Have a friend with a 1/2 ton 360 (2001 or 2002?) and he is trying to get more giddy-up out of it. He is thinking about a supercharger. Saw an episode on Trucks where (I believe) a Procharger SC was bolted onto a 318. I know that Eaton makes SC's as well. Any other brands to consider? Anybody have experience with either of these products?
Also, what would a cheaper way be to unleash some more power (I assume intake, headers, exhaust, possibly a chip)?

Thanks,
~Rob

 

Vortech and Paxton also make blowers, these make a lot of power. The chips, headers etc help, they don't have the "punch" of a blower.

 

Cool,
Thanks Mcmopar. I noticed on the Procharger website that they have an article about one of their competitors reducing their HP claims on their superchargers. That competitor was Vortech. Here is the link, thought it was interesting: Click Here

~Rob

 

You arn't kidding--that is interesting. Bad for business, but interesting. With the proliferation of chassis dyno's people were probably finding out about these false claims and the legal dept. made some changes!!!!

 

Turbochargers are much more efficient.

 

I would love for someone to sell a turbo kit for Dodges, I want to put one on my 493, but have found good info very hard to find. If you know of one let me know!! There is a guy on this site who is building a 440 twin turbo, but it is still in the development stages. When he gets done I might try it.

 

I have an unmodified 4-71 roots blower. I do not have the drive setup. It is the prized blower that has the reduction gears and puts out more pressure when set up direct.

 

Haulin' is that a 4 or 14-71??

 

KRC Performance sells kits with different superchargers.

 

I personally would go turbo. However I know that a super is an easier way (allmost bolt on) to get more power. Turbos are nice and more efficient but more difficult (but I would love the challenge) to install and setup.

 

It is a 4-71 Detroit blower which used to be the standard for small blocks and generally a 6-71 for a big block. By unmodified I mean that it is a stock takeoff from a Detroit engine and is not set up for hot rod use. It is an extra I had while playing with Mopar stuff in the '70s

 

pull the 360 put in a 5.9 diesel it will run riings around anything one can do to a 360 gasser

 

Yeah but the rear wheels would be off the ground with the extra weight up front.

Edwin

 

This information is a bit dated as I have not played with speed type vehicles for quite some time. The old theory was that a supercharger would cause a big loss in economy but give instant response and a constant pressure/rpm pattern.

A turbo charger had lag off the line, but improved economy along with power. The biggest bang for the buck was the roots supercharger, but needed a hole in the hood and a lot of money for gas. It is noisey also. The carb mounted on the top of it so pressure boxes were not necessary. The paxton type was belt driven and fed through the top of the carb so needed a pressure box to have proper carb function. The response of the paxton centrifical was not nearly as good as the roots.

Of course the 6-71 with a pair of hollys on top sticking through the hood, made a great impression at MacDonalds. Even more impression if you backfired starting on a chilly night with no pop off valve.

 

Jug,

Not really, by the time you beef a durango to support a CTD it would be heavy, with all of that time and money spent you could build a killer 360 and have the Durango going faster than any CTD I have seen, except mabye the sidewinder.