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Old 07-17-2011, 09:50 PM
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Can anyone vouch for this?

Anyone have one of these in their car?

http://www.superchargerswarehouse.co...Superchargers/
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I'm serious... I'm a complete noob when it comes to this stuff. I'm only 16.(My dad is going to help me install the stuff) I was looking at other superchargers and they we're 900-5000$ This is only 175$ seems to good to be true...
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On automotive mechnicals, normally you get what you pay for.

If a deal seems too good to be true... it usually is.

That electrical "turbonator" is little more than a fancy-looking air filter.

Save your money, and spend it on oil changes and new tires when you need them
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Originally Posted by cjw4050
I'm serious... I'm a complete noob when it comes to this stuff. I'm only 16.(My dad is going to help me install the stuff) I was looking at other superchargers and they we're 900-5000$ This is only 175$ seems to good to be true...
While the price all by itself is suspicious, there are loads of other aspects of a supercharger installation than just the supercharger itself.

Supercharger kits (which include all the necessary aspects including engine management) are in excess of $7,000.

Buying the supercharger doesn't address mounting brackets, intake, engine management, fueling, new belts and belt attachments etc.

There is a ton of stuff with these kinds of installs. Your best bet is to start in the Major Horsepower section and start doing some heavy reading.
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If you do this to your car you will get so hard...
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So basically i should just put intake and exhaust into my car first? How much horsepower does that usually add?
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Originally Posted by cjw4050
So basically i should just put intake and exhaust into my car first? How much horsepower does that usually add?
Do some searching about intake and exhaust and ways to get more power... but there isn't a whole lot you can do for big power gains besides getting a turbo, supercharger or nitrous.

Intake and catback exhaust is like 10hp tops.
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not much HP, some intakes can make you lose HP, stock is a really good intake anyways. like WhiteDealershipRice said save your money for new tires and oil changes when you need them.
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I can vouch that you suck at searching
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Guys, don't flame the kid. (I'll take him at his word that he is only 16, therefore just now learning how to drive) We were all young and overly enthusiastic once...

My advice would be to not worry about horsepower enhancements for awhile, and just enjoy driving. (Go to an SCCA autocross if you can find one near your area) or take the car to the local (LEGAL) dragstrip to learn how your car handles when pushed to the limit.

If you want to modify the car, I'd go with exhaust (for sound) and wheels/tires (for appearance & better handling).

At 16, you really don't need ridiculous ammounts of power on a car to find yourself "over your head" (I could get into plenty of trouble on my 90HP CRX back in the day, if I had anything more powerful, I would probably be dead... not for lack of driving skills... but for the poor judgement of youth.
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At 16 any form of advanced driving tuitionwould be a wise choice.

You probably don't know how to drive, you don't know how to prevent driving errors, you don't know the difference between good and bad lines\braking techniques and car control or whatever comes to mind. Why spend money on the vehicle when you could spend it on yourself?
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do it brah
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