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Postby simontaylor » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:14 pm

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Postby David Gentleman » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:23 pm

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Where's that 300 bhp ARR beast at the minute :?:



What 300bhp ARR beast?, there might be a 300bhp ART beast... :lol:
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Postby clee » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:39 pm

David Gentleman wrote:
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Where's that 300 bhp ARR beast at the minute :?:



What 300bhp ARR beast?, there might be a 300bhp ART beast... :lol:


The R and T are next to one anothert :wink: :lol:
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Postby Alpineandy » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:52 pm

I though Mr Dell (viva el presidente!) is fitting one of these superchargers to his new engine... Or has he changed his mind :?
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Postby David Gentleman » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:53 pm

Alpineandy wrote:I though Mr Dell (viva el presidente!) is fitting one of these superchargers to his new engine... Or has he changed his mind :?


He's got to fit the engine first.. :shock:
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Postby stephendell » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:04 pm

Yup, that's the right one but the vendor doesn't state whether it's a C30-84 (200-320bhp) or C30-94 (250-400bhp) so have sent him a message. The 84 is a bit small and anything less would be next to useless for a GTA.

The problem with putting a centrifugal blower like that on the V6 turbo is it will only run around 8-10psi max and wont come on boost early like a turbo (eg, 14psi at 3000rpm). The boost on the rotrex rises exponentially with revs, so you will get say 8psi at 6000, 4 psi at 3000...


That's right, putting this blower on a GTA turbo would be pointless. The compression is too low and you probably end up with less power than standard. Ideally it should go on a higher compression normally aspirated engine (like the one it's coming off !) and run about 0.7 bar
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Postby clee » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:06 pm

Throttle-body upstream 8)
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Postby stephendell » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:08 pm

If possible, but not easy :(
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