Can you put a blow off valve on a supercharger...like you could on a turbo-charged car? What types of modifications can you purchase for a supercharger?

 

i love the way a BOV sound when shifting or revving. vroom psss hehe

 

There's no need for it, as the engine slows down, so does the S/C, thus no back pressure.

Good question though.

:twisted:

 

yeah.. SC is belt driven unlike turbo, but some SC do use a BOV

 

you can. like the above states, on some superchargers there isnt a need, but you CAN add one if you want to. Don't know what it'll do, but you can...

On superchargers that build boost with rpms (like turbos) you can add BOVs and i believe that most if not all the kits include some kind of pressure release valve.

one of the main reasons of the BOV is get rid of the excess pressure... imagine blowing out of a straw really hard then to stop blowing.. someone covers the end. that's no blow off valve... now imagine the same thing... then to stop blowing and someone closing the end, but leaves a little pressure controller opening to release the excess air pressure. for example it only opens when you blow normal to hard. otherwise it stays shut and lets the low pressure just circulate. This excess pressure is bad for mainy reasons, and to get into that would be a whole 'nother thread.

 

The whole BOV thing is get'n kinda silly. It's not there to make cool sounds, it serves an important role on a turbo charged engine. As RedBox explained. Skirts, spoilers, spliters etc. oringinally served a role also, but now everyone usses them for image. Form follows function people. Sheesh.

I wouldn't be surprised if there is a little chip with a speaker ya can buy that hooks to ur engine and chirps. lol

 

a blow off valve isnt really useless its purpose is to release pressure from the supercharger which allows the supercharger and engine to last longer.

 

Could always just hook this up. :D
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What type of TRD Supercharger? Roots?

 

No one serious about S/C uses roots design anymore... They're pretty showy and inefficient...

As for BOV, this is why a lot of people even WANT a trubo.... They don't know what it does, they have no idea how to properly take care of a turbo, they don't even know that you have to put 91 octane in the damn car... All they know is that if it goes psshhheww, it goes faster...

I hate it when I meet people like that... I rather have a recirculating BOV just so I don't hear nothing... The sound of the spool is what gets me going because you're actually MAKING power during THAT sound...

 

You are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RIGHT!

Next thing you know people will be puting empty NOS bottles in the trunk just to look cool....

OH WAIT..... The ricers already do that....

Truth be told: If you don't know what a turbocharger is or how to maintain one then DON'T get one, unless you are willing to learn. If you want added prefomance just go for the TRD supercharger. All you have to do with that one is take it into MR. Toyota dealer and say "Give me that TRD supercharger" and *POOF* your all set.

And if you really want the BOV sound..... Just load up on some Taco Bell

 

I was just told by a reliable source that:

The Scion tC will utilize a Vortech SQ-trim blower. First time TRD has ever utilized this type of supercharger. The car made 220fwhp at 6 psi.
Damn I'm getting excited! Now I wish that it came w/ a limited slip dif.

 

you can bet a lsd will be soon to come
220fwhp holy *****

btw what all do you have to do to a supercharger to keep it running smoothly and all that jazz

 

another John Kerrying?

220 whp my ___ :D I can bet you if the tC is going to be 220 bhp I would even be skeptical...

I heard from a reliable source that the tC will have a RWD mod and sport 250 whp with a twin turbo kit comming next Jan...

In order for you to keep the S/C running happy, you just have to make sure you fill it with S/C oil... Thats what my friend had to go through with his MR2 at least... There isn't much maintenace if it's factory direct... You just drive the car and make sure you change the oil... Turbo don't have this however, but turbo tend to need more care if you mess with the boost...

 

i think with exhaust and a intake for the supercharger it will be like 210
then crank up the psi to 9 or so and then its gonna be a fun little car

 

hrm... sorry i just dont see it...

look at the s/c for the xb it ads 30 - 40.. or was it 40 - 50... now lets just bring it over to the tc... 160 - 30 ur only at 190... 40 200,,, 50 210... i dunno okay maybe its possible... im skeptical when i see it i'll believe it.

 

at least 200hp would be nice with the factory SC.

 

TRD Supercharged 3.0L Engine
Maximum hp Gain @ 6000 RPM +70 hp
Maximum Torque Gain @ 6000 RPM +62 lb.ft.
Peak HP Increase +50 hp (197 stock vs. 247 S/C)
Peak Torque I +25 lb.ft. (217 stock vs. 242 S/C)

 

would be nice... and with the weight.. i wonder how it'd compare to the srt-4... i needa get over this bs... i got myself into enuf trouble with my 03 mazdaspeed protege 3 tickets in 3 weeks and that was enuf to sell me in im going slowstylishbox and with starting a family in a year or two.. the carseat will look nice in the box... and yanno whats sad,, if i kept the msp.. im not so sure i could keep myself from racing even with a kiddy in the car.. so give me some props for steping out.

 

coupe2 what are you talking about LOL, when did a 3.0 engine come into this?

As for the rest of you... That person said 220 WHEEL HORSE POWER... That will NEVER happen....

A stock 220 whp tC would be far fetched... it'll probably be what 250 at the crank?