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Is it really worth it to put a blower on my truck. The motor is starting to use quite a bit of oil and I'm just going to pull the motor during the winter and rebuild it. A supercharger is a good quick way to substantially increase horsepower but is it really worth it. I would just go with a weiand 144 for now, because it is cheap and I've heard what the small blowers will do to a stock motor.
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if your motor is getting weak, using oil, etc... i wouldnt recommened anything to get quick, easy power. a blower would be the death to your truck very quickly since it increases the compression ratio. thats what I think/know but i could be wrong. also i know you need better head gaskets otherwise you'll continue to blow them out
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Putting a blower on a worn engine that is using oil is a bad idea.
Chris Lucas
www.73-87chevytrucks.com
www.captkaoscustoms.com
Project Su
Jimmy 2WD Project
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I was thinking of putting a blower on it in the spring after I rebuild it.
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In that case, yeah it is worth it. I would build the motor for the supercharger application though. No super wild cam profiles or high compression.
Chris Lucas
www.73-87chevytrucks.com
www.captkaoscustoms.com
Project Su
Jimmy 2WD Project
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yeah thats what I figured. I was going to go with pistons around 8.0.
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A blower like the one you described is well worth it.....it adds almost 200 cubic inches of displacement. Like stated above, match components to blower.
Toys are my game
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Im considering a Weiand 177 for my 454. gonna start on fresh body work & paint next month, trieing to figure what size cowl hood Ill need for room for the blower
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I don't think you'll have a prob with a cowl hood. these trucks have a lot of room.
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