Supercharger and towing a heavy load...

[ptgarcia]

I seriously want to go the supercharger route but I tow a heavy trailer, about 8000 lb. Will I blow holes in my pistons while pulling steep grades in the 100 degree summer heat? Would I have to lower boost while towing? I know an aftercooler is a must. Anyone have any thoughts?

[the head]

I'd talk to the corresponding supercharger manufacturer and see what they say.

[phillipyang]

I just can't stop laughing each time i see that sig pic 'the head'

I'm sure lowering your output might be necessary

[SmoKedOuTtiTan]

When I was boosting my Prelude, I know that when I was going thru the steep canyon here in Utah. That it put a lot of load on the motor. Even though I had enough power, I would always drop it down to 4th, even 3rd just because I didnt want be in the boost range. The one thing I learn from boosting is to take all the necessary precaution. I always see an aftercooler or intercooler as being standard when purchasing a turbo or supercharger. I had boost and oil pressure gauge, and a wideband a/f. I also flush and change my coolant fluid. On top of that I added water wetter in the system to help keep the motor cool. Also use premium fuel to help detonation too. Especially in the elevation Im at.

With our truck I think an egt gauge would help also with monitoring our motor. And I would invest in a good ems. When purchasing a supercharger, you should ask about about their ems. Once everything is done depending on what ems you'll receive. Take it to the dyno. With my boosted Honda's, I street tune it with a base map. Then once everything is where its suppose to be, then I hit the dyno to finish messing with the timing. Tuning is everything.

I'm sure that our motor is a lot tuffer than my Honda's from stock with lower compression. So maybe it's different. And also have something to change the shift points, so when it senses tremendous load, downshift instantly, and stays there. Im afraid that maybe the stock ecu wont detect any load because of all the torque and power its producing so it just chills in 5th gear Either way I wouldnt want to be in 5th gear while in boost going thru steep mountains. Again Im not sure since my Prelude was turbo. Im basing this on my Honda motor theory. So a supercharger might be different. That's just my 2 cents