Custom Supercharger Shafts !
03-03-2009, 02:43 PM
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any news and hows urs holding up
03-03-2009, 03:07 PM
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Mine is doing great! After i changed the idler pulley bearings that were shot, and retightened all of my s/c bolts and loctited them, it sounds/feels like new.
I decided officially this morning that I'm moving shaft production to a different shop! The old shop is giving me the run around and I am trying to get you guys your shafts asap. Luckily i have not paid them yet and I have all of the cad drawings so its just a matter or taking it all to a different place. The old shop suddenly wanted more money and they got really interested in what the shafts were for all of the sudden.
The new shop is http://www.bartechprecision.com/ I'm hoping these guys can do it in 2 weeks as they have the material needed on hand.
Feel free to check out the website, this shop is much better, I have talked with the owner directly and I am confident everyone will get a shaft soon. Again I'd like to apologize for any delays, but I am doing all I can at this point.
I decided officially this morning that I'm moving shaft production to a different shop! The old shop is giving me the run around and I am trying to get you guys your shafts asap. Luckily i have not paid them yet and I have all of the cad drawings so its just a matter or taking it all to a different place. The old shop suddenly wanted more money and they got really interested in what the shafts were for all of the sudden.
The new shop is http://www.bartechprecision.com/ I'm hoping these guys can do it in 2 weeks as they have the material needed on hand.
Feel free to check out the website, this shop is much better, I have talked with the owner directly and I am confident everyone will get a shaft soon. Again I'd like to apologize for any delays, but I am doing all I can at this point.
03-03-2009, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by gompka
I am confident everyone will get a shaft soon.
Sorry it just sounded hillarious to me.
Back to our regular scheduled program ^^
Would it be possible to get a sound clip of the car idling? preferrably from the engine bay.
Just curious thats it.
03-03-2009, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ippskidder
Originally Posted by gompka
I am confident everyone will get a shaft soon.
Sorry it just sounded hillarious to me.
Back to our regular scheduled program ^^
Would it be possible to get a sound clip of the car idling? preferrably from the engine bay.
Just curious thats it.
03-06-2009, 02:46 AM
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any news on the new company
03-06-2009, 02:52 AM
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I'm driving down there tomorrow with the cad drawings and the original shaft to explain things. Its about a 30 min drive. I'll find out more then and update everyone. Hopefully they will be able to make these quick.
03-06-2009, 03:02 AM
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cool good deal. so what happens if they dont? do u have a back up plan
03-06-2009, 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted by goodguy889
cool good deal. so what happens if they dont? do u have a back up plan
03-06-2009, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by gompka
I'm driving down there tomorrow with the cad drawings and the original shaft to explain things. Its about a 30 min drive. I'll find out more then and update everyone. Hopefully they will be able to make these quick.
03-09-2009, 04:21 PM
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any news?
03-10-2009, 02:43 AM
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hey guys sorry for the delay I have finals going on and its nuts. Went to the shop delivered the old shaft, cad drawing, and bearings. They should be on schedule to make the shafts in 2 weeks. Hopefully there will be no more delays and i can get these things to you guys. Man, i feel sympathy for guys like Todd at TT cause when things don't go your way it sucks. I hate making you guys wait, but its out of my control. Thank you to everyone for their patience.
03-10-2009, 03:17 AM
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thank you gompka 
03-10-2009, 07:28 AM
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Make sure they don't gyp you on the steel their using. Ask to see the Certification of Material if they're special ordering that funky steel.
03-10-2009, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by etli
Make sure they don't gyp you on the steel their using. Ask to see the Certification of Material if they're special ordering that funky steel.
03-13-2009, 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by streettimetc
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03-15-2009, 08:00 AM
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The stock shaft was tested for hardness today and althought it was a little low they told me it should have held up. So the main problems here that attribute to the bearing/shaft failure is that the shaft is too small for the bearings it is a slide-on fit rather than press on like it should be, that explains why the shaft spun inside the bearings. Also it isn't balanced which isn't good either. The new shaft will be somewhat harder yes, but that turned out not to be a major problem anyway. So think of it as a bonus. I wasn't able to get a hold of the owner today again to get a price so i'll shot for tomarrow morning
Are you sure the two bearings close together on the shaft are supposed to be a press on fit and not a slide on fit? Hmm, nm, I guess they are supposed to be press-on since they are supposed to hold the shaft in a tight repeatable location relative to the axis of rotation.
03-15-2009, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by etli
The stock shaft was tested for hardness today and althought it was a little low they told me it should have held up. So the main problems here that attribute to the bearing/shaft failure is that the shaft is too small for the bearings it is a slide-on fit rather than press on like it should be, that explains why the shaft spun inside the bearings. Also it isn't balanced which isn't good either. The new shaft will be somewhat harder yes, but that turned out not to be a major problem anyway. So think of it as a bonus. I wasn't able to get a hold of the owner today again to get a price so i'll shot for tomarrow morning
Are you sure the two bearings close together on the shaft are supposed to be a press on fit and not a slide on fit? Hmm, nm, I guess they are supposed to be press-on since they are supposed to hold the shaft in a tight repeatable location relative to the axis of rotation.