Paxton Superchargers Street - Manual

NO TE: Incre as e d im pe l l e r s pe e ds can incre as e boos t
pre s s ure , but m ay do s o w ith a pe nal ty to
s upe rch arge r e fficie ncy. Com pre s s ors m us t be
prope rl
y m atch e d to e ach appl ication (m atch ing
avail abl e from Paxton).
Th e fol l ow ing inform ation and re com m e ndations are
de s igne d to prom ote ye ars of troubl e -fre e s e rvice for
your s upe rch arge r. Each Paxton s upe rch arge r s ys te m is
buil
t to pre cis e tol e rance s us ing th e fine s t m ate rial s
avail abl e . Eve ry s ys te m is s ubje cte d to an inte ns ive
q ual ity audit proce dure from th e tim e w e firs t re ce ive raw
cas tings to th e tim e th e pre cis ion m ach ine d com pone nts
be com e a com pl
e te d s upe rch arge r s ys te m . Air fue l
ratios , ignition tim ing re q uire m e nts and al l as pe cts
re q uire d to buil d ful l y inte grate d s ys te m s are te s te d
rigorous l y. W h e n appl ie d to a s tock e ngine , in s ound
STREET SUPERCH ARGER
SYSTEM OW NER'S MANUAL
In orde r to ach ie ve th e l ow nois e l e ve l of Paxton
s upe rch arge rs , Paxton s pe cifie s m anufacturing
proce dure s th at cal
l for m inim al inte rnal cl e arance .
Th e s e pre cis e tol e rance s h ow e ve r are not
conducive to te m pe rature s be l ow 25° F. Th e re fore ,
s toring th e ve h icl e in a h e ate d garage and/or
e m pl oying th e us e of an e ngine bl ock
h e ate r/afte rm ark e t e ngine bl ank e t is re q uire d w h e n
th e ve h icl e is s ubje cte d to a "col d s tartup" in
am bie nt te m pe rature s be l ow 25° F. Fail ure to
com pl y w ith th is m ay re s ul t in im m e diate
s upe rch arge r fail ure and inval idate th e
s upe rch arge r w arranty.
IMPORTANT COLD W EATH ER INFORMATION
1. To be s tre e t l e gal .
2. To re nde r th e h igh e s t pe rform ance w ith in th e
cons traints of th e s tock e ngine and its various s upport
s ys te m s , s uch as th e fue l
and ignition s ys te m s ,
com pre s s ion ratio and k now n or te s te d w e ak points .
3. To ope rate w ith in th e range of pe ak com pre s s or
e fficie ncy by not e xce e ding m axim um im pe l l e r s pe e d
at th e e ngine ’s re dl ine .
SECTION 1
EVERY PAXTO N SUPERCH ARGER SYSTEM IS
ENGINEERED TO M EET TH E FO LLO W ING D ESIGN
O BJECTIVES:
4. To m aintain l ong te rm e ngine l ife (m us t be ins tal l e d
prope rl y on an e ngine w h ich is k now n to be in good
ope rating condition prior to th e ins tal l ation of th e
s upe rch arge r). Unde rs tanding th e s e de s ign goal s is
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SECTION 2
ENGINE STARTUP AND FUEL CO NSID ERATIO NS:
1. Ne ve r ope rate your e ngine at ful l th rottl e w h e n th e
e ngine is col d. W h e n s tarting th e e ngine e ach day, al l ow
pl e nty of tim e for th e oil to re ach ful l ope rating
te m pe rature be fore running above 2,500 RPM. Ful l
s upe rch arge r ope rating te m pe rature is ge ne ral l y
ach ie ve d afte r th e e ngine w ate r te m pe rature h as be e n at
th e norm al
ope rating range for tw o or th re e m inute s .
2. Al w ays util ize th e h igh e s t octane pre m ium unl e ade d fue l
avail abl e in your are a. Paxton re com m e nds th at you
al w ays us e national brands w h e ne ve r pos s ibl e .
3. Afte r fil l ing up w ith fue l from a s ource oth e r th an th e one
you us e re gul arl y, care ful l y l is te n for e ngine de tonation.
4. If any de tonation is audibl e , you m ay h ave a fue l
probl e m . Ce as e util izing h e avy-th rottl e and drive w ith
gre ate r care until th e fue l is cons um e d. If de tonation is
s til l e vide nt, ins pe ct for oth e r caus e s s uch as :
a. Faul ty fue l pum p(s ). Som e ve h icl e s are now e q uippe d
w ith m ore th an one pum p. Ch e ck fue l pre s s ure s w h e n
de tonation is occurring.
b . D irty inje ctor(s ), cl ogge d fue l fil te r or pinch e d fue l
l ine .
c. Faul ty s park pl ug(s ) or s park pl ug w ire s w ith too m uch
re s is tance . Cons ul t your factory ve h icl e s e rvice
m anual . Mos t w ire s s h oul d not e xce e d 10 oh m s of
re s is tance .
d. Im prope r initial tim ing (not s e t to factory
s pe cification).
e . Faul ty ignition coil .
f. Cool ing s ys te m not functioning prope rl y. Ch e ck for a
faul ty th e rm os tat, faul ty or im prope r cal ibration of
im portant w h e n appl ying th e s upe rch arge r to cus tom
appl ications . W e s trongl y advis e th at w h e n us ing th e
s upe rch arge r in a cus tom appl ication, you m ak e e ve ry
e ffort to ach ie ve th e goal s outl ine d.
w ork ing orde r, th e ins tal l ation of a com pl e te Paxton
s upe rch arge r s ys te m re s ul ts in th e h igh e s t s tre e t l e gal
pe rform ance w ith a m inim um of e ngine w e ar. If th e unit is
give n prope r care and is ope rate d us ing th e
re com m e ndations and ins tructions s e t forth in th is guide ,
th e unit w il
l l as t th e l ife of m os t ve h icl e s . If th e ve h icl e is
m odifie d in addition to th e s upe rch arge r (i.e ., h e ads , cam ,
e tc.) or you h ave incre as e d th e im pe l
l e r s pe e d, you m us t
fol l ow guide l ine s outl ine d in th e Paxton Racing
Supe rch arge r O w ne r’s Manual Guide (P/N: 008576).
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