It's a great idea but the kits available are IMHO compromised (eg: 7th injector for fuelling, using the std rubber laminate crank pulley to drive) or expensive, or both.
A group of 3 of us in Perth are currently working thru the details of supercharging the 6VE1. We have a bare Jacka chassis with a 300000+ k 3.5 as a 'test mule' that pulled 135 RWHP on the dyno. A conservative 5psi boost is well within the stress tolerance of these engines and should see another 60-65 RWHP, and a good 30% more torque down low.
I have found someone who will cast a manifold to mount the standard Eaton M90 on our favourite V6, and a throttle body adaptor to mount the Isuzu TB on the SC - the minimum production run is 10 at $6800 - around $680 each.
This is the biggest hurdle to get across, I have 3 accounted for, would anyone else here be interested?
*UPDATE* We have made contact with the people in South Africa responsible for the Alpine kits. They do not make the kits any more but have offered their experience and knowledge to our little endeavour! <img src="http://forum.australia4wd.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="![:D]()
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I can supply a contact in the US for the supercharger itself, currently they have some brand new M90s available for a bargain USD275, there are approx 20 only at that price.
We have just brought in 4 at a total cost of USD500 each including shipping via DHL.....bargain! I can help anyone interested with that as well
This isn't intended as a marketing ploy, we're just a bunch who love the underated Soozoo! We have full workshop & machining at our fingertips, and an EFI guru for that part, once we've done our own vehicles and supplied the bits for anyone else that wants in that'll be it.
If yer interested you need to do two things first up: Get in line for the manifold and get the discount SC. PM me or reply here for details
I'll wave to you as I pass you on that BIG sand dune....... <img src="http://forum.australia4wd.com/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="![:D]()
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Rob
A group of 3 of us in Perth are currently working thru the details of supercharging the 6VE1. We have a bare Jacka chassis with a 300000+ k 3.5 as a 'test mule' that pulled 135 RWHP on the dyno. A conservative 5psi boost is well within the stress tolerance of these engines and should see another 60-65 RWHP, and a good 30% more torque down low.
I have found someone who will cast a manifold to mount the standard Eaton M90 on our favourite V6, and a throttle body adaptor to mount the Isuzu TB on the SC - the minimum production run is 10 at $6800 - around $680 each.
This is the biggest hurdle to get across, I have 3 accounted for, would anyone else here be interested?
*UPDATE* We have made contact with the people in South Africa responsible for the Alpine kits. They do not make the kits any more but have offered their experience and knowledge to our little endeavour! <img src="http://forum.australia4wd.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> I can supply a contact in the US for the supercharger itself, currently they have some brand new M90s available for a bargain USD275, there are approx 20 only at that price.
We have just brought in 4 at a total cost of USD500 each including shipping via DHL.....bargain! I can help anyone interested with that as well
This isn't intended as a marketing ploy, we're just a bunch who love the underated Soozoo! We have full workshop & machining at our fingertips, and an EFI guru for that part, once we've done our own vehicles and supplied the bits for anyone else that wants in that'll be it.
If yer interested you need to do two things first up: Get in line for the manifold and get the discount SC. PM me or reply here for details
I'll wave to you as I pass you on that BIG sand dune....... <img src="http://forum.australia4wd.com/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Rob