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Jonathan,
Power (boost PSI) really does matter for normalization. At
8000 ft air pressure is at 22.22 hg. It will talk about 3.75 psi of boost
to recover to 29.92. But you are correct. No need to work the spin the SS any
faster than necessary.
Bobby
I'm not sure power really matters in the configuration we
are discussing... if you were going to boost, then yes it might be important,
but in normalizing situations having extra power is just wasted, cause you are
only maintaining ~30" manifold. The Whipple superchargers are also more fragile,
they require a very solid mounting due to the internal clearances of the blower,
if you do not have a good mounting the case will flex and the screws will decide
to become one with the housing, which is one failure mode I do not want to even
consider since it throws bits of the blower into the engine.
Jonathan
Bobby,
before you pluck down the money for the Eaton, check out
the Whipple/KenneBell/Lysholm.
In the last 5.0-Mustang mag (sometimes I fall back to old
habits, sorry.... :) ), there was an advertisement for a KenneBell setup
as a direct replacement for the Eaton ( there was some factory offer with a
Eaton charger, probably from the Motorsports department...), which claims more
power/efficiency with the same setup (bolt in...)
I know that the Whipple is pricier than the Eaton, but not
that much!
Thomas J
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