Re: Got my Powerdyne installed this afternoon

From: Looper (davidalooper@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Jun 14 2000 - 09:54:09 EDT


How long did it take to install? How much $$$ did it
take?

--- Tim Berry <coolva1@home.com> wrote:
>
> Welp, I got my supercharger from FedEx at 11:52AM
> this afternoon...
> as soon as I heard a big truck stop at my house I
> was out front waiting fer
> it... =) He asked me if this was for my Trans Am, I
> was like, thats my
> Sisters, but its a Supercharger for my truck... He
> was kinda amazed =)
>
> Anyways
> Install was ok, except the part where Powerdyne
> fergot to put one fuel line
> in the boxes... (Supposed to overnight it) and the
> hardest part fer me was
> the Drilling of the holes fer the new fuel pump in
> the frame (broke a drill
> bit =-) and mounting the mounting bracket (holds
> the SCer) I had to take
> the dremel to 2 of the 3 holes to make them fit
> (just a small amount) and
> everything went good from there...
>
> I have run it without the new pump, and you can see
> why they give you
> another one =-) I can powerbrake from 1500 RPMS and
> it'll snap your neck
> now.. (still dosent spin one bit) (yay) and if you
> keep it floored, she
> does ok till you get to about 2000-2500 RPMs, then
> it kinda takes a sec then
> starts to go again till you get to about 4k, then
> that is when you can tell
> it needs more gas real bad... from 1st to 2nd, it
> backfires one or two
> times, then hauls ass in 2nd to 70... (havent had it
> on the interstate
> yet... cant say anything fer 3rd)
> Under 1/2 to 3/4 throttle, I could probably run
> another 15.5 run easy,
> because its getting all the fuel it needs... but
> still cant wait to get that
> fuel it needs... one of my buddys that drives a
> 14sec (almost 13 sec) T/A
> said it felt like a 14.5ish truck now, thats with
> out fuel..
> The powerdyne is silent at a stoplight, but 1k-2.5k
> RPMs and you can hear a
> whine (not too loud, kinda quiet, but you can here
> it...) my bro heard it
> when I pulled up in the driveway... After driving it
> for a long time on the
> faster roads, and runnin it hard, the SCer is just
> warm, as is the air
> hat... (yay!!)
> Right when it studders I'm hitting 7PSI which means
> no leaks fer me! =)
> I'll let yall know how the bad dak feels after the
> Fuel gets in there... as
> with a few pics too....
>
> Questions/Comments coolva1@home.com
>
>
_______________________________________________________
> Tim Berry -- Chesapeake, VA
> `97 SLT 318 auto CC 2x4 LSD:
> Dual's w/Flowmaster, Homemade K&N GEN II, 2 Electric
> Fans
> 180 T-stat, MSD 8.5 wires, Traction Bars, F&B Stage
> 1, Mod'd intake
> Trans Go Shift Kit, BFG 275/60's, MP Puter,
> Powerdyne 6PSI
> Edelbrock Headers/Y-pipe, Exhaust cutout B4 cat
> BEST 1/4 15.488 @ 86.23 MPH
>
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