Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 00:26:52 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Superchargers?
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very nice.
though you are oversimplifying what it takes to retro fit a turbo where
there wasn't one.
it's about 10 parts , counting every little thing, and that's not counting
an IC either.
more like a dozen things, without the IC.
----- Original Message -----
From: "pat" <psdooley@VERIZON.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: Superchargers?
> The VW G60 charger is a known weak link in the Corrado.
> A lot of Corrado G60 owners upgrade to turbo.
>
> 4 grand is a lot for forced induction when you can get a Garrett T3 for
> $100
> and rebuild it for another hundred. Sure, you need an exhaust manifold
> and
> exhaust plumbing- throw in another $200.
> Either way you need an intercooler, intake piping and management.
>
> A supercharger (like a Lysholm, not a G60), is good for around town and
> probably the best choice for a Vanagon.
> For your Jetta, the turbo is the best kick in the pants.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Don Hanson
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 11:14 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Superchargers?
>
> Anyone have any experience with superchargers on a VW? Turbochargers get
> all the ink..everyone talks about Turbo Subies and Bostig transplants.
>
> In many factory vehicles, superchargers are original equipment. VW offers
> some factory supercharged models. Toyota started doing it way back in the
> '90s...
>
> I have seen kits offered for inline VW motors...For example: Bahn Brenner
> (a VW Tuner) offers some stand-alone kits and also upgrades for the G-60
> factory supercharged VW. Their kits are said to up the 1.8 liter
> supercharged motors output from 180hp to near 200
>
> For $4k you can get your N.A. Jetta motor making ~180hp and ~200lb/ft of
> torque... with a supercharger kit said to bolt on in an afternoon.
>
> I am just curious here if anyone has gone that route to more power for a
> Vanagon. It's my understanding that superchargers work without any "lag"
> and they don't involve complex exhaust routing.
>
> Don Hanson
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