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sprintex supercharger 4 the 4.5 petty what r ur thoughts?
just read about them seem like a winner!
cheers mick

What's your vehicle usage? I have a mate who's done some big miles with his Sprintex charger and he loves it! Especially for towing, and he reckons that it's just an all-round easier vehicle to drive. Particularly on longer trips.

Not quite sure if they're worth the money if you're just going to be doing stuff like rock crawling though, I'd be going for gearing before power in that situation...Horses for courses and such.

I saw one a few weeks back, very clean install. All brackets are CNC machined and finished to a very high quality.

Kit comes with absolutely everything you need.

Only issue i could see was the inability to change pipework and add an inter cooler.

This though may change in time.

Relatively cheap too!

Z()LTAN wrote:I saw one a few weeks back, very clean install. All brackets are CNC machined and finished to a very high quality.

Kit comes with absolutely everything you need.

Only issue i could see was the inability to change pipework and add an inter cooler.

This though may change in time.

Relatively cheap too!

$4000
hell yeah
i just want one i dont really need just want!
years ago sussed it out 6-7 grand
cheers 4 the info lads

fuel economy wise, will it lower fuel consumption or increase it dramatically?
Cheers
Dan

20% better on average when normal driving. But boot it and it will ment your credit card. Its all to do with throttle position. Less throttl position to do the same job

turbo!

erik121 wrote:turbo!

too expensive
cheers mick

mick80 wrote:

erik121 wrote:turbo!

too expensive
cheers mick

most would say turbo is cheaper, turbo install gives a bit more flexibility in terms of how they can be fitted

I've looked at the website before - is there a link or does someone have a pic/pics of the kit - the supercharger and parts/brackets etc that come with?
(PS - does someone in Wollongong are run one by any chance for sticky beak??)

Stackson45 wrote:I've looked at the website before - is there a link or does someone have a pic/pics of the kit - the supercharger and parts/brackets etc that come with?
(PS - does someone in Wollongong are run one by any chance for sticky beak??)

do a search on the 4wd action magazine website thats wher i read up about it.

80's_delirious wrote:

mick80 wrote:

erik121 wrote:turbo!

too expensive
cheers mick

most would say turbo is cheaper, turbo install gives a bit more flexibility in terms of how they can be fitted

cheaper than 4 grand?
i like the idea of the supercharger because it is instant power as soon as u put ur foot down!
so they claim any way.
cheers mick

mick80 wrote:

80's_delirious wrote:

mick80 wrote:

erik121 wrote:turbo!

too expensive
cheers mick

most would say turbo is cheaper, turbo install gives a bit more flexibility in terms of how they can be fitted

cheaper than 4 grand?
i like the idea of the supercharger because it is instant power as soon as u put ur foot down!
so they claim any way.
cheers mick

most people say you can get a turbo boosting at low revs on a 1fz making the difference negligable.

Personally though I'd prefer a supercharger because I think it looks neater in the engine bay, and it's easier to run a standard extractor manifold and exhaust. The only downside is it's a bit noiser than a turbo.

depending on how much you can do yourself, less than $4Large should definitely be possible

80's_delirious wrote:depending on how much you can do yourself, less than $4Large should definitely be possible

i build houses 4 a living!
cheers mick

Here's one i made for a LS1 and going in a CJ5

mick80 wrote:

80's_delirious wrote:depending on how much you can do yourself, less than $4Large should definitely be possible

i build houses 4 a living!
cheers mick

so did I for 20 years, hasnt stopped me fitting up turbos

VooDoo wrote:Here's one i made for a LS1 and going in a CJ5

oooh shiney


are sprintex based on the whipple chargers or the eatons roots type blower?

80's_delirious wrote:

VooDoo wrote:Here's one i made for a LS1 and going in a CJ5

oooh shiney


are sprintex based on the whipple chargers or the eatons roots type blower?

Neither.

Sprintex was the originator and designer of the twin screw supercharger. This was licensed to A few companies such as Opcom, Autorotor and they sold cores to Whipple in the states. Whipple couldnt get enough of them so started making them inhouse (and has been in litigation ever since). Sprintex still own the twin screw patents but whipple changed the design to avoid the majority of the law suits. The one Bullet cars makes for the 4.5L cruiser is a 1.6L version. The one above is a 2L version and i have a 2.8L version on a 408 stroker in my GTO Monaro (870hp). I hope to get the 4L version to play with later on a 440ci LSX for around 1400hp.

Sneek peak of the 2.8L one

VooDoo wrote:

80's_delirious wrote:

VooDoo wrote:Here's one i made for a LS1 and going in a CJ5

oooh shiney


are sprintex based on the whipple chargers or the eatons roots type blower?

Neither.

Sprintex was the originator and designer of the twin screw supercharger. This was licensed to A few companies such as Opcom, Autorotor and they sold cores to Whipple in the states. Whipple couldnt get enough of them so started making them inhouse (and has been in litigation ever since). Sprintex still own the twin screw patents but whipple changed the design to avoid the majority of the law suits. The one Bullet cars makes for the 4.5L cruiser is a 1.6L version. The one above is a 2L version and i have a 2.8L version on a 408 stroker in my GTO Monaro (870hp). I hope to get the 4L version to play with later on a 440ci LSX for around 1400hp.

Sneek peak of the 2.8L one

i would love that in my cruiser sweet!
cheers mick

Wasn't Heinrich Krigar the originator of the twin-screw charger? Followed closely perhaps by Alf Lysholm.

These guys were around a little before Sprintex I think.

v840 wrote:Wasn't Heinrich Krigar the originator of the twin-screw charger? Followed closely perhaps by Alf Lysholm.

These guys were around a little before Sprintex I think.

Heinrich's was slightly different type being 2 lobe. Lysholm used the sprintex design and sold it to Whipple too although the court cases are ongoing as they all claim to have the patents and the others used their designs etc

SNIP.
In 1987, Art Whipple got the performance bug again and decided to get back into the performance industry with some new technology. After countless hours of research, Art found a company located in Australia named Sprintex. Whipple quickly adapted their unique “twin-screw” supercharger to his own personal 1988 Chevrolet Silverado. Within a few months, Whipple Superchargers became the exclusive distributor of the Sprintex Supercharger.

In 1991, Whipple Superchargers found a Swedish company named Opcon Autorotor. Until this time, Sprintex was the only manufacturer of the twin-screw type supercharger, but Autorotor, a sister company of the pioneering company Svenska Rotor Maskiner (SRM) had a larger variety of sizes to choose from and later generation rotor technology. By this time, the screw compressor had become commonly known as the “Whipple Charger” and quickly became a must have item for performance enthusiasts.

After Autorotor and SRM split, Whipple decided to stay with SRM and their newly formed company Lysholm Technologies. This relationship worked out very well and led to many successful twin-screw applications. With the partnership of Eaton Corporation, the Lysholm compressor made tremendous strides in dependability and performance. In 2004, the Lysholm/Eaton screw compressor was utilized on the Ford GT super car and Mercury Racing High Performance engines, a first for Lysholm.