M-tec supercharger kits?
16-08-2010, 02:50 PM
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M-tec supercharger kits?
There was a thread a few weeks ago about prices etc
can't find it now, does anyone know what it costs?
Is m-tec still banned?
can't find it now, does anyone know what it costs?
Is m-tec still banned?
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17-08-2010, 07:32 AM
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wait for clarification it is zetec specific before thinking of getting one, if it isnt you could probably just buy a rotrex charger, rig up an FMIC and stuff yourself for cheaper. having had a zetec supercharged myself i know you cant just buy any old bits and slap them on, loads of stuff is in the way (especially on the silvertop).
17-08-2010, 01:01 PM
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also there is the powerworks and procharger kits made for the (fwd) focus in america. they make more power than the jackson kits but are more in-depth to install and the engine probably wouldnt last as long if you were planning on keeping the car long term.
as Chip says, a rwd SC kit would be usually no good for a fwd installation, ford fwd zetec engine bays generally have fook all room in them!
17-08-2010, 01:48 PM
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17-08-2010, 03:30 PM
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If you want 200bhp then the mini cooper charger is a good option.
Spikey wanted 250bhp though, so for HIS application it was shit.
Just like if someone wanted 500bhp I would tell them a T34 was no good to them, but that doesnt mean its not still great on my YB at 350, cause it is
Spikey wanted 250bhp though, so for HIS application it was shit.
Just like if someone wanted 500bhp I would tell them a T34 was no good to them, but that doesnt mean its not still great on my YB at 350, cause it is
17-08-2010, 04:21 PM
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i have seen a DIY mini eaton m45 with a custom inlet on a vauxhall redtop in a mk1 escort on turbosport, looked pretty good but you would need to either be very good at fabrication/welding to mount it, and for the bracketry and to do the idler pulleys etc (i have had probs with idlers on mine due to overspinning the blower). if you went to a fab shop and got them to make the bits for it all to fit, most places would charge a fair whack.
i had a heavy duty idler made for mine at a specialist place with decent bearings in it blah blah, wasnt cheap, and it only lasted a year or so then melted.
i doubt many of the DIY supercharger setups which people have done for Ł50 and held together with string last very long tbh.
i had a heavy duty idler made for mine at a specialist place with decent bearings in it blah blah, wasnt cheap, and it only lasted a year or so then melted.
i doubt many of the DIY supercharger setups which people have done for Ł50 and held together with string last very long tbh.
17-08-2010, 06:06 PM
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percy what sort of top RPM does the bearing do on the idler pulley? Also was it the correct bearing as some bearings have a better chance if specced correctly.
