Paxton Superchargers Street - Manual (Page 2)

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1. Air Fil te rs - Us e th e air fil te r s ys te m provide d in your
Paxton s ys te m .
2. Air Intak e /Air D is ch arge - Mus t be in good condition and
prope rl y s e cure d. If e q uippe d w ith fl e x h os e , th is m us t
be fre e of dam age /l e ak s .
3. Be l t Te ns ion - Exce s s ive be l t te ns ion can l e ad to
s upe rch arge r or crank s h aft be aring fail ure . D o not us e a
non-s l ipping or cog-type be l t on a s upe rch arge r
de s igne d to be drive n w ith a s e rpe ntine drive be l t (non
h e avy duty). Re pl ace m e nt be l ts for your appl ication are
avail abl e from Paxton.
4. Com pute r Ch ips /Program m ing - Th e us e of an
afte rm ark e t com pute r ch ip is ge ne ral l y not
re com m e nde d as th e y m ay not be cal ibrate d for us e
w ith a s upe rch arge r and can caus e de tonation. Paxton
offe rs com pute r ch ips and program s s pe cifical
l y
de ve l ope d and/or cal ibrate d to m axim ize th e
pe rform ance of a particul ar Paxton s upe rch arge r s ys te m .
5. Crank cas e Ve ntil ation Sys te m - You m us t us e th e s ys te m
provide d in your Paxton k it to pre ve nt e xce s s ive crank
cas e pre s s ure s and pos s ibl
e e ngine dam age .
6. Pul l e ys - If your s upe rch arge r drive be l t com e s off it m ay
be due to m is al ignm e nt of th e s upe rch arge r pul l e ys
caus e d by ins tal l ation probl e m s or m ove m e nt of th e
m ounting pl ate . Mis al ignm e nt can al s o be caus e d by
ove rtigh te ning (and fail ing) of th e be l t, w h ich can
ne gative l y affe ct th e s upe rch arge r and crank s h aft
be arings . For ye ars of troubl e fre e ope ration w h e n us e d
for s tre e t appl ications , w e re com m e nd th e drive ratios
not be ch ange d from th e s tandard s pe cification.
SECTION 3
SUPERCH ARGER SUPPO RT SYSTEM GUID ELINES
SECTION 4
NO RM AL M AINTENANCE GUID ELINES
SECTION 5
RECO M M END ED TUNING AID S
(AVAILABLE D IRECT FRO M PAXTO N)
1. Fue l Pre s s ure Gauge
2. Boos t Gauge
3. Ignition Am pl ifie r/Boos t Re tard (s tandard on s om e k its )
a. Cl e an th e s upe rch arge r oil inl e t fitting e ve ry 12,000
m il e s . W h e n th e ve h icl e is col d, re m ove th e oil inl e t
fitting at th e s upe rch arge r and cl e an it th orough l y
util izing h igh pre s s ure air to bl ow th e orifice cl e an
be fore re ins tal l ation. D o not atte m pt to re m ove th e
s cre e n/fil te r ins ide of th e oil fe e d fitting. Th is oil inl e t
fitting is de s igne d w ith a ve ry s m al l orifice , w h ich
provide s a m is t of oil dire ctl y onto th e ge ars . Ne ve r
1. Engine O il Fe d Units O nl y
3. Spark pl ug/ignition s ys te m guide l ine s . Al w ays util ize th e
s tock s pe cifie d h e at range for s tre e t l e gal appl ications .
For off-road us e onl y, us e one range col de r th an original l y
s pe cifie d and re duce th e gap to .032" - .040". If your
ve h icl
e is e q uippe d w ith an ignition am pl ifie r s uch as a
Crane H I-6R or MSD 6A, re ducing th e s park pl ug gap is
not ne ce s s ary. Ne ve r util ize pl atinum pl ugs on a ve h icl e
not original l y e q uippe d w ith pl atinum pl ugs from th e
factory. Eve ry 15,000 m il e s , ch e ck to e ns ure s park pl ug
w ire s are w ith in factory s pe cifie d re s is tance . Re pl ace
w h e ne ve r be yond s pe cification or e ve ry 50,000 m il e s ,
w h ich e ve r com e s firs t. Th is m ay be contrary to factory
re com m e nde d inte rval
s , but is cons is te nt w ith th e us e of
th e Paxton s upe rch arge r s ys te m on m os t ve h icl e s . Paxton
al s o offe rs h igh pe rform ance ignition w ire s e ts for ce rtain
appl ications . If e q uippe d, ins pe ct th e condition of th e
dis tributor cap and rotor e ve ry 15,000 m il e s . Re pl ace as
conditions w arrant or e ve ry 50,000 m il e s , w h ich e ve r
com e s firs t. Paxton re com m e nds O EM or e q uival e nt
re pl ace m e nt parts .
2. Se l f Lub ricate d Units O nl y
a. Ch e ck th e s upe rch arge r fl uid l e ve l us ing th e dips tick
at l e as t e ve ry 2,500 m il e s .
b . Initial s upe rch arge r fl uid ch ange m us t be pe rform e d
at 2,500 m il e s . Th e s upe rch arge r fl uid m us t th e n be
ch ange d at l e as t e ve ry 7,500 m il e s .
us e Te fl on tape or oth e r s e al ants on any oil fe e d l ine
fitting. D o not ove rtigh te n fittings .
b . Fol l ow th e h e avy duty/s e ve re us age m ainte nance
s ch e dul e in your ve h icl e ow ne r’s m anual . Us e th e
m anufacture r’s e ngine oil and oil fil te r
re com m e ndations . D o not us e e ngine oil additive s as
th e y m ay contain s ol id particul ate s w h ich can cl og
th e s upe rch arge r fe e d l ine .
i. D rain th e fl uid, re -fil l th e unit onl y w ith 4 oz. of
Paxton s uppl ie d l ubricating fl uid.
ii. Confirm prope r oil l e ve l us ing th e dips tick . D O NO T
O VERFILL!!
c. Fl uid l e ve l ch e ck ing proce dure :
th e th e rm os tatic fan s w itch , w ate r pum p be l t
s l ippage , a pl ugge d radiator, or bad fan cl utch .
g. D irty air cl e ane r.
h . If your ve h icl e is e q uippe d w ith a boos t tim ing re tard
de vice as part of th e s upe rch arge r k it or an ignition
am pl
ifie r, ch e ck to be s ure th at th e unit and th e
tim ing re tard k nob (if e q uippe d) is w ork ing.
i. Faul ty or l oos e com pute r ch ip, if e q uippe d.
j. Ens ure th at th e s park pl ugs and s park pl ug gap are
corre ct for a s upe rch arge d appl ication.
i. Ens ure th at th e .06" coppe r s e al ing w as h e r is
l ocate d on th e dips tick bas e .
ii. Th re ad th e cl e an dips tick into th e unit until it s e ats .
iii. O nce th e dips tick h as s e ate d, re m ove th e dips tick
from th e unit. Fl uid s h oul d re gis te r in th e
cros s h atch e d are a on th e dips tick .
iv. D O NO T O VERFILL!! D rain e xce s s fl uid from th e
unit if it is above th e m axim um l e ve l on th e
dips tick .
W ARNING: Us e of any fl uid oth e r th an th e Paxton s uppl ie d
s pe cial l ubricating fl uid w il l void th e w arranty and m ay
caus e com pone nt fail ure .