8v92 Superchargers

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Maroon Cats 21, Oct 24, 2022.

  1. Maroon Cats 21

    Maroon Cats 21 Bobtail Member

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    "Little info here…. If you want to build more horses with a Detroit / GM diesel, you will need a bypass blower as well as the turbo and bigger injectors."

    I'm going to spend some time looking into this and reply back. Here are some links I've come across so far (been a busy day so I'm just now getting to it.) Thank you for the direction. I'm wondering if a twin-screw supercharger would create some type of negative vacuum or back pressure issues because of its higher efficiency as a (or the) possible reason they aren't used as a performance upgrade (could be related to this bypass as well). I'm enjoying this so my apologies if my thoughts on this set up are a bother.


    Blower for Detroit Diesel engine 8V92, 16V92 Bypass | DP BLOW8V92BP | Diesel Pro Power


    Detroit Diesel Allison Announces Significant Engineering


    Bypass blower
     
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  3. OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    What exactly is the application you want to build one for? Working truck, sled puller, or just a toy…?
     
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  4. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    When I look at a twin screw supercharger, it looks pretty much the same thing as an 871 blower. Not seeing an advantage here.
     
  5. BoxCarKidd

    BoxCarKidd Road Train Member

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    Look into boat engines. They tend to have more pony's and twin turbos in some applications.
     
  6. Hammer166

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    They have the advantage of being able to use water-cooled intercoolers, too. The endless supply of cool water guarantees a cooler intake stream vs. an air-to-air setup.
     
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    I don't remember details (and too wiped to look right now) but I believe it's because the screws don't gulp their displacement all at once the way the straight lobes of a Roots-type do, it's a much more constant flow.
     
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    Twin Screw vs. Roots | Kenne Bell

    tl;dr: The twin screw compresses the air internally between the rotors, the Roots just moves it around the outside of the rotors and "stacks" the air into the manifold to compress it.
     
  9. OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    Indeed. Even a little 736 cubic inch 92 can push 600 horses in a marine application….
     
  10. Jubal Early Times

    Jubal Early Times Road Train Member

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    When the Rpm’s drop doesn’t the turbo slow to the point it’s not doing anything? ie: turbo lag. Unless you have a small turbo wheel. And if that’s the case wouldn’t it be too restrictive at high RPM’s and push too much boost?
     
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