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Diavolo · 03-01-2015, 01:48 AM

I live in the same town as Joe Abbin, he apparently ran his coupe with a blower for a good many miles and sells kits. His book also has the recipes for what he's personally dyno tested.

My OT is a tiny little motor with a blower on it and it's a daily driver. No issues, very reliable.

For me, the main issue is cost. I can't see spending the same amount of money for internals, only to then drop 2K on the blower on top of it all. For practical reasons, bolting on one for a street engine is just a waste of money. After all the specialty parts inside, the extra cost of fuel, etc. I might as well just go with a slightly less expensive setup that will last me 100K miles without the worry and expense.

03-01-2015, 01:48 AM	#73
Diavolo Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 67	Re: why no blowers in daily drivers? I live in the same town as Joe Abbin, he apparently ran his coupe with a blower for a good many miles and sells kits. His book also has the recipes for what he's personally dyno tested. My OT is a tiny little motor with a blower on it and it's a daily driver. No issues, very reliable. For me, the main issue is cost. I can't see spending the same amount of money for internals, only to then drop 2K on the blower on top of it all. For practical reasons, bolting on one for a street engine is just a waste of money. After all the specialty parts inside, the extra cost of fuel, etc. I might as well just go with a slightly less expensive setup that will last me 100K miles without the worry and expense.