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Originally Posted by Throttle Now I understand why you kept the type of supercharger a secret for so long. It has been a while since I have been able to

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Old 02-23-2010, 08:49 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Now I understand why you kept the type of supercharger a secret for so long. It has been a while since I have been able to check up on this topic and I am a bit disappointed to find that a centrifugal was chosen. Why?

The TVS is nothing short of an evolution in supercharger design yet it was not used. Did Vortec release some ground breaking new design that is on par with the TVS advancments? Or was a centrifugal chosen for ease of mounting, maintaining the stock hood or just because Stillen is more comfortable with them? Was the TVS even tested? How did it compare to the Vortec unit you are using? What made Stillen choose something other than the best?

I am asking because I respect Stillen and I know that you guys did research a lot of different options before picking the Vortec... what made the difference? Please help me to understand.

~Throttle
This question has been covered in the other Stillen thread that for some reason I cant find anymore. Stillen was forced to use a centrifugal because a TVS or screw type supercharger will not work with the dual throttle body setup. I may be wrong but I think there was some other issue with the VVEL system on the VQ37. There just wasnt room and one of thier design goals was to be able to keep the stock hood. (Thank you stillen! I kind of thought the aftermarket hoods for the 350z's were a bit Ricy) I am not exactly thrilled about the Vortec blower myself but they obviously know something I dont. I think they are noisy but thats just my opinion where many others are fine with them.

However I want to to them for the awesome intercooler and intake design. I feel this will definitly give them an edge to the competition and will definitly make the system more scalable for higher boost options that they will inevitably will offer.
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