aekrot
01-14-2007, 09:23 PM
I've got a Fox body Mustang (89) with a SBF and I am switching from a side mount ProCharger F3 to a center mount F2 (reverse rotation).
I'm trying to decide how to route the discharge tube into the car.
The below picture (orange car) is the usual over the top of the valve cover but it's not my current choice for multiple reasons (no offense intended to Dan Schoneck's beautiful car). I want to step up from my little 8.2" deck motor one day to a taller deck with some pro-king heads which would basically run right into the discharge tube. In fact, my firewall entry is currently lower than what you see on Dan's car.
Mike Duffy suggested that I clock the blower outlet and route the discharge tube behind the tire through the wheelwell area. I'm not sure if Mike meant for the tube to go on the outside or inside of the strut. Both are possible and each have their pro's and con's. I've seen Turbo exhausts routed this way but they obviously didn't have to punch through the firewall...
Outside the strut requires the tube to be higher (yellow circles in both pictures) and would go through where my wiring harness currently is routed. You would not clock the blower very much at all and could use a normal 90* bend radius with 4" tubing. From what I can tell it would clear my 26" tire and also misses my cage bars. I'm leaning toward this routing path right now.
Inside the strut requires the tube to go below the frame rail, between the strut and the K member (which is where my fuel pump/filters used to live). The blower outlet would be clocked ~7-8 o'clock. This routing method would limit my turn radius a little unless the tube were flattened some for tire clearance. The 4" tube I'm holding in the picture of the black car is roughly in this position.
Has anyone seen a car with a discharge tube routed in either of the above ways?
If so, please reply with pictures or a link.
Thanks in advance,
Alex Ekrot
I'm trying to decide how to route the discharge tube into the car.
The below picture (orange car) is the usual over the top of the valve cover but it's not my current choice for multiple reasons (no offense intended to Dan Schoneck's beautiful car). I want to step up from my little 8.2" deck motor one day to a taller deck with some pro-king heads which would basically run right into the discharge tube. In fact, my firewall entry is currently lower than what you see on Dan's car.
Mike Duffy suggested that I clock the blower outlet and route the discharge tube behind the tire through the wheelwell area. I'm not sure if Mike meant for the tube to go on the outside or inside of the strut. Both are possible and each have their pro's and con's. I've seen Turbo exhausts routed this way but they obviously didn't have to punch through the firewall...
Outside the strut requires the tube to be higher (yellow circles in both pictures) and would go through where my wiring harness currently is routed. You would not clock the blower very much at all and could use a normal 90* bend radius with 4" tubing. From what I can tell it would clear my 26" tire and also misses my cage bars. I'm leaning toward this routing path right now.
Inside the strut requires the tube to go below the frame rail, between the strut and the K member (which is where my fuel pump/filters used to live). The blower outlet would be clocked ~7-8 o'clock. This routing method would limit my turn radius a little unless the tube were flattened some for tire clearance. The 4" tube I'm holding in the picture of the black car is roughly in this position.
Has anyone seen a car with a discharge tube routed in either of the above ways?
If so, please reply with pictures or a link.
Thanks in advance,
Alex Ekrot