As most know I am on the third supercharger.

A bunch of people asked for a sound clip so here you go. I luckily had it covered under warranty, lets see how long it can last.

 

that's a clip of your blown s/c?

 

dude thats a squeaky belt not a blown blower. That other guy who had the hella high pitched noise, his was blown, yours not so much. That noise from the compressor side is normal.

 

^^got a link to the other guy's blown s/c?

 

Nick isn't that your third supercharger?

 

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...rcharger+noise

Video isnt working for some reason. Youtube what a blown supercharger sounds like.

 

he pretty much summed it up in one word at the end of the video

 

my s/c is just as bad/loud. the tech said it was normal and that no 2 s/c sound the same *shrugs*

all i have to sya is i'm glad i'm covered

 

Get rid of that squeaky belt and get back to me with a new video. Like I said it sounds fine. Here is a link to mine running. Sounds very very similar if you ask me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI3lpwSj3rA

 

that sounds STEADY
nicks' and mine is gargling noise up and down not steady noise.
I feel like the thing is alive and about to die

 

dammit everyone's having problems and i just ordered a s/c!

 

There is ZERO squeaky belt. And yes it is blown, they already took it off and put a new one on it. The bearings were absolutely toasted, metal shavings and packed crap in there.

I dont know why it sounds like a belt but dont you also hear the clickity clacking?

 

This clip is of my second charger. No mods, no autocross, no drag strip and only 2000 miles.

My third only has about 5o miles on it. hopefully it lasts!!!

 

Might want to get it checked then. That video is the same day I took it in for warranty work, and toyota and trd determined from the sound it was blown. When they took it off the bearings were destryoed/grinded/broken and what not.

 

nope, I have pictures of the first one, but not the second one. Only thing on the second I have is sound clips and pictures of the intake tubing filled with oil.

 

Which bearings went out?

 

i agree with kik, mine sounds pretty much the same..it's always sounded like that even when it was just installed. the chirping noise got louder once i put on my 12psi pulley. there are no leaks or anything and it runs as strong as ever. maybe the vid didnt catch whatever noise it is your talking about?

 

It musnt have because whentoyota and trd heard it, they immediatly made an appointment to replace based sololy off the sounds.

 

believe me, when i first heard all the noises it made, i wished it was broken . but really thats how it's always been for me. the master tech who installed 3 previous s/c's for tc's before mine reassured me and it's been he whom i've been going to to get all my pulley related installs done and everything's been running perfectly. but sorry to hear you dont have similar luck with yours

 

Buy a rebuild kit from me for your blower and you wont have to deal with the crappy bearings from vortech that keep failing.