New Roots style 4.3 S/C!!

[flatblack]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7983377006&category=33741&sspagename=WDVW

Definitly a one of a kind model....i personally like the craftsmanship of the back of the intake a few pics down....nice little dent never hurt anything right!?!?!? Thought you guys might find this interesting, to say the least....

[j894]

Was that a production model?
Never seen or heard of anything like that before, for thr 4.3 I mean

cool find!


edit: is that a modded syclone intake? lower portion

[LilYellowZQ8]

I don't know if I would spend $1600 for that. IMO, if you are trying to get that much for it, at least clean it up a bit.

[flatblack]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[flatblack]

Was that a production model?
Never seen or heard of anything like that before, for thr 4.3 I mean

cool find!


edit: is that a modded syclone intake? lower portion

Theres no way that was a production model. But its definitly a good idea, this guy just needs to refine his product and he'll have somethin, wonder what the boost is???

[biglouie_underpressure]

can you say home made? stock lower with a adapter plate to mate to a factory style blower.If your looking for a stock lower intake with injectores it's in front of your face.

[Mike 92S10]

I saw one like that on a 4.3l at the minitruckin' show in Pigeon Forge Tenn. 4 or 5 years ago. Look real sweet.

[Maximus]

Looks like the way the whipples are made actually.Not a bad home made set up actually.

[lamerboy]

Cool.. all that for 40-50hp?

[Maximus]

Yeah but it has some potential.The price is my issue with it.

[lamerboy]

Yeah no doubt. Fuel rail kinda scares me too.

No mention of what size injectors or required ecu programming for the injectors if they are larger.

[flatblack]

I emailed the seller some questions like what brand is the S/C? and how many psi? this is what i got back...ever heard of a 98 bravada x-scape.

I do not know what the PSI is. There are no markings on the supercharger that indicate the brand so I could not look up the boost PSI. The supercharger came off of a 98 bravada x-scape.
THanks
Schram Auto Parts eBay department

[Maximus]

If it came of that it's a very rare find.The X-Scape was a concept vehicle in 98.Here is a link to it.http://www.edmunds.com/news/autoshows/articles/42908/page013.html

[ZR1 S10]

Ok its fugly has heck and a lil hacked but!!! It has better injectors!! That alone with the s/c is worth money. Now the question is what is the max hp of the blower, and is there a better one?

[biglouie_underpressure]

sell the blower and buy a kenne bell mate it to the same adapter plate .....can you say full boost under 3000 rpm?

[Supercharged-ZQ8]

Looks almost like a 3.8 S/C adapted. . . Dirty, overpriced, but interesting nonetheless.

[Maximus]

Well the concept Bravada it came off was rated at 245hp.And I would almost bet it is a supercharger GM uses on one of it's vehicles.They always look for in house parts to build something.I like what Louie said sell the blower and keep the rest and use a REAL blower.I wonder how much boost it takes to make that 245hp.

[flatblack]

I bet its about 6-7 psi...couldnt be much more....

[JROD©™®]

damn those gm concept vehicles...they always got the sweet rare components...bring that 400hp 4.5L v6 into production!!

interesting find...but i agree with yellowzq8...clean that stuff up...

[03 Rado]

Just under 5 PSI and its a M90 3.8 GM Eaton unit. Belongs to and X S-series member!

[Maximus]

If that price wasn't so high "sense it's used" I would almost think about buying it.If it is a Eaton M90 getting parts for the blower in case of failure wouldn't be hard at all.And there are all kinds of aftermarket parts for those blowers.Bump that boost up to a healthy number and you would be making some decent power to the wheels.I'm gonna email him if it doesn't get any bids and see how much I can talk him down to.I mean look at it this way adding boost to it isn't a problem.And adding more fuel for that boost would be easy since you could use larger injectors.It could be cleaned up and looking great with little effort and wiring/plumbing could be straighten out and looking a lot nicer.I don't know I see a lot more potential for it than some wanna give it.

[LoRyder]

Very interesting indeed! It would be great to be good friends with one of the guys that does that sort of R&D for GM!