Do you regret choosing your power adder?

[Wolfys11]

au contraire…those words were never said by anyone in this thread

Im far too lazy to go find the direct quote, but a few people here have claimed whipple is equal or better effeciency than a ess

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[Wolfys11]

that could be 'interesting' doing it on a Gen3. The Mach1 trans with perhaps some different gearing would/should be plug+play. I gotta say the 3160 is FUN just like the D5 of Gen2. I just wish I could fix 6th.

Is there any benefit to a t56 over a built mt82? Its something i plan on doing, never understood why a t56 over a built mt82 if the price of both in the end is similar

 

[robvas]

We are saying its worse because you have to “make it work” with other stuff added, just because you can make it work doesnt mean its a good way of doing it. Il quote you from before, very few record centri setups, one of the reasons is because of the high rpm launch needed

It's 'worse'?

So are N/A cars not allowed to use an aftermarket torque converter? Because they use them as well. Where do you come up with these ridiculous 'rules'?

Very few records? What does that even mean? Prochargers website has pages and pages of 'record-setting' cars.

 

[robvas]

Is there any benefit to a t56 over a built mt82? Its something i plan on doing, never understood why a t56 over a built mt82 if the price of both in the end is similar

There are T56's in the 6's I don't know of any MT-82 that's done that

But for mere mortals you're mainly looking at gear ratio differences. T56 is a better, stronger unit from the start.

 

[HKusp]

Is there any benefit to a t56 over a built mt82? Its something i plan on doing, never understood why a t56 over a built mt82 if the price of both in the end is similar

The T56 is direct shifted, versus the MT82 being a remote shifter, so that is a HUGE plus. It's why I hated my TR6060, which is basically a T56, but it's remote shifted.

 

[Wolfys11]

The T56 is direct shifted, versus the MT82 being a remote shifter, so that is a HUGE plus. It's why I hated my TR6060, which is basically a T56, but it's remote shifted.

Just to clarify, whats bad about remote shifting, especially if one already has bushings that are poly or metal?

 

[Wolfys11]

There are T56's in the 6's I don't know of any MT-82 that's done that

But for mere mortals you're mainly looking at gear ratio differences. T56 is a better, stronger unit from the start.

Cars in the 6s use th400, i dont think that means its a great tranny for anyone that does anything street related

Great for drag but i said it 10 times, il say it again, top most dragsters isnt to be referenced for everything

 

[Wolfys11]

It's 'worse'?

So are N/A cars not allowed to use an aftermarket torque converter? Because they use them as well. Where do you come up with these ridiculous 'rules'?

Very few records? What does that even mean? Prochargers website has pages and pages of 'record-setting' cars.

Im quoting you from 20pages ago, you claimed theres alot of turbo and whipples running the “fastest times”, and only a couple centri setups

When i said its a worse setup for a drag race, where did i specify theres rules that dont allow torque converters? Yes running 5000 rpm launch is going to work, but if a whipple can launch from 3000, you are going to say that a 3000 rpm launch isnt better than a 5000?

 

[robvas]

Im quoting you from 20pages ago, you claimed theres alot of turbo and whipples running the “fastest times”, and only a couple centri setups

I was just showing you, as an example, a list of the fastest members cars here (which is an out of date list)

 

[robvas]

Someone better tell this guy that centrifugals aren't good for drag racing!

 

[cbrtrx]

I feel by now everyone has made their point or shared their opinion, I don't really see why it's still a debate after 30 plus pages now. It just seems like the same stuff over and over now. Haha.

Like I said probably 10 pages ago people pick and use what they like and feel is best and they should, it's their money. It's also not uncommon for people to support what they have purchased as well.

I posted up my dragy to show that even with a blower designed 10 plus years ago with a small intercooler with substandard efficiency and charge temps to what's available now it can still perform exceptionally well. I didn't see anyone else posting up that type of data, 1/4, 60 to 130, etc.

Data is great and I love it. I datalog every pass I make. In the end though we buy this stuff to increase performance and go faster, not debate for 30 pages about what blowers charge temp are more efficient. Lots of great replies here and knowledge shared it really shows how intelligent the members are here but again in the end it is where the rubber meets the road. More people should share that data. Haha.

The original post was do you have regrets with your purchase. Like I said I have no regrets with mine. I've been enjoying it for years now.

 

[robvas]

Cars in the 6s use th400, i dont think that means its a great tranny for anyone that does anything street related

Some do, some don't.

The fact is a car runs 6's is what makes it not great for anything street related. The transmission doesn't have a whole lot to do with it.

Here's Grannas going 6's with a T56



Here's Lund racing going 6's with a 6R80 (and stock ECU blah blah)



But those guys are idiots.

 

[Milktasd]

So, OP I have a PD blower, I drag race and I am happy. Do I regret something with the PD power adder? Yes, with PD blower, the more power you make the harder they are to launch due to lots of torque, so you may need a complex system like Motec to manage traction properly and truly take advantage of it in my opinion. Turbos have an advantage in that regard.

I do know people are able to do boost by gear with PCMtec. Watched a video in a thread on here where a member has it. So if I go pd, that will definitely help with traction.

 

[Wolfys11]

Some do, some don't.

The fact is a car runs 6's is what makes it not great for anything street related. The transmission doesn't have a whole lot to do with it.

Here's Grannas going 6's with a T56



Here's Lund racing going 6's with a 6R80 (and stock ECU blah blah)



But those guys are idiots.

To me, after my first hand experience, yes lund is a bunch of idiots. Customer service is key, and they had zero to me. If you like lund, great. I dont because my experience was horrible, my cobb off the shelf tune was very comparable to the lund custom tune

Can they still value their record setter car? Sure but that just shows that unless your making publicity for lund, they dont care about you and thats what i got from their behavior. Nothing will change my mind about then when it comes to recommending them or using them myself

 

[shogun32]

I do know people are able to do boost by gear with PCMtec. Watched a video in a thread on here where a member has it. So if I go pd, that will definitely help with traction.

out of curiosity since the throttle-body is on the low side of a PD instead of high pressure like everything else, does the ECU feather the TB (and or play with advance) to choke off the intake and thus regulate measured <> desired torque?

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