actemb Posted July 25, 2005 Report Posted July 25, 2005 Hey guys, Long time reader, first time poster. This is possibly the stupidest thing done, but has anyone put a supercharger onto a 4K before? I have a KE20 that has had a fair bit of work done on the engine (Only gets used on a track) and have a small (SC12) supercharger to put on. If anyone has any information on doing this, I would like to hear. Josh :D Quote
Super Jamie Posted July 25, 2005 Report Posted July 25, 2005 yeah, brad from oldcorollas had a supercharged 5k a few years ago. it ran lpg through an impco mixer, with an SC12 running off a modified aircon bracket. i believe there is a picture of his engine bay on the oldcorollas yahoo group Quote
Raven Posted July 25, 2005 Report Posted July 25, 2005 (edited) Never done it, but, you'd hafta somehow mount it to the engine (use the air-con mount maybe?) jet the carby bigger as the extra air would cause it to lean out, lower the compression etc. Worth a shot. I know a few people on here would like to have a crack at force inducting a 4K. I'd say it'd be a bit of a bitch to get a perfect tune out of it though being a carby set-up and all. Edited July 25, 2005 by AE35 Quote
corolla_bitten Posted July 25, 2005 Report Posted July 25, 2005 I'm half way through planning such a conversion. I'm running twin 40mm solexs and a 4AGZE blower. Ive been advised to run no more than 7psi. Just got to get a intake fabricated up. hopefully it should pump out 150 hp. Quote
Super Jamie Posted July 25, 2005 Report Posted July 25, 2005 research carb setups. you could use a weber from a blowthru turbo renault, or an aisan from a turbo charade. or you could use a drawthru setup with some SUs or sidedrafts (or any carb you can make the manifold for really) however you can't run an intercooler with drawthru. its usefulness would be debateable on a forced K motor tho, you can force 6psi into them with no problems, 8psi with reduced lifespan, and 10psi makes them go bang awfully quickly Quote
kangaroosa Posted July 25, 2005 Report Posted July 25, 2005 "Rolla Boy" has done it. He's from the ACT. I don't know too much about his car myself, but here is a pic of his setup. Apparently it wasnt that quick of a car with the S/C. His 5K is comparable to it. Quote
Super Jamie Posted July 25, 2005 Report Posted July 25, 2005 the mixer. he did another one, i'll see if i can find it Quote
Super Jamie Posted July 25, 2005 Report Posted July 25, 2005 my mistake, the other one i'm thinking of is this budget turbo 3k Quote
NickZ Posted July 25, 2005 Report Posted July 25, 2005 (edited) And ive done it. Edited July 25, 2005 by NickZ Quote
blown 5k Posted July 25, 2005 Report Posted July 25, 2005 (edited) 150hp...7psi 4k i doubt it,i reckon my modified 5k only has 160-180hp on 12 psi. Edited July 25, 2005 by blown 5k Quote
NickZ Posted July 25, 2005 Report Posted July 25, 2005 no 150 hp, no way, we are running 10 PSI, Yes it goes well but not that well, i would think we might be getting 80-90 HP from a 4K Quote
Super Jamie Posted July 25, 2005 Report Posted July 25, 2005 depends what else you do to it. angela from SA has a big dollar programmable efi 5k with custom inlet, hks gt2530 turbo, apexi avcr, blah blah blah and she's only making 215hp at the flywheel do the same thing to a datsun a12 and you get 250hp. k motors just can't make big numbers without spending more money than is worth it, that's all it comes down to Quote
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