Posted for "Berni Breen" <bbreen@fortherecord.com>:

 Of late I have heard a lot of pros and cons to the idea of adding a
 supercharger to my IO550 (non-pressurized) Lancair IV.  Some startling
 information (right or wrong) tells me that the supercharger consumes as
 much as 50 - 70 HP for the belt driven unit.  Clearly, if that is true,
 it would require a significant boost from the supercharger just to get
 back to where I start out horsepower wise.  The purpose of this message
 is to get at the facts.  I would sincerely appreciate any and all posts
 that might shed light on this issue.  The more information, the better,
 especially if there is anyone reading this that has one, has had one, or
 is considering one.
 
 Berni P Breen
 VP Corporate Sales and Customer Service
 FTR Limited
 2901 North Central Avenue
 Suite 400
 Phoenix, Arizona 85012
 Cell: (228) 342-2521
 bbreen@fortherecord.com