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Originally Posted by Epx998
PD all the way. Everyone said on the low end they are u drivable. Not the case, my Magnuson feels completely stock until I romp on it. Then it's like stock with way more power. I'm running the 90mm pulley at around 8-9 psi.
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From a man who knows!
There are two things that are grossly overstated and it happens on both sides of the discussion, generally from people who have never owned or driven the other option. They convinced themselves through strong internet research that they know the answer:
1. PD blowers (Magnuson, Whipple, LT4) have too much torque so they aren't as drivable on the street. This is utter nonsense and spoken only from people with experience from years ago (when tech was much different), or people who bought the story and personally invested in the Centri blower. The PD blowers drive EXACTLY like stock until you mash the pedal and when you mash the pedal, power is there instantly. Only in non-experience does this represent "a problem".
2. The other BS statement is that Turbo and Centri (Procharger, Vortech, Hennessy, Hellion) both suffer from lag. This is another argument that is mostly garbage. If you drive a PD and then drive a centri/turbo, yes you will feel a difference and it will "lag" a little comparitavely. However, if you are only driving a centri/turbo...the lag is almost unnoticeable. In our cars, A8, it's not really an issue. Yes, the centri puts out lower torque numbers early in the RPM range; however, every centri car that wants to go fast adds a converter so that they jump to higher RPM's and get into higher torque levels from a dig.
Bottom line is that all of the blowers are really solid options. My recommendation is to find the tuner/mechanic that you want to work with and follow their advice. In any setup, the tune makes all the difference.
Because I have been through this game a few times, I am perfectly comfortable with using a remote tuner. There are also great remote options with Jannetty as an example.
