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Originally Posted by canrc
Hey Rod,
Have a look at the front intake/front drive unit from Harrop. I believe it eliminates the clearance issue in the back and it is much more user friendly with regards potential repairs or service. I have the same unit as Jeff and had it not been for Brian Thomson -- a $24 seal would have cost me round ticket to Australia to had repaired! Where as the new unit is much easier to separate if you have any issues.
And I believe Brian is the only one this side of the world to have one of the new Harrop units, not to mention the sounds pretty bada$$!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fkOOEIW02A |
Raj,
I talked to Brian, and currently you are the only one that had a leaky seal. I am replacing the seal, but it is more of headache to find out later. I am glad that you posted the thread about it. GM and all companies are making engineering changes to improve their products. Traditionally, companies charge to replace a defective product. I had to argue with GM for 2 weeks on my 2000 Silverado over a transmission that failed to get replaced. The best that GM could do is make me pay half of the cost of the transmission, but it came with warranty.
Ron, I didn't mention Magnacharger, as a supercharger alternative. Magnacharger was sold to another company in 2010. Currently, Magnacharger is down to 20 employees and they are having management problems. Here is my thread on LS1-Tech.com,
http://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-ind...ercharger.html If you read post 15, Magnacharger's only interest was in new cars. I wouldn't recommend them as a company.
As for the new supercharger design from Harrop. I like to see the back of the supercharger, but it looks more cosmetic changes in the casing design. Really hard to tell from the videos. Most of the changes that I can see from the video and Harrop's site appears to be focused on the front of the supercharger.
Jeff