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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 12:34 AM
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supercharger questions

ok so first question is will an M90 supercharger work on an 8? ive been told it will work fine but ive never messed with one before and wanna get to know my way around it first.
2. would i have to fab another UIM?
3. what would be the best way to go about tuning it without a cobb ac
4. whats the general hp gain with something like this?

im asking all this cuz im buying the sc regaurdless if it fits or not cuz its SUPER cheap and i can just flip it for a profit BUT im gonna try my damndest to get it on there and working properly... just wanna get some feedback about the idea and how to properly go about doing this project.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 12:53 AM
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if you have enough money and knowledge you can do anything to a car.

not gonna hold my breath on your m90 ever seeing use inside of an RX8
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 07:56 AM
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The Pettit upper intake will fit the Mazda lower intake, but the Pettit inter cooler will probably not fit the M-90.
You will need to fabricate mounts and a pulley configuration (Pettit or Hymee lower pulley?) for the M-90.
You will need an inter cooler.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by willnordacgreen1211
ok so first question is will an M90 supercharger work on an 8? ive been told it will work fine but ive never messed with one before and wanna get to know my way around it first.
2. would i have to fab another UIM?
3. what would be the best way to go about tuning it without a cobb ac
4. whats the general hp gain with something like this?

im asking all this cuz im buying the sc regaurdless if it fits or not cuz its SUPER cheap and i can just flip it for a profit BUT im gonna try my damndest to get it on there and working properly... just wanna get some feedback about the idea and how to properly go about doing this project.
Good luck on engine management without the AP. With t he exception of the AP and the Pettit flash system the others are piggyback and cause more problems than they are worth. I tried several prior to the AP and suffered for it.

Who would know the HP gain if it's not been done yet? Do it and then let us know.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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I know one thing we need to find is the snout from a Jaguar X300 AJ16. It's the only short snout M90 I've seen, but it's not a common car though.

Other option is modifying a M65 snout, but I really don't want to do that. I can probably fit it in there with the super coupe snout on it, but I'll have to be creative with the placement.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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What boost/flow numbers are you trying for?
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by olddragger
What boost/flow numbers are you trying for?
OD
Honestly, I haven't done the math yet. It was mostly an economical decision since the charger only cost me $125. I have to do a bit more research before I decide how I want to utilize the M90.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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Hoyles 2nd law :

The cost of the SC will be inversly proportional to the cost of the install .
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 03:39 PM
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any ideas on the if its best to run a intercooler with the supercharger and if so what size is ran mostly im trying to get parts together before i do a petite sc
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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any ideas on the if its best to run a intercooler with the supercharger and if so what size is ran mostly im trying to get parts together before i do a petite sc
Maybe you best do some homework and find what comes with the Pettit kit.

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Hoyles 2nd law :

The cost of the SC will be inversly proportional to the cost of the install .
How true.....

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Honestly, I haven't done the math yet. It was mostly an economical decision since the charger only cost me $125. I have to do a bit more research before I decide how I want to utilize the M90.
You best do the math before you get started......that $125.00 s/c is not where the cost will be.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 08:28 PM
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ya i felt dumb after i looked again at the items that come with the supercharger itself srry for the dumb questions but when ur going to drop about 10gs into ur car its best to ask then not ask
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil's 8
You best do the math before you get started......that $125.00 s/c is not where the cost will be.
I already know that. $125 is just more reasonable than $2000. It was an obvious purchase.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 02:38 AM
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thanks for the info guys still flip flopping ideas around for this project
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 08:39 AM
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hey -you're alternate id is showing!
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 01:25 AM
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no reddozen just thinks he can take over my thread lol
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 12:21 PM
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*prepares a "sit in"

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