Does your engine have a knock sensor? I think an SC would be an excellent compliment to either a WBX or inline 4, since boost is relatively low and comes on right quick. You'd probably want to find some way to mitigate the intake temps, via h2o injection or intercooler. I'd love to see someone pursue this idea. On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Anyone have any experience with superchargers on a VW? Turbochargers get > all the ink..everyone talks about Turbo Subies and Bostig transplants. > > In many factory vehicles, superchargers are original equipment. VW offers > some factory supercharged models. Toyota started doing it way back in the > '90s... > > I have seen kits offered for inline VW motors...For example: Bahn Brenner > (a VW Tuner) offers some stand-alone kits and also upgrades for the G-60 > factory supercharged VW. Their kits are said to up the 1.8 liter > supercharged motors output from 180hp to near 200 > > For $4k you can get your N.A. Jetta motor making ~180hp and ~200lb/ft of > torque... with a supercharger kit said to bolt on in an afternoon. > > I am just curious here if anyone has gone that route to more power for a > Vanagon. It's my understanding that superchargers work without any "lag" > and they don't involve complex exhaust routing. > > Don Hanson >
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