CFM on a 3.0 Whipple

[Platinum_5.0]

Curious if anyone knows the flow rate of a Gen 5 Whipple in comparison to the G3R. I believe the G3R is 1900cfm but can't find it for the Whipple.

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[Blueflash]

I'm curious too. What I do know, is that in 40* Temps this thing sounds like something I'd hear in an industrial plant, from all the air being moved lol. Both the intake and the exhaust are loud!

 

[robvas]

What's the most that supercharger has dynoed at?

3.0 Whipple cars have made 1200+ I believe

 

[Angrey]

It's curious that things like max CFM and max blower speed are difficult to find.

 

[engineermike]

It would make it too easy to compare.

 

[robvas]

they have CFM listed for some of their blowers, but the 185AX just says "Gen 5 3.0L supercharger kit is capable of 1500+ flywheel HP."

 

[Det_Riot]

What's the most that supercharger has dynoed at?

3.0 Whipple cars have made 1200+ I believe

Semi-local buddy of ours has had a raceport 3.0 on his gen 1 car and has put numbers in the 1300+ to the wheels

 

[80FoxCoupe]

Curious if anyone knows the flow rate of a Gen 5 Whipple in comparison to the G3R. I believe the G3R is 1900cfm but can't find it for the Whipple.

Don't put too much stock into advertised flow numbers. You mention g3r is 1900, my f1a94 is rated at 1625 and the g3r does not come close. Like not even close.

 

[philly gt]

"The G3R supercharger has a max capacity of 1900CFM, and is ideal for the Coyote application in power ranges of 725-1100WHP. " ESS website.

"The G4-95 supercharger has a max capacity of 2000CFM, and is ideal for the Coyote application in power ranges of 950-1100+WHP." ESS website.

 

[Platinum_5.0]

Don't put too much stock into advertised flow numbers. You mention g3r is 1900, my f1a94 is rated at 1625 and the g3r does not come close. Like not even close.

Good point!

 

[80FoxCoupe]

"The G3R supercharger has a max capacity of 1900CFM, and is ideal for the Coyote application in power ranges of 725-1100WHP. " ESS website.

"The G4-95 supercharger has a max capacity of 2000CFM, and is ideal for the Coyote application in power ranges of 950-1100+WHP." ESS website.

Ah, marketing.

 

[Angrey]

I would think that flow testing a centri would be the easiest power adder to test/verify what it flows. A simple belt setup and a way to measure flow and we'd see who's lying and who's telling the truth. Of course, you'd probably get a cease and desist threat immediately after publishing the data.

 

[80FoxCoupe]

I would think that flow testing a centri would be the easiest power adder to test/verify what it flows. A simple belt setup and a way to measure flow and we'd see who's lying and who's telling the truth. Of course, you'd probably get a cease and desist threat immediately after publishing the data.

I assume you run into the same variables as cylinder head bench testing. Environmental fluctuations, bench setup parameters, inlet shape or lack of inlet. I agree, PD would be alot more elaborate to test than centri. I suppose the good thing is that we have tons of real world examples for all units on the market. Everyone has a different idea of what they want and the market has provided a few flavors of each.

Lots of threads about what's better on a coyote and that's all good. We all definitely agree that boosted coyotes are where it's at!

 

[engineermike]

You'd have to have a way to spin the blower with up to 100 hp source at variable speeds. That would be fairly difficult in and of itself. A valve could be used to throttle the discharge, but you'd need an accurate way to measure suction temp and baro, discharge temp and pressure, and flow, flow being the most difficult to measure accurately. With the above setup, you could learn a lot.

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