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Old 04-23-2006, 12:01 PM
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personally i think there is a difference.
I think we're the only two that think that way ELMACHOGERACHO .
i think if a */c can add over 150hp after being installed, its a blower. and if its as huge as that 871 blower, then its definately a blower.
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I use the terms interchangably.
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The 'Blower' in the pic above is a twin-screw roots supercharger. Just like ours.
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Originally Posted by willwren
The 'Blower' in the pic above is a twin-screw roots supercharger. Just like ours.
my point is its called a roots 871 blower, not a roots 871 supercharger.
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I think we're the only two that think that way ELMACHOGERACHO .
i think that way too, more or less. while the 871 blower is still a supercharger, i would refer to it as a blower, rather than a supercharger, and would refer to the m90 as a supercharger rather than a blower.
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Originally Posted by ELMACHOGERACHO
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The 'Blower' in the pic above is a twin-screw roots supercharger. Just like ours.
my point is its called a roots 871 blower, not a roots 871 supercharger.
But it'* a supercharger. They just call it that to make it sound cool. Any belt-driven forced induction application is both a blower and a supercharger. Supercharger is the proper term, blower is the slang.
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in the words of Ron Burgandy.....agree to disagree
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Originally Posted by willwren
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The 'Blower' in the pic above is a twin-screw roots supercharger. Just like ours.
my point is its called a roots 871 blower, not a roots 871 supercharger.
But it'* a supercharger. They just call it that to make it sound cool. Any belt-driven forced induction application is both a blower and a supercharger. Supercharger is the proper term, blower is the slang.
true. different strokes for different folks i guess.
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Oh My...........what have I started here? Guys and Gals..............Behave.
I always thought that the Blower was they type that raised out of the hood and the SC remained under the hood.
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in the words of Ron Burgandy.....agree to disagree
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