Engine Swap... N/A to Turbo

[Mr T]

Re: Engine Swap... N/A to Turbo

I always thought the whine of a supercharger was caused by the toothed drive belt used.
I was lead to believe that the noise was the trapped air escaping between the belt teeth & the pulley teeth & that is why 4"+ belts were used & not multiple v-belts, as people wanted the noise. :redface:

[lalli_d1]

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You can bring back some of the noise iirc, I was reading about this the other day. Same on the big mercedes, merc put covers in place to reduce the noise etc and there are things that can be done easily and quickly to bring it back!

not really, its all to do with the new supercharger being used. it whines but there is more engine and exhaust noise. its nice but i still want the whine!

[problemchild1976]

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IPR??

Some pics could give another tuner the opportunity to catch up on a years development at v little cost!

JJ

[Ferrina]

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I think it's best to keep things covert for now ;-)

[maggi112]

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You can bring back some of the noise iirc, I was reading about this the other day. Same on the big mercedes, merc put covers in place to reduce the noise etc and there are things that can be done easily and quickly to bring it back!

Ian, I may well pop down to check this conversion out, although I know I will end up doing it (I assume the MHD won't cause an issue?) but out of interest, why no cameras? Not that I even thought about taking one, just wondeirng why you mentioned it specifically!

[Big Performance]

Re: Engine Swap... N/A to Turbo

We map XKRs for a well known Jaguar/TVR specialist and when their chargers come on song is a cornflour moment

[lalli_d1]

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Keep on whining for one Lalli, you won't need one!!!.... Seriously, superchargers are the technology of yesteryear.

dont care! i love the supercharger whine. i was upset that the whine was taken away from the new 5.0 S/C V8 that JLR are now using!

[Thrumbleux]

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What's the installed price?

TTS do a 125bhp kit for the Aygo which is also a one litre engine, so sounds really good. It basically doubles the power and drops the 0-60 time from 14 secs to just 8! Want want want!

What's the point though when any hot Renault hatch can and will p!ss all over it at a fraction of the cost. And not just in a straight line - some bends and the Aygo driver wouldn't even know where the Renault had gone...

what about thooper charging the 1.1 forfour? or making it sound like its got a thoopercharger?

Keep on whining for one Lalli, you won't need one!!!.... Seriously, superchargers are the technology of yesteryear. The equivalent of an iron lung.
Like this...

[maggi112]

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I've seen one on the road, it's just amazing how loud it is! I've been in a monaro vxr before too, that thing bloody flew. I can only imagine what that one goes like!

[problemchild1976]

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i'm waiting for the cash to get this...............



love the supercharger sound......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EulTY2iTQEY&feature=related

[maggi112]

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MMMM nout better than a supercharger whining away! I AM doing this one day.

[lalli_d1]

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to be honest dont care much about thooper charging it, just making it sound like its thooper charged is good enough for me!
sorry :jacked:fftopic:
back to benjy original question. how about concidering supercharging it?!

[Ferrina]

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Anything is pothible fella! I guess 130bhp would be about right.

[lalli_d1]

Re: Engine Swap... N/A to Turbo

what about thooper charging the 1.1 forfour? or making it sound like its got a thoopercharger?

[Ferrina]

Re: Engine Swap... N/A to Turbo

What's the installed price?

TTS do a 125bhp kit for the Aygo which is also a one litre engine, so sounds really good. It basically doubles the power and drops the 0-60 time from 14 secs to just 8! Want want want!