Hi there,
Clean-up time in my garage to make room for my new toy, so up for sale is a Richwood auto supercharger kit and microtech mt-8 ecu. this wonderful kit was giving me 280kw at the wheels.
includes:
Whipple 2.3 supercharger
inlet & base manifold
Mounting plate adapter for whipple...
I asked Andrew for a 15psi pulley and got a 10-12psi pulley (88mm).
So if I was supplied with the right pulley, it should clear the bonnet.
I think the 15psi pulley is around 70mm??? correct me if I'm wrong.
But if that's the case, then it should clear.
I'm surprised I got the manifold for the...
I don't know what to do yet, I really don't want to cut into the bonnet.
At the moment I'm getting it tuned.
I can't shave the manifold, because of the intercooler inside.
If I have sufficient room around the crossmember and frame, I might shave the engine mounts. Will see when I get the supra...
Found the problem with the idler pulley, Andrew didn't supply any idler spacers for the new pulley and relocating the other.
New problem though... the 15psi (88mm) pulley for the supercharger hits under the bonnet, even after cutting out the bonnet frame.
Anyone running the Richwood kit?
How is the pully belt ran around WITHOUT cutting into the plastics.
Andrew mueller has given me a idler pully in the kit, but the internal diameter of the bearing is too large to fit anywhere...
Another fun thing to slow down progress...*shakes head*
Fark...
Spent the past few weeks fixing up the Richwood semi kit.
from holes in the manifold intercooler to pully bolt holes not lining up with the snout. I knew there was going to be some work but FFS, heaps of stupid little things that hold you up.