Richy's Supercharger Install

RichyVRLimited · 03-29-2007, 02:15 PM

Apologies if you've seen this on other boards, I'm just showing off

First off washed the car, nicked Firestar's throttle cable (thanks again matey! :thumb-up: :thumb-up: ) with the first top down drive of the year, and first top down drive with the 6pt cage, awesome!

So car on Ramps, to help ease the load on my back

And a before shot of the engine bay

Big box of bits, coffee, and a supercharger

:thumb-up: Mobile phone, and a once dirty now clean and drying K&N filter

Over an hour later the throttle cable is in! that job deserves it's reputation.....

Installing the copper heatshield for the WB

In!

Supercharger bracket installed....

Idler pully assembly installed

A decision was to be made on which throttle body to use, the US one I got thrown in with the kit with the funky butterfly opener (I think it gives a less linear opening to make low rev driving easier? or stay with the original. I went with the former and then found my throttle cable didn't fit as it's attachment point was lower down the curve, so the stock one went back on

Dummy throttle body installed

I actually got the charger in place today, but it got dark so didn't take a pic, more to come tomorrow

No update last night cos I was fooked!!

first off in the morning (5.40 am start as the missus had a shift at 6.... didn't start till about half 7 tho... was to adjust the bracket for the throttle cable so it's straight and true with the pully.

then it was a case of attching the charger to it's bracket. I forgot to ake a photo of that bit, but the next job was to test fit the A/W intercooler

I flited about between jobs cos I'm a bit scatty at times, so next up was fitting the flex pipe to the throttle body and trim any hoses to fit the pipework

fitted the cleaned airfilter

with the fitting of the airfilter I noticed it was fouling on this bracket for the stock airbox, so I bent it out of the way

I then realised it was bolted in place, so I bent it back straight and unbolted it, saved about 3 grams

Extending the MAF wiring

Done!

And the other side....

(Can anyone spot the (non)deliberate mistake?)

Next job, I need to mount the A/W pump, one bracket

Needs bending....

placed the A/W radiator into position, it's actually wedged between my A/C lines tand the bottom of the bonnet catch, 3/4 zipties and It's solid! I'd prefer a more elegant solution normally, but hey, it works!

Camera decided to have a fit here, hence the weird colours.

Fitted the filler neck, and filled with coolant/distilled water. I also routed the overflow into the stock overflow tank. at ta later date I'm goint to add the overflow tank as part of the system to increase the water capacity.

All fitted, and running, Now i need to sort all the wiring out and generally tidy up, then I need to sort a base map out and drive the thing!!

and a Vid expertly taken by my mate/tuning buddy

http://media.putfile.com/parasite-67

JDMAflac · 03-29-2007, 02:46 PM

Good grief!! So, thats how you install a supercharger =D>

BRP supercharger > greddy kit

want to trade?

RichyVRLimited · 03-29-2007, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDMAflac @ Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:46 pm

Good grief!! So, thats how you install a supercharger =D>

BRP supercharger > greddy kit

want to trade?

not really

I'm addicted to the whine already!!

MichaelG · 05-10-2007, 08:53 AM

Thats Awesome! I love the sound of it! Its made me totally change my mind about getting a turbo !!

Where did you buy this?

Dont suppose you know if they make them to fit 1993s?

leatherface24 · 05-10-2007, 09:29 AM

Great work!!! Great write up!!! Awesome car!!

PcolasNA · 05-10-2007, 07:38 PM

yeah that is making me second guess turbo as well. maybe a ITB/ SC is the way to go... maybe not, but sweet reguardless!

RichyVRLimited · 05-12-2007, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MichaelG @ Thu May 10, 2007 1:53 pm

Thats Awesome! I love the sound of it! Its made me totally change my mind about getting a turbo !!

Where did you buy this?

Dont suppose you know if they make them to fit 1993s?

I bought it off a guy on miata.net classifieds. There isn't yet a kit for 1.6 cars, tho ISTR Tom at FFS is developing/has developed a C/S version of it for the 1600 motors

it does sound lush doesn't it!

terry pham · 05-12-2007, 03:54 PM

the mistake was the wiring? red w/blk to pink instead of to red line?

TeRRy

RichyVRLimited · 05-12-2007, 04:22 PM

correct!

Meant when I fired it up the TPS signal in MegaSquirt didn't jump to the position it should be at, it just slowly rose to full and as soon as I let off the throttle it jumped back to zero.

Didn't really incur any drive-ability issues as I only use the TPS for Acceleration Enrichments

Diego Dangers. · 05-12-2007, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terry pham @ Sat May 12, 2007 3:54 pm

the mistake was the wiring? red w/blk to pink instead of to red line?

TeRRy

+1

Stealth97 · 05-12-2007, 05:25 PM

The car looks great man! That SC whine is addictive.

phinz · 05-12-2007, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealth97 @ Sat May 12, 2007 5:25 pm

That SC whine is addictive.

That's the main reason I only get 21 mpg in my '96.

MichaelG · 05-13-2007, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichyVRLimited @ Sat May 12, 2007 7:12 pm

I bought it off a guy on miata.net classifieds. There isn't yet a kit for 1.6 cars, tho ISTR Tom at FFS is developing/has developed a C/S version of it for the 1600 motors

it does sound lush doesn't it!

Ive got a 1.8 but when I went onto BRP's website I noticed the blower only comes for 1994 - onwards

Hope this aint the case

What kind of power is it kicking out now? 0-60?

03-29-2007, 02:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
RichyVRLimited Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 144	Richy's Supercharger Install Apologies if you've seen this on other boards, I'm just showing off First off washed the car, nicked Firestar's throttle cable (thanks again matey! :thumb-up: :thumb-up: ) with the first top down drive of the year, and first top down drive with the 6pt cage, awesome! So car on Ramps, to help ease the load on my back And a before shot of the engine bay Big box of bits, coffee, and a supercharger :thumb-up: Mobile phone, and a once dirty now clean and drying K&N filter Over an hour later the throttle cable is in! that job deserves it's reputation..... Installing the copper heatshield for the WB In! Supercharger bracket installed.... Idler pully assembly installed A decision was to be made on which throttle body to use, the US one I got thrown in with the kit with the funky butterfly opener (I think it gives a less linear opening to make low rev driving easier? or stay with the original. I went with the former and then found my throttle cable didn't fit as it's attachment point was lower down the curve, so the stock one went back on Dummy throttle body installed I actually got the charger in place today, but it got dark so didn't take a pic, more to come tomorrow No update last night cos I was fooked!! first off in the morning (5.40 am start as the missus had a shift at 6.... didn't start till about half 7 tho... was to adjust the bracket for the throttle cable so it's straight and true with the pully. then it was a case of attching the charger to it's bracket. I forgot to ake a photo of that bit, but the next job was to test fit the A/W intercooler I flited about between jobs cos I'm a bit scatty at times, so next up was fitting the flex pipe to the throttle body and trim any hoses to fit the pipework fitted the cleaned airfilter with the fitting of the airfilter I noticed it was fouling on this bracket for the stock airbox, so I bent it out of the way I then realised it was bolted in place, so I bent it back straight and unbolted it, saved about 3 grams Extending the MAF wiring Done! And the other side.... (Can anyone spot the (non)deliberate mistake?) Next job, I need to mount the A/W pump, one bracket Needs bending.... placed the A/W radiator into position, it's actually wedged between my A/C lines tand the bottom of the bonnet catch, 3/4 zipties and It's solid! I'd prefer a more elegant solution normally, but hey, it works! Camera decided to have a fit here, hence the weird colours. Fitted the filler neck, and filled with coolant/distilled water. I also routed the overflow into the stock overflow tank. at ta later date I'm goint to add the overflow tank as part of the system to increase the water capacity. All fitted, and running, Now i need to sort all the wiring out and generally tidy up, then I need to sort a base map out and drive the thing!! and a Vid expertly taken by my mate/tuning buddy http://media.putfile.com/parasite-67
RichyVRLimited Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 144	__________________ 96 VR Limited: w/2001 motor, Rota Slipstreams, NB KONI Sports, MP62, FMIC, Dual Throttles, MegaSquirtII & Sequential Injection. Knocklite. LC-1. MegaView. AutoExe Exhaust. RBII nosecone. Elise Seats. & lots more

03-29-2007, 02:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
JDMAflac CR.net Supporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: charlotte, NC Posts: 2,922	Re: Richy's Supercharger Install Good grief!! So, thats how you install a supercharger =D> BRP supercharger > greddy kit want to trade?
	__________________ 90' Mazda Miata- Boosted!

05-10-2007, 07:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
PcolasNA Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pensacola, Fl Posts: 1,081	yeah that is making me second guess turbo as well. maybe a ITB/ SC is the way to go... maybe not, but sweet reguardless!
	__________________ http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../miata/sig.jpg

05-12-2007, 03:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
terry pham Sequence Number 1280 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northridge, CA Posts: 3,028	the mistake was the wiring? red w/blk to pink instead of to red line? TeRRy
	__________________ -=tHa pHaM bRoS dOn'T F()cK aRouNd=- http://dstroyr.com/easyblog/blogger/...gs/t-pham.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrypham/

05-12-2007, 04:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
RichyVRLimited Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 144	Re: Richy's Supercharger Install correct! Meant when I fired it up the TPS signal in MegaSquirt didn't jump to the position it should be at, it just slowly rose to full and as soon as I let off the throttle it jumped back to zero. Didn't really incur any drive-ability issues as I only use the TPS for Acceleration Enrichments
RichyVRLimited Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 144	__________________ 96 VR Limited: w/2001 motor, Rota Slipstreams, NB KONI Sports, MP62, FMIC, Dual Throttles, MegaSquirtII & Sequential Injection. Knocklite. LC-1. MegaView. AutoExe Exhaust. RBII nosecone. Elise Seats. & lots more

05-10-2007, 08:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
MichaelG Noob Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK - Scotland - Edinburgh Posts: 26	Thats Awesome! I love the sound of it! Its made me totally change my mind about getting a turbo !! Where did you buy this? Dont suppose you know if they make them to fit 1993s?

05-12-2007, 05:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
Stealth97 bad mother f...... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Takin a Cr.net break. '08 members.. Posts: 3,173	The car looks great man! That SC whine is addictive.
	__________________ I'm flipping burgers overtime so I can get the sportmaxxxx of my dreams.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode