The reason I didn't respond to the crap is that anyone who can spend $5000+ for Supercharging could have easily spent the paltry $450 to have the "Neon Bottle" and anybody, like myself, is not the least bit upset on what I spent for what I got-you got what you paid for! Hell, for ther price of my floormats I could add the bottle and have what...500HP now???? I don't think so. PT

 

The Vortech aftercooler does not tap the radiator, it is a stand alone system with it's own recirculating pump, resevoir and cooler. Amen to superchargers as it made my S2000 much more drivable in every situation! PT

 

I don't think nor do I care that one kit puts out X HP more than the other. So the Comptech guy says they can put out 340HP. Well, the Vortech people have already stated that their S/C can punch up to 500HP. But what's the point? It's not who can put out the most power because the car itself can only safely take so much power without more alterations. Both companies can put out much more power than the car can take. So any discussions on which is "better" should not really include which one can push out more grunt. It should be based on brand loyalty, power delivery, cost, ease of installation, appearance, sound, funtionality, longevity (too soon to tell for Vortech) and overall appeal.
As for the intercooler, noone in their right mind would use the engine coolant for this purpose. The Vortech has the little rad that can get its own coolant down to ambient and it is this temp that is used as a starting point for the "chargecooler".
Even though the "nitrous" guy hijacked this thread possibly due to a temporary overdose of testosterone, I will only say this:
I'll just wait for you to get near the bottom of your bottle of juice, like when you are on your way to the "giggle juice" store for refill. My S/C "joy juice" is always full.

 

For that, you'd need 4.44 or 4.77 rear gears but that would be hijacking this thread again so we won't go there any more than just this.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jcarlton
[B]Sorry, the I asked a guy that had the Vortech S/C and I asked hime if the water came from the radiator because the line looked like it went down by the radiator. He said it did go to the radiator. I guess if you don't do it yourself, you don't know. I was miss informed.

 

 

I'm sure this has been asked several times, but how much psi is the Comptech pushing? I think it's 6-7 right. My question is this, does Comptech sell a bigger pulley for the people who do not want to run that much psi on their motor? I'd like to run 4-5psi if I got a Comptech. I'm more concerned with reliability. I know several people have been over 10000 miles with no problems, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. I'm not out to be the fastest S2000 in Texas either, I'd just like more kick than the stock S2000 gives, but not 7psi worth of extra kick. Thanks in advance for any replies guys.

 

They push right around 6 PSI as shipped. That is the peak level of boost. If you don't run to redline, you won't make that much boost. The problem with running a larger pulley is that you will have less boost down low since it is linear. I don't forsee any problems with running the stock pulley as is.

-YS

 

The way I see it, this engine can handle a bit more boost without increasing the chances of doing harm to any significant degree. If you were to reduce the boost, you might find the power gain to be less than just a linear reduction. Assuming that the "un-tuned" Comptech kit normally puts out about 60-70 additional RWHP, a reduced boost set-up might only get you only around 40 or so. There are much better and cheaper ways to get 40 HP than a $5000.00 mod. I'm thinking gears, CAI, weight reduction, single exit exhaust.
But even if you get the S/C, you don't have to go full tilt all the time, especially if you're worried about reliability.

 

Thanks guys.