This is quite a dellema I too am building a new motor and am in need of a new Blower and until There is a real world comparison , I am left undecided. My guess is the works 140 will out perform the Kenne Bell, But who knows. And even if the works does out perform the Kenne Bell by 5% lets say ( fictisous number ) is it work the 10 hp or so for $850.00 more I think not!

 

What's another $850 when you are spending $3000 on something you can put in a shoe box. Something else to think about; if you buy a KB you will probably want a ported upper plumn. That's $200 so the Works 140 becomes $650. What I heard is the KB can handle 25psi and the 140 can handle 28psi. You figure at max boost you could be somewhere around 600hp well 5% of that is what 30hp for $600 That's not bad considering some of the stuff we buy for less HP. These are just my opinions of course.

 

Works 140 sounds a lot cooler to me.

 

Step up to the 201!

 

?????? please elaborate! 201???

 

140 + 61 = 201

 

Don’t even start on the 201 thing as we have waited long enough just for the 140 to get here…

 

Check out Truckin October 2002. Great article on the KB! I just received my KB, waiting for install in the upcoming week. Going with a 6lb lower, 2 lb upper.

I felt the KB had proven itself through testing, time and actual application.

The 140 is rather fresh out of the gate, hopefully it will prove its worth for the extra cash.

Regardless, your talking about some serious hp.

 

I don't know where you get that crap.

I have got 26psi on the KB with a 6lb lower and 2.5" upper. There is more to be had.
It doesn't cost $200 to port match the upper intake. I did mine in a few hours with some air tools. I matched my BAbolt TB, PSP nitrous plate, upper plenum, phenolic spacer, KB adapter plate, and gaskets.

I can change all my plugs in 30 minutes.

 

In that october article mentioned, they do a kb/stock eaton comparo. At stock boost kb was 28hp more.

At 13psi, the kb made only 10hp more

Anyone putting on a kb isnt going w/stock boost, eaton is going strong w/4-6 pulley-even compared to kb. Dont know is more than that is going to make any worthwhile gains, so kb rules after that point.
Id have liked to see the torque curves compared instead.
On a stock block, how much boost is still safe for everyday use?
Alot of the L's are still low mileage, and w/low factory compression, should be able to take more boost(how much?) before needing a beefed motor.
So if a $3000+++ blower is needed for boost over 13ish psi,,,and say the motor stock is safe to 18psi(guess),,, Thats an extra 50 or so hp for to take over where eaton peters out... Thats an expensive 50hp.


is it also true that an eaton style has more grunt down low compared to a twin screw??? If so, works looks better and better.Flame suit on...We really need to see the torque curves with the hp curves. Peak hp #'s are for dyno queens

 

Two dyno pulls with 22psi, 14° timing and 20° timing. KB blower.

numbers are supposedly sae corrected.