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Old 04-13-2009, 11:03 PM
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do centrifigual blowes ( paxton or vortech) make boost only under load? just curious
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yes, they have to hit a certain rpm (depending on pulley size) before they will make boost
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ohh ok so if you sat in the drive way revving the car with a blower on it, it iwll never show boost then, only if your driving it
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depends on how hard you rev it. but it wont make much just sitting
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Originally Posted by 89mustangfive0
ohh ok so if you sat in the drive way revving the car with a blower on it, it iwll never show boost then, only if your driving it
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depends on how hard you rev it. but it wont make much just sitting
You might blow up the motor trying to do that.
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