Advice please, supercharger
03-17-2019, 04:01 PM
#16
Love mine. No issues with it. I respect others perspectives, but by todays standards its hard to call a 993 balanced with 240 rwhp. Its certainly not unbalanced with 80 more. And for me at least the addition of the SC kept it much more interesting and fun. I have had no increase in normal maintenance issues. Seamless power and best is its mostly notable in midrange relative to a turbo.
I would at least drive and compare rather than taking opinions. I am sure it does lower resale as any mods like this do. But the disadantage as a seller later, should be cancelled by the advantage it should be to you now as a buyer.
I would at least drive and compare rather than taking opinions. I am sure it does lower resale as any mods like this do. But the disadantage as a seller later, should be cancelled by the advantage it should be to you now as a buyer.
A supercharger does an excellent job of compensating for the standard gearing of the US spec 993's, for significantly less money.
03-17-2019, 06:17 PM
#17
Super charged 993 dyno graph. Protomotive tune, bigger injectors, and custom intercooler.
Mine is rock solid reliable and the torque curve is fantastic. It makes a sold 300 ft lbs from 2500-redline. Ditching the piggyback boxes and going with protomotive tune made a huge improvement. I highly recommend the setup.
03-17-2019, 10:09 PM
#18
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[Mine is rock solid reliable and the torque curve is fantastic. It makes a sold 300 ft lbs from 2500-redline. Ditching the piggyback boxes and going with protomotive tune made a huge improvement. I highly recommend the setup.
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Did the same with mine after the first 2 years with it. Much simpler way to go i agree.
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Did the same with mine after the first 2 years with it. Much simpler way to go i agree.
03-18-2019, 08:48 PM
#19
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Super charger is a pretty simple device. Not much can go wrong with it.
If it's on the car then I consider it a bonus. Take it off and sell it later if you like.
Key questions I'd ask would be if all the stock gear that came off when the SC was installed is present and included in the sale.
Find out what configuration the SC is - i.e. stock TPC install? Installed by who?
What else was modified.
Possible areas to argue for a discount.
You won't find better bang for buck for added power to the 993.
Smile factor and daily driveability doubled straight away.
Old cars on the other hand have lots of things waiting to go wrong with or without supercharger.
I would say that the owner who went to the length of purchasing and installing the SC would have cherished his car to a degree.
Otherwise why spend that amount of money - and they would have dropped a fair few dollars to do so.
During daily driving the car was probably driven at vacuum and not boost for most of the time. That would be logical.
I think most SC owners - who have lived with the upgrade are generally happy with it.
People who have never owned or driven an SC 993 have good comments.
But sometimes the reality is different.
Either way - you need to check everything with old used cars.
I'd be more worried about engine rebuild time, bushes, bearings, suspension, brakes, steering rack, and every other things that is expired on a 23 year old car.
Good luck
If it's on the car then I consider it a bonus. Take it off and sell it later if you like.
Key questions I'd ask would be if all the stock gear that came off when the SC was installed is present and included in the sale.
Find out what configuration the SC is - i.e. stock TPC install? Installed by who?
What else was modified.
Possible areas to argue for a discount.
You won't find better bang for buck for added power to the 993.
Smile factor and daily driveability doubled straight away.
Old cars on the other hand have lots of things waiting to go wrong with or without supercharger.
I would say that the owner who went to the length of purchasing and installing the SC would have cherished his car to a degree.
Otherwise why spend that amount of money - and they would have dropped a fair few dollars to do so.
During daily driving the car was probably driven at vacuum and not boost for most of the time. That would be logical.
I think most SC owners - who have lived with the upgrade are generally happy with it.
People who have never owned or driven an SC 993 have good comments.
But sometimes the reality is different.
Either way - you need to check everything with old used cars.
I'd be more worried about engine rebuild time, bushes, bearings, suspension, brakes, steering rack, and every other things that is expired on a 23 year old car.
Good luck
03-18-2019, 09:37 PM
#20
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I put a screw type supercharger on my land cruiser. It made the truck worth ownng in my opinion. At the time the main issue that some complained about was the premature wear on the wipers on the screws. This lead to low boost levels.
Given that the sc on the 993 is also a screw type, There is a risk that the wipers are worn, but i have never come across that as a complaint. The only complaint i had was it always sounded like a bad ford power steering pump. My fuel consumption went up too, but that was my fault.
Given that the sc on the 993 is also a screw type, There is a risk that the wipers are worn, but i have never come across that as a complaint. The only complaint i had was it always sounded like a bad ford power steering pump. My fuel consumption went up too, but that was my fault.
03-18-2019, 11:39 PM
#21
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I have had a TPC supercharger for about 3 years and 16,000 miles.
no regrets for me either, I also don’t think it overpowers the chassis at all.
i do think it helps to verify the shop that installed it, my shop has installed numerous units and was not practicing on my car, good luck with your search
no regrets for me either, I also don’t think it overpowers the chassis at all.
i do think it helps to verify the shop that installed it, my shop has installed numerous units and was not practicing on my car, good luck with your search