I guess I'll give them a call and see post back on what they say.

Chef- what pulley are you talking about? I'm talking about the extra pulley to prevent slippage .

Tyler- yeah depending on what they say, I might just go with the minor rebuild . I would really like to run the 2.87 . I have the 3.12 too but I might as well do it now so
I don't get 2 tunes and waste $$$ down the road.

 

didnt read the whole post.... But if your looking for someone to do the rebuild. Just go to turbo people in Dobbs Ferry. There close to us and there vortech dealers. Im sure they could rebuild it and be reasonable.

 

really?? Hmm... Do they have a website? Phone? Might be worth a try

 

A little oil coming out of your bypass might not be bad seals. You could just have some blow by from the PCV hose attached to the air filter. I would look in your intercooler pipes and see if you have any significant amount of oil in there first.

 

So Quamen, how hard is it to rebuild the blower?

 

Im gonna check on that!. Its not really like leaking oil from the BPV.. its just like mist. Maybe your right

Thanks for the help

 

So leaking isn't that bad?

Btw, you got my PM?

chefj

 

It is not that hard to rebuild a supercharger if you know what to look for and have the correct tools. Attention to how the bearings are pressed in and seat is the most important part. Seals are a breeze to do. I would say the hardest part is getting the old bearings out if you don't have the appropriate tools.

 

the bearings and impeller work as a pair. no sense to buy chi chi bearings on an impeller that isnt rated that high.

i would pull you charge pipes off your IC. If it looks like this... you need new seals

 

i don't know if this will help, but the Scion guys have a DIY on TRD(vortech) supercharger rebuild. I think you needed a special wrench to take a bolt off on the inside of the blower itself. They mention that the seals are very thin, so they upgraded to a better/beefier seal and bearings here's the link - check page 4 on the aforementioned thread

 

^ Thank god, our font size is not that small..lol

Btw, good info yoshi! That must not a easy job..

chefj

 

Wait wtf. you got this installed already?

 

Yes sir I did! ill definitely try and lower the pulley! thanks for the heads up.

Its just mist from the bpv. its not dripping or anything. Iam going to order new seals anyways and replace them just to be sure since it isnt very hard to do.

 

No, no.. iam waiting to get this problem solved b4 I come to you.lol

I think iam going to do the seals to be on the safe side. I took some of the blower out, there is no shaft play or anything at all.

 

time to make a DIY replace vortech seals thread!!! So i can try it later......

Chefj

 

 

http://www.turbopeople.com/index2.php

There big into american muscle..... dont know how many Z/Gs theyve done but a vortech supercharger is a vortech supercharger so i dont think they can vary that much.

are you doing the install yourself??? Lemme know if you need a hand. You know im in the area. Never done a vortech install but im pretty mechanically inclined and i have air tools.

 

Thank you sir! you got PM

 

hey vas, cc1012 can take care of you. hes closer anyways so just let him do it.

 

Yeah we will see. chris ( cc1012 ) is only 10 min away so thats definitely a big plus