
Courtenay Supercharger Details !
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Posted 08 April 2004 - 07:56 AM
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Posted 08 April 2004 - 08:02 AM
Edited by WoodenDummy, 08 April 2004 - 08:03 AM.
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Posted 08 April 2004 - 08:14 AM

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Posted 08 April 2004 - 08:18 AM
#25
Posted 08 April 2004 - 08:19 AM
You really need to practice your arithmetic Bob.I really fancy the power characteristics of the Supercharger, and I'd hope the extra 20 kgs doesn't mess with the handling poise as much as the 95kgs of the turbo lump in the VXT, but five and a half grand is one half to one third the value of most na VXs now.
VX 875kg
VXT 925kg
difference 50kg, not 95kg

PS Mine is 900kg, so much the same as a supersharged NA

#26
Posted 08 April 2004 - 08:23 AM
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Posted 08 April 2004 - 08:24 AM
#28
Posted 08 April 2004 - 09:00 AM
I thought a advantage of the supercharger route was that you benefit from the mods you already have: gas flow/cams/x-haust.I have to say that I'd be tempted if I hadn't already started down the head/cams/breathing route.
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Posted 08 April 2004 - 09:07 AM
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Posted 08 April 2004 - 09:12 AM
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Posted 08 April 2004 - 09:13 AM
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Posted 08 April 2004 - 09:14 AM
#33
Posted 08 April 2004 - 10:33 AM
You're not alone Bob. I wouldn't say no to a little more pokiness and 'revability' - and the noise from some mods (exhaust/induction) do make me enjoy the experience a little more - but generally speaking I don't crave more power. I feel my car's got enough to push my limits through the bends, and there's enough there to push slighty beyond that from time to time when I'm feeling playful and the conditions allow for a bit tyre squealing/loss of traction.Especially as I am the only person in the world who doesn't crave more power in the NA !
I would go on about the sublime feeling of using the chasis and tyres to turn forward momentum into cornering perfection - but you do such a better job than me!

£5k does seem a little steep. I wonder how many people upgrade to the Turbo because they really need more power and how many upgrade to have the latest/coolest version? I know I've considered upgrading in the past (only briefly, mind) and if I'm honest with myself it's the boy in me wanting the 'upgraded' model, rather than the driver in me feeling my NA isn't able enough. I guess you have to take that into consideration when comparing the cost of VXT versus supercharger.
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Posted 08 April 2004 - 11:09 AM
that is exactly my mind....problem is, the boy in me always overrides the "rational man" mode.....if I'm honest with myself it's the boy in me wanting the 'upgraded' model, rather than the driver in me feeling my NA isn't able enough.

I am well aware that all this power will only get me into trouble, (along with some brief pinnacles of blissfulness



#35
Posted 08 April 2004 - 11:46 AM
I used to run a Link ECU. The best ECU's money can buy IMO.Yeah, then I guess u want a fully programmable fuel injection. Will save that mod on the Courtenay bill, tho! A guy at our sports car club has one, and his running a 1992 Sylva with a Vaux motor and no cat. This gives him the possibility to run the engine with a rich mixture, no lambda-sensor u know!
In the region of £800 its not much more expensive than a remap, and you end up with a much better ECU to control it with
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Posted 08 April 2004 - 12:05 PM


#37
Posted 08 April 2004 - 12:08 PM
U had it on your WRX?I used to run a Link ECU. The best ECU's money can buy IMO.
In the region of £800 its not much more expensive than a remap, and you end up with a much better ECU to control it with

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Posted 08 April 2004 - 08:14 PM
#39
Posted 09 April 2004 - 11:12 AM
No problem DeanGary
Sorry to pester you with questions tonight but I am curious as to where you lost 25kg. It wasn't just the seats was it?

Milltek -6kg
seatbelts & pretensioner system replaced by harnesses/bar -1kg
340R pax seat and Corbeau driver seat -12kg
removed stereo, speakers, rear panel & soundproofing -6kg
Future mods including VXR Speedlines and alloy belled discs should lose another 15 to 20kgs. After that, serious weight loss will start to get expensive!
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Posted 09 April 2004 - 07:39 PM
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