ProCharger is proud to be working with Will Castro and his Unique Autosports brand. Having recently added a Miami, FL location, Castro and his truly unique brand of auto customizing will be featured on an all-new TV program on SPIKE.Unique Autosports: Miamiis set for it’s series premier on Sunday, March 21, 10:30 AM eastern time.
While we can’t tell you exactly which projects ProCharger intercooled supercharger systems will be showing up on, suffice it to say that the celebrity owners these cars are being built for truly appreciate the industry-leading power, performance and reliability provided by the state-of-the-art ProCharger system each vehicle receives.
Be sure to check your local TV provider listing for SPIKE TV channel and air-time information.
Unique Autosports
In 2004, SPEED launched a new programming schedule, and one of its instant hits was Unique Whips, featuring Castro and his Unique Autosports crew. The show was embraced passionately by enthusiasts across the country as Castro’s talents as a designer, fabricator and innovator were showcased on a wide variety of celebrity rides.
Castro continues to dominate the industry, and has recently expanded his empire further, now reaching to sunny Miami, Florida with his new shop, Unique Autosports: South.
While their late-model revival may have been short lived (2004 to 2006), Pontiac’s last GTOs featued both LS1 and LS2 engines and have now gained a cult-like following. And if it’s an LS-powered performance car, ProCharger has an intercooled supercharger solution for it.
Since the first GTO supercharger system went out the door, ProCharged GTOs have been serving notice, both on the street and at the track, that ProCharged Pontiacs offer truly outstanding performance. Recently, a couple of ProCharged GTO’s have been turning heads, in print, at the track and on the internet.
The Pursuit of ProCharged Perfection
A recent issue of GM High-Tech Performance included a feature on a beautifully stealthy, 2006 GTO equipped with mildly-modded LS2 equipped with a ProCharger F-1D self-contained supercharger and air-to-air-intercooler. This amazing car has laid down 747 rwhp and is driven daily!
Check out the online version of the article here. Kudos to owner Matt Nigro and the guys at long-time ProCharger dealer, House of Boost on building this oustanding under-the-radar GTO.
First IRS GTO in the 8’s
Travis Wester’s 2005 Pontiac GTO is anything but under the radar. Wester and his silver GTO have been in pursuit of the magical first-in-the-8s drag racing pass in an IRS-equipped GTO (IRS is a less-than-ideal suspension geometry for high-horsepower drag racing duty).
Drag racing a street car is a combination of getting the horsepower from the engine to the rear tires as effectively as possible. Wester uses a Hendrix-Engineering IRS combination that has now allowed him to put even more of that ProCharger F-Series supercharger power to the rear tires of his 3,840 lb. car and recently, became the first IRS-equipped GTO to break into the hallowed 8-second zone with to-date best pass of 8.95 @ 154 mph. Check out the video below.
Wester’s car is powered by a 427 cid, LS7-based engine equipped with a ProCharger F-1R supercharger and air-to-air intercooler. On the chassis dyno, Wester’s GTO has put down 1,018 rwhp and 915 ft. lbs. of torque with 20 psi of boost from the ProCharger.
For the most part, 2004 - 2006 GTOs are outstanding performance vehicles, but of course, they are made even better with the addition of an intercooled ProCharger supercharger. Check out our full line of GM supercharger systems and tuner kits here.
With several of the major drag racing sanctioning bodies kicking-off their 2010 race seasons in March, it appears that ProCharger-equipped racers are ready to pickup right where they left off last year: in the winner’s circle.
As you know, 2009 saw a ProCharger-record 12 different international racing championships earned across across eight different sanctioning bodies. (Click here to review the 2009 Champions). With most teams wrapping up their off-season building and testing, many are looking to defend their championships, while other teams are moving into different classes or race organizations.
NMRA Season Opener
The National Mustang Racing Association, NMRA season-opening event is held at Bradenton, Florida and this year, on-track records were falling like frozen oranges.
Real Street has a number of ProCharger supercharger-equipped cars competing, with each trying to knock three-time and defending champion Tim Matherly off the throne. Dave Ginter, Jim Breese and Matherly all race with ProChargers and all will be a force to be reckoned with in 2010. Fighting some “new car” bugs, Matherly did not make it to the final, but teammate and ProCharger-powered Breese did, where he took the event win with a bumper-dragging 9.51 pass to notch his first ever NMRA event win! Congrats to Jim and his entire crew on their outstanding performance and perseverance!
In the hotly contested Drag Radial class, ProCharger racers at Bradenton included Trace Meyer, Chad Doyle, Enzo Pecchini and defending class champion, Jason Lee, who appears on a mission to put other racers on the trailer early and hard. As a matter of fact, Lee set the Drag Radial record with an amazing 7.91 @ 180 MPH in qualifying. It was an all-ProCharger shootout in the final, with Lee taking a hard-fought win over Pecchini.
Even more record-breaking action took place in the ProCharger Super Street Outlaw class. ProCharger powers numerous racers in this “10.5 inch tire freak show”, including Dan Pachar, Phil Hines, John MacDonald and 5-time and defending SSO Champion, John Urist. During qualifying on Friday, Urist clicked off a record 7.29, only to be edged out by another racer’s 7.28 during the next day’s qualifying. Battling traction, mechanical issues and each other, MacDonald advanced to the finals where he laid down a 7.42 pass to take home his second ever NMRA SSO event win and further establish himself as a contender in this wild, high-horsepower class.
ProCharger Racing Records at Bradenton
When all the tire-smoke had cleared, ProCharger-equipped racers left Bradenton with three wins and six national NMRA records.
* Jim Breese, Real Street: 9.61 @ 142 mph in qualifying
* Jason Lee, Drag Radial:7.91 @ 180 mph in eliminations
* Johnny MacDonald, ProCharger Super Street Outlaw: 7.39 @ 196 MPH in elimination MacDonald’s 196 MPH blast proved to be the highest MPH for the entire event.
Congrats to these and to all our ProCharger racers and we know we’ll be seeing more of you in the 2010 winner’s circles.
For the second year in a row, ProCharger will be displaying at the popular Race & Performance Expo just west of Chicago. Held at the the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL, dates for the 2010 event are March 6 & 7, 8 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and 8 AM to 4 PM on Sunday. Follow this link for more information on the event.
The ProCharger display will be chocked-full of supercharger solutions, both for high-horsepower race-only cars as well as supercharger kits and systems designed for street car use. And yes, the incredible new F-4 ProCharger and ProDrive geardrive will also be on display along with our new optional helical gear (noise reduction) supercharger.
Be sure to stop by the ProCharger display, just inside the main entrance, booth #301.
Nickey Chevrolet - 2010 Camaro SS
Renowned high-performance Chevrolet dealer, Nickey Chicago will also be exhibiting at the Race & Performance Expo and will have a ProCharger supercharged and intercooled 2010 Camaro SS in their display. Known as “the original super car headquarters”, Nickey has jumped back into building high performance 2010 Camaros with ProCharger superchargers being very popular with their customers.
However, with their ProCharged Nickey Camaros proving so popular that they don’t even have one to display, the Camaro that Nickey will show is a fully “Pedderised and ProCharged” Camaro SS that was built for the 2009 SEMA show and then driven in the Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge by IndyCar racing star, Paul Tracy. Be sure to check out this unique Nickey / Pedders / ProCharged Camaro while at the expo and visit with the folks at Nickey about building one for you.
There’s no denying that Chevrolet has a gold-medal winner in the 2010 Camaro, especially the LS-powered SS models. And when it comes to taking horsepower to Olympian levels of power combined with real-world, everyday driveability, more new Camaro SS owners are turning to ProCharger than any other force induction power adder. Period.
The fact is, ProCharger’s patented and proven, self-contained intercooled supercharger technology is out front and pulling away, both in overall popularity and performance. On the street and on the track, ProCharger-equipped 2010 Camaro SS owners are making some powerful statements.
Fastest 2010 Camaros
The GM High-Tech Performance web site is keeping a scoreboard, tracking and updating top late-model Camaro performers. As of mid-February, a ProCharger-equipped car is at the top of this list. Nitrous, turbos and PD blowers, it doesn’t matter - they are all falling short of the power and performance of Late Model Racecraft’s ProCharger F-1R-equipped Camaro. As we noted in an earlier post, LMR and ProCharger was the first combination to get the new Camaro into the 9’s with a nice 9.98, 144 MPH pass in November 2009.
With the relative calm before the racing season storm, here’s another high-horsepower, ProCharger-equipped 2010 Camaro SS that will be taking to the track very soon. With his built LS engine and ProCharger F-1C combination making 1,048 hp on the engine dyno, there is no doubt that David Caine’s Camaro will soon be joining the 9 second Camaro club. Check out the March 2010 issue of GM High-Tech Performance for a feature on this car or click here for the online version.
Realizing the all-around versatility and performance potential of an entirely new generation of side-by-side Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV), ProCharger is proud to introduce intercooled supercharger systems for these work hard, play hard vehicles at the 2010 Dealernews Powersports Dealer Expo, February 12-15 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
For the 2010 Powersports Dealer Expo, the ProChager Team will be located in booth #6838 and will have a ProCharger supercharged and intercooled Polaris Ranger XP on display, as well as information about the kit under final development for the Polaris RZR and RZR-S side-by-side UTVs.
Polaris RZR-S
How would you like to double the rear-wheel horsepower of your 800 EFI-equipped Polaris RZR or RZR-S? Running just 8 psi of intercooled boost, an intercooled ProCharger supercharger system can add more than 40 horsepower to an otherwise stock EFI engine. (Larger HP gains are possible with modified engines.)
Utilizing the world’s smallest self-contained, gear-driven supercharger, the ProCharger A-1 supercharger, ProCharger’s powersports supercharger systems also utilize a highly-effective, air-to-air intercooler to further lower charge air temperatures before it enters the engine. Combined with the highly-efficient design of the supercharger, ProCharger powersports kits deliver the industry’s coolest charge air temperatures which in turn supports the largest, most reliable power gains in the industry.
The ProCharger V-Twin Team will be conducting a content-rich seminar during the 10th Annual V-Twin Expo by Easyriders in Cincinnati, OH. The seminar, “Supercharging Basics: Power, Performance and Profits with ProCharger” is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6, 11 AM in room 251 of the Duke Energy Convention Center and is free of charge and open to all registered V-Twin Expo attendees.
Join ProCharger V-Twin Product Manager, Walt Sipp, ProCharger dealers and other industry experts to learn about the basic technology of supercharging V-twin engines and how dealers are using this patented, proven and award-winning technology to boost their profits.
This seminar will cover a lot of ground specific to the V-twin market and is expected to fill up fast, so don’t be late!
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2010 V-Twin Expo
For the fourth year in a row, ProCharger will be exhibiting at this dealer-only V-twin event, Feb 6-8, booth #507 which is located just inside the two entrance doors on the main display floor.
ProCharger Intercooled Supercharger Systems will be featured on an interesting assortment of Harleys, both inside and outside the main display. You’ll want to be sure to stop by to check out the latest custom creation featuring a ProCharged V-Twin, a high-tech, throwback bike named “Salt Flat”, as well as the famous 200+ rwhp “Project Bagger”and a carburetor-equipped and ProCharged 95-cid bagger named “Jimmy”.
Another first for ProCharger will be our display at the 2010 Dealernews Powersports Dealer Expo, Feb. 12-15 in Indianapolis, IN. ProCharger’s booth is #6838.
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After debuting a ProCharger supercharged and intercooled Polaris RZR-S at last summer’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Team ProCharger is taking the next step into the powersports market with supercharger kits capable of adding 40 - 80% more power to EFI-equipped powersports engines.
Leading the way once again, ProCharger now has complete intercooled supercharger systems and tuner kits available for 2010 model year Harley-Davidson V-twins, including Touring, Softail, Dyna and now, the TriGlide models equipped with stock or modified Twin Cam 96-, 103- or 110+ cubic inch engines.
With 8 to 10 psi of intercooled boost, owners of these bikes can expect to see gains of 40 to 80 hp while still maintaining everyday rideability and comfort. HO Intercooled Systems come complete with the self-contained supercharger, air-to-air intercooler, all necessary tubing, bypass valve, fuel injectors and engine tuning module.
With this updated and extensive line-up, ProCharger now has a bolt-on self-contained, intercooled supercharger system available for virtually every model of air-cooled “Big Twin” H-D motorcycles from certain 1984 models up to the latest 2010 H-D bikes.
One of the largest H-D dealers in the country, Barnett Harley-Davidson, recently ran both an online article,  “Supercharging a Harley”. Editor and long-time Harley rider, Buck Manning did a very good job of detailing the benefits of a riding a ProCharger-equipped H-D from a true rider’s perspective.
Manning caught up with ProCharger’s Senior Performance Technician, Sergio Shifman, and got the low down on a “one-day hop-up of your Twin Cam to double the stock rear wheel horsepower power with no pesky problems like starter motors that can’t turn over a high-compression engine or excessive heat roasting your chestnuts over an open fire” sounds like a really good idea!
Check out the story by visting the Barnett web site  and be sure to pick up a copy of the March 2010 issue of Barnett’s Magazinefor a feature on a 195 hp ProCharged FBI (Fat Baggers Inc.) custom and a profile on Walt Sipp, ProCharger V-Twin Product Manager.
As soon as the horsepower-hungry staff at Super Chevy magazine received the press release announcing the first-to-market intercooled ProCharger Supercharger Systems for the hot-selling 2010 Camaro SS, they were on the phone to schedule an installation article and a visit to the ProCharger facility.
Kudos to editor Jim Campisano and Associate Editor Patrick Hill for rearranging their schedules to make this story happen in a timely fashion - as a matter of fact, this was the first supercharger installation article to appear in print on the 2010 Camaro SS.
Little did they know that this was also the very same car that would be “transformed” even further prior to it’s public debut at the 2009 SEMA Show. And with a final adjustment to the production-ready tune, this otherwise stock Camaro put down 526 RWHP.
Looking for the Ultimate Power Adder for your 2010 Camaro SS? Look no further than ProCharger.
To say that ProCharger’s new F-4 supercharger was the absolute buzz of the 2009 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show is like saying a tornado is a gentle breeze.
Keeping the new supercharger model under wraps until the opening morning of the show, it didn’t take long for word to spread like wildfire throughout the show. Text messages, cell phone calls and cell phone images of the new, ulta-high HP-capable F-4 kept the ProCharger display packed with power-hungry racers and engine builders.Â
The new ProCharger F-4 supercharger features the performance and racing industry’s first application of a 16-inch diameter volute, or compressor housing. Utilizing ProCharger’s patented and proven self-contained transmission, as well as the patented high-speed compound bearing assembly the new F-4 model is rated at 3,200+ horsepower while providing 5,400 CFM maximum airflow and 45 PSI maximum boost.
“Obviously, the F-4 model represents the next level of centrifugal supercharger performance and horsepower potential,” notes Jim Summers, ProCharger Motorsports Director. “We are looking forward to working with some of the top engine builders and racers in the industry to see the F-4’s true performance potential realized on the track and in other motorsports applications.”
ProDrive Supercharger Gear Drive
Designed specifically for the new F-4 supercharger, the ProDrive supercharger gear drive will allow racers to locate F-4 and F-3 supercharger models in front of and above the centerline of the engine’s crank shaft.
Both the new F-4 ProCharger and ProDrive Gear Drive are available for order now with delivery in Spring 2010.
More New Race Products
In addition to the 11 new products that were displayed at the SEMA show, ProCharger had three more to debut at PRI: the F-4, ProDrive Gear Drive and a 3V Reverse Cog Race Kit.
Mustang 3V Reverse Cog Race Kit
Realizing the performance potential of modified Ford 3V engines, ProCharger is once again leading the way with a Reverse Cog Race Kit designed specifically for 2005-2010 Mustang GTs or other race vehicles running the high-tech 3V engine.
Utilizing a dedicated, 50mm-wide cog drive and tensioner system, the heavy-duty bracket provides a solid, stable, forward-facing mounting location for a wide range of ProCharger supercharger models, including the F-1 thru F-2 self-contained superchargers.
The new 3V Reverse Cog Race Kit, along with the previously-announced 3V Cog Race Kit will be available in the spring of 2010. Give ProCharger at call at 913/338-2886 if you’d like to receive additional information.
New ProCharger F-1D supercharger
Show for the first time at SEMA, the new F-1D self-contained supercharger model was also on display for the power-hungry racers. Designed as more streetable F-Series supercharger, the F-1D provides better boost response in high horsepower street applications than the more competition oriented F-1C and F-1R models.
Rated at 1,000 hp, the F-1D utilizes a 9-inch volute, self-contained F-Series transmission, 5.40:1 step-up ratio and provides 1,500 CFM of airflow at 38 PSI max and a maximum impeller speed of 65,000 RPM.
Matherly Debuts 2010 NMRA Real Street Mustang
Having raced his way to his third NMRA Real Street Championship, Tim Matherly debuted his all-new, ProCharger-equipped 2010 Mustang GT at the PRI Show. Built in 18 weeks from a body-in-white, Matherly’s Mustang is beautifully constructed and will once again be a force to be reckoned with in the NMRA’s bumper-dragging Real Street racing.
 
 
