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Originally Posted by SEVEN-OH JOE
I FULLY understand how inane that remark was/is.
Top Fuel dragsters require a 1000 hp to spin their blower. That DOESN'T mean they'd make an extra 1000 hp without the belt.
They'd make 1000s LESS than their estimated 8500, wouldn't they? In fact, as built, they wouldn't run at all.
So for some SRT "engineer" to make that statement, and for YOU to swallow AND repeat it, is, well, pretty sad, sadly.
Insult? No. FACT.
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Then you're not understanding the comment. Without the blower, the 6.2 would probably only make 440ish HP - but to produce 707 net crank hp with an 80hp parasitic loss, the engine must produce 787hp plus what it takes to drive the other accessories... same as any engine. That was the comment. How did you extract from that the notion that removing the supercharger from the system entirely would result in increased performance? It's utterly laughable to even assume someone would believe that.
Then again, there was that one guy that drew up designs for an engine that fed the exhaust straight into the intake...
Remember when automakers started rating their engines with all production accessories installed instead of just the bare minimums around 1970? and advertised hp numbers fell but performance held fast?
Are you being obtuse on purpose, or does it come naturally?