juscallmetoad

which one is better? i'm looking to pick up a jackson racing supercharger, but my friends said go with vortec. so i don't know...lmk what you're experiences are if any with these superchargers.

tony413

vortechs are more efficent and you dont experience the heat issues you get with roots systems

SoCal EJ1

Vortech produces power somewhat like a turbo, in the sense that you rev higher to build the boost. JRSC makes X% power over stock through all rpms

PickleTeg

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The JRSC is used for the advantage in overall powerband rather than peak numbers. The Vortec is not good for 4 bangers because there is no low end torque advantage in the Vortec setup and a stock Honda has no low end torque. You will get all of your power in the upper RPMs. If you are going to spend the huge amount of cash on a Vortec...you might as well get a turbo. A centrifical supercharger is like a belt driven turbo and they are limited in how fast they can spin. Why use valuable crank torque to drive a belt driven turbo when you can use spent exhaust gases to do that?

Schister66

The Vortec has the ability to run an aftercooler which is a huge benefit. My buddy Taylor has a Vortec SC on his Fox Body Mustang and its a fun supercharger...

PickleTeg

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V8s are what the Vortec is ideal for...not a Honda. If I had a Fox body that is the first thing I would put on it.

Schister66

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I agree, but at the same time, i dont think Hondas should be supercharged at all....turbos are the way to go....for this guy anyway

juscallmetoad

thanks for the responses.

90 integra

superchargers not for honda's??? not for drag racing maybe but if you have a road racing/auto x car then superchargers is good if done right. it has no lag so no matter what rpm your at its boost instantly.

sc4dr

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What motor do you have?

bigbadboy

go with the procharger. their superchargers are so much better

envee

ive had both. vortech is garbage until high rpm, might as well get a turbo for the price of the kit. i ran my vortech at 15 psi and it was fun yes but the power was nothing to the power of a turbo at 15 psi. JRSC feel more power just for the fact that they produce power at low rpms but again they are not as efficient as a turbo, i would just save the money you are going to spend on these kits and build your own turbo kit and get it tuned.

civicboy96

just a bit of advice, in Honda Tuning, which i subscribe to, there was a build by the mag that boosted a type r with jacksonracing, but sent the unit out to LHT Performance out of florda. they custom mount an air to water intercooler inbetween the blower the manifold. coust about a grand, i looked into it. the aricle i beleive was said to produce more hp than another type r that was turboed at 10 psi. just my 2 cents!

almostboostedgsr

Yeah umm I got that issue in my hands right now of the honda tuning 99type r jrsc on it. The total hp was only 265. Thats at 10psi.

In a turbo setup with a type r on 10 psi its more like 300whp on a mustang dyno.

That 265 was with the lht system installed. So yeah think 3,000 dollars for the high boost kit, plus like another 1,500 for the full lht system. That puts you at 4,500. When you could build your own turbo kit with the highest quailiy parts on the planet for 3,200 and still come out 40hp higher.

Sprockets

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A Vortech will produce higer peak numbers, but have a shitty powerband. If you've already made up your mind on a supercharger, definitely get the Jackson Racing. I was in the same situation years ago, but also had an open mind about a turbo. This was back when the only turbo choices were either Drag, Greddy or custom. I went with turbo due to the fact that the Vortech is essentially a turbo on a stick with more lag and no boost control, and the Jackson Racing supercharger (at least back then) needed to be sent back to JR for repairs and there were a few horror stories floating around regarding JR's warranty and customer service. Turbo isn't perfect, either, but this was my reasoning. However, I think a JR supercharger would be a great daily driver. Who cares if your friend's friend is faster? You'll have a great powerband with killer throttle response. Then again, you might want to look into a GT28RS.

juscallmetoad

i've got a gsr motor with omni power valvetrain and a type r tranny. the reason why i ask is because i've come upon a kit that a guy is saling used for $1000. so yea...for the price is it worth it?

envee

nope. imo. i wouldn't even bother. usually used kits are missing stuff too.