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• Re: Superchargers?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 00:17:22 -0700
  I've often wondered about the 'why' with a supercharger. The supercharger takes horsepower off the front end (parasitic) to operate and a turbocharger...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:09:56 -0400
  ...and they don't even know what a supercharger is. A supercharger >AND a turbo? A turbo IS IS IS a supercharger!>> There's...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:46:57 -0500
  ...and they don't even know what a supercharger is. A supercharger AND a turbo? A turbo IS IS IS a supercharger!>> Hmm. Maybe...
• Re: Superchargers?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 08:16:52 -0400
  ...Superchargers? I've often wondered about the 'why' with a supercharger. The supercharger takes horsepower off the front end (parasitic) to operate and a...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:34:18 -0400
  By technical specifications a Turbo Charger is a special type of supercharger. Supercharger is a generic term, where turbocharger is a specific term. Often...
• Re: Electric Supercharger
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 20:16:39 +1300
  >Compressing the air a la turbo or superchargers comes at a price. Don't forget that a turbo IS a supercharger! just that it...
• Superchargers?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 6 Jul 2011 08:13:50 -0700
  Anyone have any experience with superchargers on a VW? Turbochargers get all the ink..everyone talks about Turbo Subies and Bostig transplants. In many...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:06:10 -0500
  ...and they don't even know what a supercharger is. A supercharger >>AND a turbo? A turbo IS IS IS a supercharger!>> >> >> > > >There's...
• Re: Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions)
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 20:03:59 -0500
  Turbocharger, Supercharger, Turbosupercharger. Let me set the story straight. In Good Ol' US of A, us Yankees refer to an exhaust-driven inlet pressurizing...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:58:29 -0500
  ...and they don't even know what a supercharger is. A > supercharger AND a turbo? A turbo IS IS IS a supercharger! > A supercharger...
• No Vanagon Content, Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was EngineConversions)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:35:56 -0500
  ...A belt driven intake pressure charge increaser is called a Supercharger. If I have a battery charger that will give you a blast of...
• Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:50:00 +1300
  ...Nitrous oxide is a chemical supercharger. There are various totally different types of belt-driven superchargers, and these can also be driven by shaft...
• Fw: Re: Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions)
  Historical mailing list - John P
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 01:39:09 -0000
  ...Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions) > Turbocharger, Supercharger, Turbosupercharger. > > Let me set the story straight. In Good Ol' US of A, us Yankees refer...
• Re: This is BS, right?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:20:04 -0400
  ...It is NOT a centrifugal supercharger, but it IS a 'squirrel cage' blower fan. A centrifugal supercharger is a positive displacement (compressor) air pump...
• Re: Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was EngineConversions)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 20:34:19 -0500
  Was just looking at this discourse on superchargers/supercharging and it reminded of asupercharged engine I ran into in my aviation days. It was...
• Re: Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 01:34:42 -0700
  ...There are various totally > different types of belt-driven superchargers, and these can also be driven > by shaft or geartrain (or even fluid coupling...
• snake oil VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio Vanagon Supercharger/Turbo ???
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:34:00 -0800
  VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio Vanagon Supercharger/Turbo http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Carriolet-Carrado-Cabrio-Vanagon-Superchar ger-Turbo_W0QQitemZ8046070108QQcategoryZ33741QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem any comments ??
• Re: snake oil VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio Vanagon Supercharger/Turbo ???
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:11:21 -0700
  ...snake oil VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio Vanagon > Supercharger/Turbo ??? > > VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio Vanagon Supercharger/Turbo > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Carriolet-Carrado...
• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 18:55:35 -0400
  Maybe he's talking about superchargers with a bypass valve that is not vacuum operated? Sudhir On 6/1/07, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff...
• Re: Superchargers?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 08:46:28 -0700
  I've done some more reading on this Supercharger subject around the various VW forums. Just 'surface reading' and not real research but I...
• Re: Superchargers?
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 00:04:47 -0400
  ...Superchargers? Anyone have any experience with superchargers on a VW? Turbochargers get all the ink..everyone talks about Turbo Subies and Bostig transplants. In...
• [A] For Sale - Judson supercharger for 36hp
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 14:26:47 GMT
  For Sale - complete Judson Supercharger for 36hp motor. Comes with: Supercharger, all linkage, mounts, oiler, aircleaner and double pulleys w/ belts. Includes copies of...
• Re: Superchargers?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 00:26:52 -0700
  ...Superchargers? > > Anyone have any experience with superchargers on a VW? Turbochargers get > all the ink..everyone talks about Turbo Subies and Bostig transplants. > > In...
• Re: snake oil VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio Vanagon Supercharger/Turbo ???
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:01:06 -0500
  ...snake oil VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio Vanagon Supercharger/Turbo ??? VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio Vanagon Supercharger/Turbo http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Carriolet-Carrado...
• Re: Idea I had....
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 21:46:28 EST
  I have seen a website where they supercharged a 2.1l waterboxer with an Eaton supercharger and put it in a Thing! (Per posted...
• Re: G60 Supercharged '90 Vanagon SyncroWesty on ebay...
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:48:54 -0500
  ...On a G60 Corrado the oil supply line to the supercharger is connected to the top of the supercharger. It was done this way...
• Re: Superchargers?
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 08:41:45 -0400
  ...Superchargers? > > Anyone have any experience with superchargers on a VW? Turbochargers get > all the ink..everyone talks about Turbo Subies and Bostig transplants. > > In...
• Re: Superchargers?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 6 Jul 2011 08:50:05 -0700
  ...On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Anyone have any experience with superchargers on a VW...
• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 08:23:06 +1200
  ...I have seen many postings on exhaust-driven superchargers (turbos). > It's also my understanding that the boost from a supercharger can be > 'dialed...
• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 11:18:12 -0400
  I would hate to be the one installing the clutch each time it breaks. (From my experience with a supercharger installation on a Honda...
• turbo or supercharger addition?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 May 1997 13:06:13 -0700
  ...A supercharger on the other hand robs the engine of a little power to drive its own fan... I was wondering if anyone knew...
• Re: turbocharger versus Kompressor (supercharger)
  Historical mailing list - gmbulley
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 09:32:28 -0400
  Bj�rn- Although I don't recall the exact reason, I recall there is a good reason that diesels use turbos rather than superchargers...
• Re: SubaGon resale values
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:18:01 -0600
  >www.neuspeed.com has a supercharger for the TIICO also.. Vrrooom Vrrooom... >They are "claiming" a 50% increase in HP putting the TIICO @ 177HP...
• Re: snake oil VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio Vanagon Supercharger/Turbo ???
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:04:55 -0800
  ...On 3/17/06, TC <trclark@shaw.ca> wrote: > > VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio Vanagon Supercharger/Turbo > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Carriolet-Carrado...
• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 07:04:12 +1200
  ...Check out this Merc > wagon > with a turbo and supercharger. > > http://www.kolumbus.fi/valtonen.motorsport/ > > Crazy Finns... > > Casey Well, small current VWs use...
• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 19:28:09 -0400
  ...I have seen many postings on exhaust-driven superchargers (turbos). > > > It's also my understanding that the boost from a supercharger can be > > 'dialed...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:04:35 -0400
  OK, I thought that Superchargers were belt-driven (giving immediate boost), while turbochargers are spun by the exhaust stream (hence the turbo lag). Certainly...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:22:09 +1200
  ...take super out and soon people forget that it IS a supercharger.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Any supercharger canm be called a blower...
• Wanted screw-type supercharger
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 2 May 2006 23:22:45 +1200
  I missed out on a Whipple for a cheap price, and am looking for a Lysholm-type ("twinscrew") supercharger such as Autorotor or its...
• Re: Idea I had....
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 23:53:05 EST
  ...The nice part about a supercharger is that it gives you power and torque from idle all the way up (no turbo lag). Anyone...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:24:44 +1200
  ...So what? That doesn't alter the fact that ANY meachanism which supercharges an engine is a supercharger. That includes exhaust-driven superchargers. Simple...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] turbocharger versus Kompressor (supercharger)
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 17:54:42 -0400
  ...I have a SAE book here about VW's diesel technologies, and one of the sections is about different turbos and superchargers. VW went...
• turbocharger versus Kompressor (supercharger)
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:52:55 -0700
  Hello Volks, Joel Walker and I have been tossing around the idea of using a Kompressor (supercharger) instead of a turbo for a Diesel...
• This is BS, right?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:38:59 -0400
  ...superchargers for the Vanagon, at a buy-it-now, low low price? Increased horsepower? Increased torque? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Supercharger-Turbo...
• Re: Electric Supercharger
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 13:08:08 +1300
  Elctric superchargers ARE theoretically feasible, and VW actually was contracting Mitsubishi to develop one years ago, using torpedo motor technology. It appears to have...
• Re: Other engine conversion options?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 21:05:15 +1300
  ...That engine was available with a supercharger; as it was called "Estima Supercharger", I assume that Toyota used a supercharger OTHER than a turbo...
• Re: Idea I had....
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 21:55:24 -0500
  ...The nice part about a supercharger is that > it gives you power and torque from idle all the way up (no turbo lag). > Anyone...
• aftermarket turbo/supercharger to deisel?
  Historical mailing list - Radish150
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 10:48:20 -0800
  Was wondering if anyone had looked into adding an aftermarket turbo or supercharger to a stock vanagon diesel? IF this could be done for...
• Re: Vanagon G60 conversions.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 18:36:20 -0600
  ...Look at a G60 supercharger closely. You will see that there is a braided stainless steel line that supplies oil to the supercharger. If...
• Re: Electric Supercharger
  Historical mailing list - JD Foster
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 16:22:57 -0800
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Electric Supercharger > Elctric superchargers ARE theoretically feasible, and VW actually was > contracting Mitsubishi to develop one years ago, using torpedo motor > technology...
• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 15:15:05 -0400
  ...I have seen many postings on exhaust-driven superchargers (turbos). > > > > > It's also my understanding that the boost from a supercharger can be > > > 'dialed...
• Re: Electric Supercharger
  Historical mailing list - Calle
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 10:20:54 +0100
  ...Electric Supercharger >I got a chuckle out of this. > > http://tinyurl.com/57mln > > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ >
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:04:52 +1200
  ...and they don't even know what a supercharger is. A supercharger AND a turbo? A turbo IS IS IS a supercharger! Ignorance rules...
• Re: Superchargers?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Jul 2011 12:11:33 -0700
  ...Superchargers? > Anyone have any experience with superchargers on a VW? Turbochargers get > all the ink..everyone talks about Turbo Subies and Bostig transplants. > > In...
• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 15:11:17 -0400
  ...Check out this Merc > > wagon > > with a turbo and supercharger. > > > > http://www.kolumbus.fi/valtonen.motorsport/ > > > > Crazy Finns... > > > > Casey > > Well, small current VWs use...
• Re: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 00:55:09 -0400
  In American and I think English usage, the word "turbocharger" is commonly used instead of "turbosupercharger," and the word "supercharger" ordinarily denotes a mechanically...
• Re: This is BS, right?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:43:46 -0700
  ...It is NOT a centrifugal supercharger, > but > it IS a 'squirrel cage' blower fan. > A centrifugal supercharger is a positive displacement (compressor) air > pump...
• Re: Vanagon G60 conversions.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 22:55:53 -0500
  ...Look at a G60 supercharger closely. You will see that there is a braided stainless steel line that supplies oil to the supercharger. If...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:41:33 -0500
  <<A supercharger is geared to the engine's rotating parts, like a permanently mounted fan. They are notoriously hard on engines,>> Not really. Depend...
• Re: Superchargers?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 11:51:48 -0700
  ...Superchargers? >> >> Anyone have any experience with superchargers on a VW? Turbochargers >> get >> all the ink..everyone talks about Turbo Subies and Bostig transplants. >> >> In...