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Re: Callaway Vanagon quote And other words of wisdom!
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Sun, 10 Nov 2013 20:00:11 -0800
...in a vehicle...when you hop something up with turbos or > superchargers or upping the compression or porting the heads or > anything else, you...
HOT VWs want ads ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 22 Dec 95 12:08:41 CST
...Peter (705) 673-5168 <picture shows a really clean-looking single-cab pickup truck, with Audi spoked rims> Judson superchargers for 36 & 40 hp...
Re: G60 motor in an '88 westy
Historical mailing list - Mark R Drovdahl
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 22:25:39 -0800
...Should I get this and have it installed, or stick with my 4 manual? 2) Can I avoid the supercharger problem that David referenced...
Re: Increasing horsepower - Long -Boring
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 19 Oct 2002 10:15:02 -0500
...The over the road diesels get by with cheaper exhaust driven superchargers or dual superchargers because they are not as prone to lugging as...
Re: Westy called up from the minors
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:06:08 -0800
...I know they offered the 5-speed, the AWD and the supercharger, but did they ever offer all three simultaneously?� I think they dropped...
Re: Audi motors vs. VW (reformatted) vs Modified Wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Pat
Sun, 13 Dec 1998 01:48:04 -0500
...117 160 to >172 >Displacement (cc) 2226 2309 2109 2109 >Turbo/Supercharger Turbo No No No >Bore x Stroke (in.) 3.19 x 3...
Re: Holiday to USA from UK
Historical mailing list - Heath Smith
Wed, 19 Jul 1995 17:08:20 +0100
...that though, they never stopped me and I had a Chevy supercharger in one bag and a full turbo kit for a bug, in...
Re: Power for the (Syncro) Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Wed, 29 May 1996 12:34:51 -0400
...Of course, the G60 is a supercharger, belt driven, not a turbo unit, so you avoid this particular problem. Tom F.
Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:49:26 -0500
...The supercharger on the other hand while not offering the same output levels of efficiency of the turbo, still offers great torque in the...
Re: Engine conversions; Waterboxer to:
Historical mailing list - Sean B.
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 13:15:47 -0800
...the '93 and newer 2.0L's) is a bolt-on supercharger made by Eaton and Neuspeed. Don't get me wrong, I know...
Re: G60 Corrado engine in a Vanagon? Can it be done?
Historical mailing list - Jon Tromp
Thu, 18 Jul 2002 23:23:19 -0700
...Nice motor, but be wary of the > supercharger - they last about 60,000 miles and pack it in at about $1000 > USD a pop...
Re: Increasing horsepower
Historical mailing list - westydriver
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 09:48:24 -0600
...using to boost HP. > It's some kind of an electronic supercharger that mounts in-line > between the filter and throttle body. I've...
Re: Degrading Comments
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:50:45 -0500
I can't speak to cazrs, but airplanes have a coulple of kinds of superchargers. One type is an internal supercharger and is inside...
Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger" HOLD IT!!
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:55:55 -0500
...yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger" > > > > > >> <<A supercharger is geared to the engine's rotating parts, like a > >> permanently mounted fan. > >> They are notoriously...
Re: Callaway Vanagon quote And other words of wisdom!
Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
Sun, 10 Nov 2013 21:12:03 -0700
...in a vehicle...when you hop something up with turbos or > > superchargers or upping the compression or porting the heads or > > anything else, you...
New camshaft in an Inline four Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 6 May 2007 22:08:35 -0700
...Now I am thinking...Subie..or maybe just a supercharger or a used turbo for this little 4 banger..If I get the urge...
Re: aftermarket turbo/supercharger to deisel?
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 16:38:57 EST
In a message dated 2/11/01 1:51:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, radish150@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << Maybe I assume too much, are...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:37:20 -0500
On 1/11/08, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote: > If you bolted on a supercharger, it isn't a stock engine - period. I...
Re: G60 rebuild info reqest
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 11:10:58 -0700
...He found an inexpensive engine complete with a broken supercharger. Does anybody have any experience getting these things rebuilt? Or does any body have...
Re: Hoo Boy! (Was: Corrado Powered Westy Syncro -
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 May 1996 22:43:40 -0500
...The G60 BTW makes best power and torque from 3000-5500 rpm, aside from supercharger propganda, in reality you got to have her spooled...
Re: Inter-coolers?
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 16:01:52 -0500
...the desired effect of the "pump" is to boost manifold pressure. Superchargers this with a pump that takes horsepower from the engine to pump...
Re: serial hybrid conversion?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 23:13:21 +1300
...A supercharger of any kind is probably unnecessary complication. A single high-torque low-revving induction motor (printed circuit design for lightness?) would be...
Supercharged Westy Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:34:13 -0700
Hi, Below is an update on the Zetec kit with the supercharger upgrade: Happy viewing ! :) Video of what a supercharged zetec can do for...
Re: LVC Searching for a project
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 4 Jun 2011 05:00:04 -0700
...even that went away about the time the AWD and the supercharger options became available.� Could be wrong about that, though.� The factory might...
Anyone gots a spare screw-type supercharger?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 3 Jan 2005 01:05:20 +1300
I still plan to put a 2.2 3C-T turbodiesel into my Corolla. But I want a Lysholm (screw-type) charger; I don...
Re: G60 motor in an '88 westy
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 16:59:26 -0800
...My only concern with the 158hp G60 is the G-Ladder (supercharger) when they die they are EXPENSIVE [$2000+]. Personally I would find a...
Re: Friday Thoughts about Turboing a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:41:28 -0500
I remember there was a page out there with a waterboxer with a supercharger on it in the back of a Thing (anyone remember...
NVC: Top Fuel Dragster Stats
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 4 Dec 2003 08:11:16 -0700
...A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot produce enough power to drive the dragster supercharger. . With 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by...
Re: New camshaft in an Inline four Vanagon
Historical mailing list - ---------------------
Mon, 7 May 2007 07:17:48 -0400
...Could have done the whole cam swap in probably 2-3 hours.. > > Now I am thinking...Subie..or maybe just a supercharger or a...
Air Filter Intake Assembly
Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
Fri, 09 May 97 17:29:00 PDT
...air filter assembly through a control volume (kind of like a supercharger/turbo charger compresses air intake)? 5) Is it okay just to buy...
Re: vanagon Digest Huffer motor post
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 18 May 2007 10:24:10 -0700
...If the factory put out turbos and GTIs using that platform, it may be feasible to bolt on a supercharger without overstressing the motor...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:30:49 -0800
...David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote: >> If you bolted on a supercharger, it isn't a stock engine - period. > > I see your point, but...
Re: 5cyl EV engine in Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - James Cohen
Mon, 21 Sep 1998 01:38:20 -0400
...First, the G60 supercharger has a high amount of failures, the VR6 is more dependable. Second, the G60 has lower torque, and is really...
Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
Thu, 28 May 1998 08:32:31 -0400
...Norwalk SUPERCHARGER, Jenson [sic], VW type, good cond, w/pulley, $125. (973) 301-1962 voicemail. New Jersey 75 VW CARBURETOR, Zenith 2-B. (516...
1.8 Inline 4..heads.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:14:29 -0700
...to get not much more power...Why not a turbo, a supercharger or a Subaru motor, if power is your goal? I will be...
Re: water injection in vanagons, was Re: [VANAGON] Hydrogen help for the Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:11:36 -0500
...and 2.) > Triumph TR4 w/ a Judson supercharger on a 9:1 compression motor. > Spearco's Injectronic allowed both to run on $1.25...
Re: vanagon Digest Huffer motor post
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Fri, 18 May 2007 12:15:00 -0700
...If the factory put > out turbos and GTIs using that platform, it may be feasible to bolt on a > supercharger without overstressing the motor...
Re: VDO Gauge Mounting
Historical mailing list - Kevin Davis
Wed, 23 May 2001 17:19:27 -0400
...In addition to the three gauges you mention I also have a water temp and a boost gauge for a supercharger. If you would...
RE: Vanagon-Bug Motor Parts (shared)
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
Fri, 2 Dec 1994 9:10:13 -0500 (EST)
...There is also a picture of an another engine on a dyno with a supercharger on top of it. The caption said it produces...
Re: vanagon Digest Huffer motor post
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 18 May 2007 12:30:55 -0700
...If the factory > put > out turbos and GTIs using that platform, it may be feasible to bolt on a > supercharger without overstressing the motor...
Re: New diesel from VW
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:33:56 -0800
...looks pretty cool! I'm not entirely convinced about this > electric supercharger/turbocharger idea... Maybe it will augment > exhaust gasses in spooling the "big...
OT: VW Corrado For Sale
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 20:40:51 -0600
...148,000 miles Black leather interior ABS European headlights Synthetic oil for most of it's life Supercharger rebuilt in the last 10K miles...
Re: vanagon Digest Huffer motor post
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Fri, 18 May 2007 19:08:08 -0700
...If the factory > put > out turbos and GTIs using that platform, it may be feasible to bolt on a > supercharger without overstressing the motor...
Re: Tough driving(thin air)
Historical mailing list - John Klun
Sun, 1 Jul 2001 10:57:07 -0600
...Anybody know of a small supercharger system that would work in that > range -- and integrate with the fuel injection system? I can't see...
RE: Go with the split
Historical mailing list - Bob R. Kenyon
Wed, 10 Jul 1996 18:00:21 -0700 (PDT)
...People there are changing everything from ignition timing and exhaust bits to installing turbos, superchargers, and any manner of suspension modifications, in addition to...
Re: PayPal Scam phising/spoofs (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:43:52 -0600
...On one really high priced item that I sold (flathead Ford supercharger) I requested that the seller just send a personal check. I think...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:07:52 -0800
...The supercharger on the other hand while not offering the same output levels of efficiency of the turbo, still offers great torque in the...
Re: serial hybrid conversion?
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:49:09 -0500
...A supercharger of any kind is probably unnecessary > complication. I would think so....a simple motor with less to break that manages to generate...
Re: Increasing horsepower
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Sat, 19 Oct 2002 11:44:56 +0100
...Increasing horsepower > Clive Smith wrote: > > > > > In fact it maybe takes 1000 hp to drive the superchargers! > > > > Yes, it does take a bit of power...
Re: Vanagon G60 conversions.
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 15:25:21 -0500
...Its a very nice looking van with a lot of nice aftermarket stuff installed but the current seller DOES mention that the Supercharger has...
Re: VDO Gauge Mounting
Historical mailing list - Tony Gould
Thu, 24 May 2001 08:57:57 -0700
...In > addition to the three > gauges you mention I also have a water temp and a > boost gauge for a > supercharger. If you would...
Re: ATTEMPTED FRAUD BY LIST MEMBER ADAM PUZEREWSKI: READ CAREFULLY
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Thu, 31 May 2001 15:21:22 -0300
...m touchy on this, a friend shipped a mint vintage Judson supercharger for a bug into US, and got stiffed badly. Once over the...
Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 2 May 2008 12:58:32 -0400
...my inline four VW motor..Especially intriguing is their twin screw supercharger kit, complete for ~$3k! Wow! I could, with that, have a 'subie...
Re: vanagon Digest Huffer motor post
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Fri, 18 May 2007 17:52:36 -0400
...If the factory > put > out turbos and GTIs using that platform, it may be feasible to bolt on a > supercharger without overstressing the motor...
Friday musings on the pleasures of the "old car hobby"
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 7 Dec 2012 12:52:35 -0800
...For my MGBs I can now purchase a custom designed and manufactured supercharger (if I were wealthy), a Ford 5 speed transmission, modern shock...
Re: VW inline four-bangers
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:24:34 -0500
...with updraft carbs, downdraft carbs, pressure carbs, pressure injection carbs, internal superchargers, external turbochargers, fuel injection systems. But I have never really worked much...
Great idea, WRONG motor. was: turbo? supercharched?
Historical mailing list - GMBulley
Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:11:01 EST
...As you know, a turbo or supercharger indirectly increases overall compression, and also increases the static load on the motor. This combination produces increased...
Re: Bought an SVX for the motor.......but I like the car too much to rip the heart out
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 8 May 2002 21:52:41 +1200
...put exhaust or belt-driven supercharger on! -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh...
Re: 1.8 Inline 4..heads.
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:23:52 -0400
...to get not much more power...Why not a turbo, a supercharger or a Subaru motor, if power is your goal? I will be...
Re: New diesel from VW
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:36:47 -0600
...looks pretty cool! I'm not entirely convinced about this > > electric supercharger/turbocharger idea... Maybe it will augment > > exhaust gasses in spooling the "big...