powerdyne supercharger
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 9,644
From: IL
Most people will tell they are scrap, sure people have made them work and been happy, but far more people don't like them. That should tell you something. Just buy a Vortech or Paxton. Spend your money right the first time.
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 454
From: Adams,MA
The Powerdyne superchargers are scrap.I had one on my old
5.0 and the seals were blown in one year.You will fined that
more people are unhappy with their Powerdyne superchargers
than happy.Definitley consider a different brand supercharger.
I would get a Procharger supercharger for my mustang.
5.0 and the seals were blown in one year.You will fined that
more people are unhappy with their Powerdyne superchargers
than happy.Definitley consider a different brand supercharger.
I would get a Procharger supercharger for my mustang.
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Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 248
From: Iowa
I would highly recommend to STAY AWAY from Powerdyne. I have had a unit of theirs in the past and had nothing but problems. The car of choice was a 1996 Mustang GT 70000 miles, it was my high school car. I bought it from a guy who had the supercharger installed at 40,000. So yeah, there were a few miles on the supercharger, but I've seen lots more on higher quality units go without problems.
The first thing about Powerdyne that's catchy is the price, but you do get what you pay for, that's for sure. I'm sure that's the only way they sell their stuff is by getting people that JUST want to have a supercharger at any means and don't really do research. The second thing that draws attention is the separate oiling system, so you don't have to tap the oil pan, but I think herein lies half the problems, and in my opinion it's much easier anyways to just change the cars oil and be done with it, although many other companies are also adding independently oiled superchargers.
Anyways, inside is basically bearings and belts, both that (according to research I did after my experiences) tend to go out quite frequently. Next is the unhelpful customer support that either doesn't answer or fails to provide any adequate or accurate information about their superchargers, although that is second hand data from a friend as far as customer support is concerned.
You can look online and find a wealth of information about them, with I would guess 75% negative. I'm guessing the other 25% of people either haven't had a problem YET, or have had a problem and not come back to their posts and changed them. I'm sure theres even more who have had failures but not acknowledged them online. I actually thought I heard the company had closed up, but maybe that isn't true.
When mine went out, I was nearly positive that the unit had siezed up and the belts and bearings needed replaced. Rebuild kits weren't extremely expensive and seem to be all over Ebay, ranging from $100-200, including Kevlar belts and higher rated bearing. It was supposedly quite simple for a do it yourself job, but required shiming between the two part of the supercharger and stuff. I think I could have potentially done it, but I was just very disappointed with the whole system.
There is also a company that deals with Powerdyne (and perhaps other brand) rebuilds, and their ranged from $300-900 depending on what all was done, and their work was warrantied in many situations and there was no guarantee of repair if I remember correctly. I think it was 928motorsports.com or something, but I can't get it to open in browser right now. They also said they could get more power out of or something. Which is second, I know I only had 6 psi or so, but the thing felt very underpowered for what it should have been doing.
Anyways, some people have said that the rebuilt Powerdyne units by companies such as 928motorsports actually end up being a higher quality product than other brands like Vortech or Paxton. That's what I've heard, but not what I necessarily deem to be true or would ever believe. But I don't see the use in buying something that needs to be rebuilt from the get-go to be a quality product and would rather not even support a company like that anyways and I've had nothing but success with my Vortech, but there's other brands just as good, just not Powerdyne and that's for sure.
All in all, pay a bit more and buy something that'll last!!!
The first thing about Powerdyne that's catchy is the price, but you do get what you pay for, that's for sure. I'm sure that's the only way they sell their stuff is by getting people that JUST want to have a supercharger at any means and don't really do research. The second thing that draws attention is the separate oiling system, so you don't have to tap the oil pan, but I think herein lies half the problems, and in my opinion it's much easier anyways to just change the cars oil and be done with it, although many other companies are also adding independently oiled superchargers.
Anyways, inside is basically bearings and belts, both that (according to research I did after my experiences) tend to go out quite frequently. Next is the unhelpful customer support that either doesn't answer or fails to provide any adequate or accurate information about their superchargers, although that is second hand data from a friend as far as customer support is concerned.
You can look online and find a wealth of information about them, with I would guess 75% negative. I'm guessing the other 25% of people either haven't had a problem YET, or have had a problem and not come back to their posts and changed them. I'm sure theres even more who have had failures but not acknowledged them online. I actually thought I heard the company had closed up, but maybe that isn't true.
When mine went out, I was nearly positive that the unit had siezed up and the belts and bearings needed replaced. Rebuild kits weren't extremely expensive and seem to be all over Ebay, ranging from $100-200, including Kevlar belts and higher rated bearing. It was supposedly quite simple for a do it yourself job, but required shiming between the two part of the supercharger and stuff. I think I could have potentially done it, but I was just very disappointed with the whole system.
There is also a company that deals with Powerdyne (and perhaps other brand) rebuilds, and their ranged from $300-900 depending on what all was done, and their work was warrantied in many situations and there was no guarantee of repair if I remember correctly. I think it was 928motorsports.com or something, but I can't get it to open in browser right now. They also said they could get more power out of or something. Which is second, I know I only had 6 psi or so, but the thing felt very underpowered for what it should have been doing.
Anyways, some people have said that the rebuilt Powerdyne units by companies such as 928motorsports actually end up being a higher quality product than other brands like Vortech or Paxton. That's what I've heard, but not what I necessarily deem to be true or would ever believe. But I don't see the use in buying something that needs to be rebuilt from the get-go to be a quality product and would rather not even support a company like that anyways and I've had nothing but success with my Vortech, but there's other brands just as good, just not Powerdyne and that's for sure.
All in all, pay a bit more and buy something that'll last!!!
Last edited by dastangman; Jul 10, 2010 at 10:22 PM.
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 454
From: Adams,MA
Yes,the Powerdyne superchargers are quite inferior and I will
never purchase one again as in my experience their customer
service was the worst I ever seen.The seals blew on my Powerdyne
I would say too soon.
If I were purchasing a supercharger again I would definitley be
looking into getting a Vortech or Procharger supercharger.
never purchase one again as in my experience their customer
service was the worst I ever seen.The seals blew on my Powerdyne
I would say too soon.
If I were purchasing a supercharger again I would definitley be
looking into getting a Vortech or Procharger supercharger.
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