Procharger D1SC eats rubber inlet...

[Travis@boostworks]

We had a Procharger eat it's inlet elbow today. Customer dropped the car off for a pump gear, timing gear, and tune. This is a pretty stiff rubber tube, yet it fell victim to the D1 @ 10psi.

Luckily, no damage to the compressor wheel. We are now going to build an inlet for this setup. We already have one for the P1SC cars. The 8 rib on this system pushes the supercharger forward a tad, and requires a compound bend to clear. So, it'll be a bit more challenging.

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[GSLSE20B]

nice collapse of the intake

 

[TRAKDAY]

Thats twice I have seen this now!

 

[Travis@boostworks]

Just thankful that it didn't damage the compressor wheel in the process. This inlet is substantially stiffer than the 1st gen that I remember. You can see from the hole in the pic that it's pretty thick.

 

[whatsup62]

You say you have one for the P1SC unit..? This is available for purchase? How fast can I get one?

 

[zaquhree]

Wow that's wild. Looks like metal or CF are the only options

 

[SoCalTim]

Why are they eating these inlet hoses?

 

[Travis@boostworks]

You say you have one for the P1SC unit..? This is available for purchase? How fast can I get one?

We just finished up the final design and made jigs. I'll be putting out a post here shortly with details, dyno, and pricing. I will have these available in the next week or so.

 

[Travis@boostworks]

Why are they eating these inlet hoses?

The rubber is being sucked in because of the amount of volume that we're trying to squeeze through a 90 degree bend. The rubber just gives and collapses. I think that heat soak makes it worse. It's a known issue.

 

[daltron]

Was that the stock piece? Procharger needs to comment on this... That's not reassuring.

 

[Travis@boostworks]

That is the stock rubber elbow. It's the latest offering from Procharger.

 

[desant89]

Does Procharger warranty any damage caused by this?

 

[smokinzx14r]

This has me worried ..I have 13 PSI on my PS-1 ..I'm going to take a close look at mine for sure !!

 

[smokinzx14r]

That is the stock rubber elbow. It's the latest offering from Procharger.

I can't find the PS-1 elbow on your website? I clicked intakes and nothing shows up at all ..In fact every tab I clicked on showed nothing ..

 

[mwbracing]

Was that the stock piece? Procharger needs to comment on this... That's not reassuring.

I agree 100% that they need to reply. This is my car and this is the second issue I have had with this blower. First time was a bearing failure. They stood behind it and repaired the unit. Now this happen today. I had the Procharger installed by another shop, when that shop couldn't get the tune right I took it to Boost Works. They have been great and very detailed. I know they will get this worked out. As for Pro charger they should take notice and if there is internal damage stand behind it. One reason I went with them is their reputation in the racing community of doing just that!

As for the guys at Boost Works I'm positive they will have a expediant solution and have me back on the road ASAP! No fault of theirs but this has been three miserable months of downtime.

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