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Post Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:39 pm

Guys

IM after some advice, My merc ha a supercharger on it and it is a smooth power driver, however my birds vxr has a turbo and i love th epower repsonce from it.

I was talking to folwer and he said go supercharger on a e30, but i do like the ide of a turbo cab, going down the round and dumping a supercharger cant dump can it??

which would be best for power responce etc for the e30??

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Post Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:12 am

Fit a supercharger and one of these:

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ ... de=MJSTEDV

Best of both worlds....instant response plus a nice whooshy sound when you change gear :D
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Post Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:25 am

Supercharger Neil! A chromed one winkeye No lag, smooth power delivery, it would be rude not to winkeye
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Post Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:55 am

if its a cab i would super charge as its bottom end power which would be great for a cab but you cant get a dump valve for a supercharger and dont mess about with electric fake dump valves, pure chav.

if its a saloon i would go turbo for top end power!!!!! they give good torque but i would be after top end with a turbo.

racer i would say turbo
cab would be supercharger for a massive low down toque curve

thats what i would go for anyway.
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Post Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:54 am

Charger, in chrome of course

cheaper, more compact and still capable of the wrong side of 300 hp and 300 lbs/ft.

the rotrex are not P-D chargers so there's almost no boost until the compressor goes efficient and then BAM off you go ( thats about 2K before the engine comes out of vacuum and 3.5K when you really get the kick up the arse BTW )

splits the difference between the Turbo delivery and what your kompressor delivers dude.

as for dump valve, of course you can still run one, remember racecars ride and the sci-fi soundtrack from his engine bay :thumb:
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Post Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:40 pm

cheers ant any pic's of the chrome supercharger??
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Post Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:43 pm

the body is polished Billet , the front half is supplied in sand cast finish but can be removed for a shine up if required Neil.

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Post Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:43 pm

Definitley a charger in a Cab. Makes more sense to me.
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Post Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:45 pm

Both ala a tsi jetta/golf! great fun and its only a 1.4 8)
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Post Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:15 pm

ANT YOU DA MAN !!!
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Post Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:17 pm

Ant wrote:the body is polished Billet , the front half is supplied in sand cast finish but can be removed for a shine up if required Neil.

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see ant's thought about it the chrome shiny side is coming out of him now :twisted:
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:12 pm

Ant wrote:Charger, in chrome of course

cheaper, more compact and still capable of the wrong side of 300 hp and 300 lbs/ft.

the rotrex are not P-D chargers so there's almost no boost until the compressor goes efficient and then BAM off you go ( thats about 2K before the engine comes out of vacuum and 3.5K when you really get the kick up the arse BTW )

splits the difference between the Turbo delivery and what your kompressor delivers dude.

as for dump valve, of course you can still run one, remember racecars ride and the sci-fi soundtrack from his engine bay :thumb:
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:10 pm

ant???
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:23 pm

both cliffy :D
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Post Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:24 pm

cliffybabe wrote:
Ant wrote:the body is polished Billet , the front half is supplied in sand cast finish but can be removed for a shine up if required Neil.

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see ant's thought about it the chrome shiny side is coming out of him now :twisted:
just a good salesman supply and demand winkeye
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Post Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:58 pm

u can get shiny turbos too!

id go turbo just cos of the feeling when they come on boost....its the best accelerative feeling of any engine!
with a screamer pipe too!!