Supercharger Installation!

[Racer-x]

Any news or updates? I'm anxious!

[ohioboxster]

No, still seven more days until I really get into it. I had to buy a 24 mm wrench and new low profile floor jack. Pretty soon, so keep checking back.

[ohioboxster]

I started about 12:30 today and by 2:30 I had the SC unit in place. Then it came to direction #5 on my install guide...Snake pipe 4 up through engine and chasis. It should have said draw a pentagram on the ground and sell your soul. The one pipe you can see through the wheel well took me 4 hours to install, hmmm I guess thats why its called pipe #4. One of the bolts took forever ! No room for a wrench or socket. I changed the 3 plugs on the passanger side today. I need the proper water fitting (see pic one) for the line that needs rerouted. Tomorrow is another day....
Water line...


Take this off, rear cross member.



Remove this bolt to swing trailing arm out of the way.


These are the bolts that you take out to mount the SC braket to....



Replace bolts with studs use antiseize.

[ohioboxster]

This is the SC unit bolted to the exhaust manifold


This is the unit pretty much in place ....


Looking at unit through wheel , evil pipe 4


back view



All thats left underneth is bolt the sc unit in place, pull some lines out of the way, reinstall trailing arm and crossmember, fuel filter, drivers side plugs, shileding. I think thats it, sorry for fragmented sentences, kinda tired. The car kicked my butt today.

[Adam]

Ohio, did you use different spark plugs and gapping to accomadate the new s/c?

[Jeph]

Reading this post is like watching a good tv show! I look forward to next week's episode.

[ohioboxster]

Adam,
I spoke to the owner of TPC and presented the same questions to him. I would think you need to run a heat range colder and close the gap some. Tom, the owner assured me that factory plugs are just fine.

Jeph,
Im glad you like the thread. Tune in tomorrow I hope to get alot more done. Im thinking two to three days should do it.

[ohioboxster]

Today I woke up at 5 am. and went out to the garage at 6 am. I was not looking forward to crawling back under the car this morning because my back was aching.
I acomplished quit a bit today. Installed the drivers side plugs, fuel filter (kinda a pain in the butt) zip tied some air condition and water lines out of the way. Next I tightened up the SC unit and now its in final resting position. Installed three more pieces of duct work (see pics) this means I have only two to go. Rerouted the throtle cable under the manifold, extended the electrical wires 14 inches (6 total and soldered the connections) and reinstalled the trailing arm. I probably forgot a few things if I think of them I will post.

This had to come out.


This pipe had to come out.


Installed bypass valve on this pipe.


Had to remove this bracket from throtle body.


Two more pieces of duct work installed.


This is where I need to tap into fuel rail.


Throtle body repositioned, rewired and more duct work installed. My arms look like I got into a fight with a blender. Talk about tight clearances.