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whats the drivability with a half bridge

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Old May 12, 2002 | 11:20 AM
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whats the drivability with a half bridge

I had origanaly wanted to just do a streetport. But now Im thinking I would be happier with the power of a half bridge. (street primarys and bridge secondaries)

What kind of drivability does this setup have. This car is a daily driver.
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Old May 12, 2002 | 03:38 PM
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Would like to know if the 1/2 bridge lends itself well to being supercharged.

(...That's right. I said SUPERCHARGED!.
Damned turbo freaks!)
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Old May 12, 2002 | 04:08 PM
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I think a streetport would work the best for a supercharger.

The high overlap of a bridgeport will allow the supercharged air to blow strait through the engine, resulting in poor low end boost. You would make huge power up at 8500 but I dont think the blower can handle that.

Maybey the a big one underdriven.
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Old May 12, 2002 | 04:38 PM
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Originally posted by 82streetracer
The high overlap of a bridgeport will allow the supercharged air to blow strait through the engine, resulting in poor low end boost.
This is wrong. Bridge-ports have been proven to work extremely well in forced induction applications whether it's turbo or supercharged.

They will make more power from around 4000rpm and have a much wider and flatter power curve. The drawbacks are reduced drivability and bad fuel economy at low revs.

Sterling, if you seriously want to know then post a question in the single turbo or performance sections. There are quite a few people who have experience with these kinds of motors.
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Old May 12, 2002 | 04:50 PM
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thats what I ment. Low end would be poor cause of the blow through.
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