supercharging an 8v gti

[Wayne]

you could buy a corrado g60 with the money needed for all those parts!

But then I'd end up with a corrado and not a golf!  

+ it's not THAT expensive. £300 for charger, £250 for MS, and add about £500 on random bits and bobs is just over a grand...for a grand you get a crap example of a genuine G60.
As long as I can fabricate my own brackets and other bits it shouldn't cost much above a grand.

Isnt the m45 the same one they use on the bmw cooper s? These were going for as little as £45 new a couple of years ago when people were having the 'works' kit fitted.

adaptorman said he built a supercharged 8valve using a merc charger, might be worth asking him if you are struggling, I'm sure he posted some info on his build thread the other day about some MS wizard that he had met

Yeah the M45 is from the cooper S, on ebay they are anything between £250 and £300 as far as I see, only 2 on tehre at the moment however. I'll chat to adaptorman at some point, after all he can probably build a supercharger using nothing more than a can of beans and a pencil sharpener 

With respect you will end up spending over £1k easy by the time you have made brackets etc.

[JC]

you could buy a corrado g60 with the money needed for all those parts!

  was waiting for the obvious to be stated 

[mumbles]

I'll chat to adaptorman at some point, after all he can probably build a supercharger using nothing more than a can of beans and a pencil sharpener 

que A-team music  

this sounds awsome Khare, will be watching this one with interest   goodluck

[Khare]

OK so from reading on the MS page I need MS2 as it controls fuel and spark  

Cost wise Wayne I said £1k as a base but of course you always spend more. But as you say, G60 is now old technology and they bring more problems than the new, more efficient units.

Cheers mumbles 


I still gotta give my to-be insurance company a call and find out how much it's gonna cost to insure it 

[JC]

by then your urge for jap will have returned ( again ) 

[Khare]

by then your urge for jap will have returned ( again ) 

  Most likely 

Seriously though, Sunday did make me love the old girl again and gave me ideas for plans 

[Wayne]

by then your urge for jap will have returned ( again ) 

  Most likely 

Seriously though, Sunday did make me love the old girl again and gave me ideas for plans 

Wallet emptying ones at that.  good luck with it.

[Khare]

Indeed. Who said cars were cheap though?   


No one answered my question by the way. Does the 020 box cope with around 200 horses?

Liking the new sig wayne 

[Wayne]

Indeed. Who said cars were cheap though?   


No one answered my question by the way. Does the 020 box cope with around 200 horses?

Liking the new sig wayne 

Thanks

It should be ok, torque might be the bigger issue.

[Khare]

What's the limit on the 020?