercharged Studebaker 289.
 

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No they wouldn't. I have NEVER seen a successful Paxton application that would make more power than a low dollar/low boost turbo set up and those were kits DESIGNED for the motor and not random Sc's bolted on a 3800 V6.

The amount of Horsepower required to spin a Paxton is relatively huge. The Electric motor used for the industrial application was probably 40 HP and it probably wouldn't make 6psi feeding a V6. Since 6psi might only give you 60 HP, that is a net 20 HP the hard way and the Power in/Power out equation doesn't get better as RPM increases.

Physics is not a Paxton's friend. The Paxton Supercharged R2/R3 Studebakers, that were legendary for having "1 HP per Cubic inch" (Gross) really had only about 30-40 Net HP more than an Un-supercharged Studebaker 289.

You're wasting your time. You just can't reason with a 17 year old kid who has "20 years of experience".
 

UNGN

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You're wasting your time. You just can't reason with a 17 year old kid who has "20 years of experience".

Oh come on. I have atleast 6-10 memorable stories involving Paxton superchargers... Like the time dad's friend Chas needed someone to watch the Boost gage in his paxton blown 390 AMX. I had to be about 13 and was light so I was perfect. Right after the 1-2 shift, the mechanical oil pressure gage line breaks and starts filling the passenger footwell full of 250 degree oil. I'm trying to get Chas's attention,but he can only think about a clean 2-3 shift. He finally looks over and shuts its down and we used a tow strap to drag it back to his place.

I never did see positive boost on the gage.
 

L67ss

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Where I lived in warrensburg theres a guy running a Paxton on an lt1 camaro. Made more boost than my m90
 

peppers

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his has a few laughs in it. if i were going to go 3.8 which was my original intention, my recipe would be the l67 bottom end. f body heads and intake. zzp turbo cam. fabricate headers and throw a turbo on it. I've had a few l67 grand prix. yea they can move but for the money i spent between going with a gen 5 m90 and a m112 from a lightning the turbo conversion guys would still smoke me. superchargers are good don't get me wrong but you can do so much more with a turbo.
 
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