Upgrade supercharger or go turbo

[hockeygod]

Just swapped my tial q base for a qr base to recirculate the air to the intake. I was getting tired of not being able to hear my exhaust over my bov. Going to pick up some 1.5 inch radiator hose and try to figure out a connection to my intake.

 

[hockeygod]

Just swapped my tial q base for a qr base to recirculate the air to the intake. I was getting tired of not being able to hear my exhaust over my bov. Going to pick up some 1.5 inch radiator hose and try to figure out a connection to my intake.

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Finished setting up the bov to recirculate tonight. New 1.5" fitting I fabbed installed on the powerpipe intake.

 

[AndrewNagle]

Be interested to see the final outcome, thanks for sharing

 

[hockeygod]

Be interested to see the final outcome, thanks for sharing

All set up to recirculate now. But I have an issue. Started it up and it's much quieter but also stalled out after running for 15-20 seconds and won't start again. Mind you it is 20 degrees outside. It is getting fuel. Maybe a vaccume leak at the bov??? If your looking at the picture I did add a hose clamp.

 

[hockeygod]

I was correct had a vaccume leak at the bov banjo fitting. Fixed that and cranked the car with the pedal to the floor to clear it being flooded and it ran like a champ. I can actually hear both my exhaust and my supercharger over my bov now! The intake actually sounds really badass now too. Next up fixing my thermostat housing and cats for inspection. Can't get my tuner to respond to me so I may have to find someone for an emissions tune. Most people here seem to recommend Lito but I am not sure I have the time to dial in the data logging myself.

 

[hockeygod]

Went to change the thermostat housing to one I modified the angle on the clear the belt and what do I find when I remove the intake manifold. A broken bolt for the manifold in the head, the supercharger setup with pulleys in the wrong spot " which is why it's rubbing on the belt. " .But even better one idler pulley mounted completely crooked and siezed which is why the power steering pump has been whining. I am beginning to believe that the only person I should trust to work on my car is me. Now I have to look up the supercharger install instructions and go through them.

 

[Marble]

I would tear it all down and start over. Not everything but the belts and pullies and such. Start fresh with known good parts. That stuff should not be too expensive to replace.

As far as the bolt, you have a kit to remove it? I have removed a few from mine over the years. Pretty inexpensive tool set to pick up.

 

[hockeygod]

I would tear it all down and start over. Not everything but the belts and pullies and such. Start fresh with known good parts. That stuff should not be too expensive to replace.

As far as the bolt, you have a kit to remove it? I have removed a few from mine over the years. Pretty inexpensive tool set to pick up.

Yes I will be able to take care of the bolt. I've done many for friends in the past . Once the weather cooperates I will remove the whole supercharger setup and reinstall everything with new parts from scratch. None of it is too hard except for paxton/vortech's wonky mounting system.

 

[eighty6gt]

Shops are generally useless. Brutal.

 

[hockeygod]

Ok so update! The pulleys are all straightened out. The thermostat houseinf house been welded and clocked to clear the blower pulley. I finished converting the Tial q to recirculate the air which dramatically quieted down the wooshing that I didn't want to hear and can again hear my exhaust and supercharger although the intake is a bit louder. Fixing the crooked frozen pulley fixed the stalling out at low rpms as well. I am attaching video of the engine plus my varex variable mufflers. The video doesn't do them justice. Sounds factory when closed and sounds deep and mean when open.

 

[Marble]

Glad to see everything is figured out! It might just motivate me to put my motor in and give it a whirl!

 

[hockeygod]

Glad to see everything is figured out! It might just motivate me to put my motor in and give it a whirl!

I am so glad the weather held up for at least 1 solid day. I swapped out the snapped off intake manifold bolt, reinstalled the pulleys, and converted the bov to recirculate back into the intake pre blower. Sounds so much better. Get your motor going!

 

[Sactown]

Nice to see you got her running again!