 Subaru Supercharged?, Thinking out loud, what are the obvious reasons not to? |
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| mrdezyne |
 Aug 25 2006, 03:43 PM
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Now on larger rolling jack stands!  Group: Members Posts: 468 Joined: 31-July 05 From: Tulsa, OK Member No.: 4,510  |
A buddy of mine has a connection with ProCharger and was just talking about a good deal he can get on a universal Sport Compact supercharger kit. Got me thinking about if it was possible to adapt this kit to my EJ25 and if it would be worth it. I'm not a big fan of Turbo setups but a supercharger might be a viable option.
Someone slap me in the face with an obvious reason this has not been done yet... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) |
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| TonyAKAVW |
Aug 25 2006, 03:52 PM
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That's my ride. Group: Members Posts: 2,151 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Redondo Beach, CA Member No.: 166 Region Association: None |
QUOTE Subaru already has an out-of-the-box turbo setup, and good at that. I've drivern a WRX and the tubro lag sucks ass. I'm sure that can be fixed with some fairly simple mods, but a supercharger on a 2.5 would be fun. I say go for it! And then I'll copy whatever you do (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) -Tony |
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| fiid |
Aug 26 2006, 06:57 AM
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Turbo Megasquirted Subaru Member Group: Members Posts: 2,827 Joined: 7-April 03 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 530 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(TonyAKAVW @ Aug 25 2006, 02:52 PM)  QUOTE Subaru already has an out-of-the-box turbo setup, and good at that. I've drivern a WRX and the tubro lag sucks ass. I'm sure that can be fixed with some fairly simple mods, but a supercharger on a 2.5 would be fun. I say go for it! And then I'll copy whatever you do (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) -Tony IMHO the 2.0 engine is not quite torquey enough for the 3000lb WRX - which seems to make the lag a bit annoying. The same effect can be observed in our 2.5GT at high altitude where there just isn't enough torque before the turbo spools up. Once everything is spinning though - it's as exciting as ever. In a 914 there seems to be plenty of torque and when the boost kicks in, it's just voracious. I am hoping in the future to switch to a ball bearing turbo, perhaps something with a titatium rotor ( depending on the dollars ), will be interesting to see how that compares. I'm sure with 4-6lbs of boost on a 2.5 motor you'd have a LOT of fun. I'm only running 7-8psi right now on the 2.0 and it's fine. With proper intercooling and what not I'm sure it would be really a lot of fun. I would be worried about 1st gear though, although pulling off from 2nd would almost certainly not be a problem. |
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mrdezyne Subaru Supercharged? Aug 25 2006, 03:43 PM
Brando Subaru already has an out-of-the-box turbo setup, ... Aug 25 2006, 03:48 PM bd1308 If you can get it to work, roll it man.
That woul... Aug 25 2006, 03:48 PM TonyAKAVW I've been thinking about doing this too.... Th... Aug 25 2006, 03:49 PM So.Cal.914 A supercharger is for instant power but it does ro... Aug 25 2006, 03:51 PM
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