Thread: Supercharging a Rangie

Traditionaly, you can build blown engines 2 ways but there are grey areas leading to both,

1. A lot of engine and a little SC
2. A lot of SC and less engine.

So in saying that, the problem with fitting small SC to existing engine isnt so bad but your basically still Little + Little as the engine isnt built for that.

But It will work, the grey area is for how long and to what extent.

I would be looking at what you can do with the existing engine and after market ECU, maybe exaust and cam, ports valves etc and once youve done that, then look at SCing the whole lot if your still wanting more.

Nothing wrong with anyway which anyone goes.

Originally Posted by rovercare

ECU is scrap regardless, stroker of blown

I know of 2 succesfully blown rover motors (both roots type) and both are on stock internals, wtihout failure and both are driven not very kindly.....despite what all the nay sayers say

Can you please explain what the 2 you know are running please?? keen to hear

Originally Posted by rovercare

Really? I never would have guessed

ECU is scrap regardless, stroker of blown

Sorry mate was more pointing that out for everyone else.

And I am not against supercharging. I have wanted and prob will still want to do it for a long time.

The amount of times i catch myself ont he capa performance site just browsing is scary

Gday mate, my father in law has had his 1990 Rangie supercharged since the day he bought it brand new. He has a Sprintex on it. The original 3.5 lasted up until 2005 when one of the pistons let go, so he bought an imported 3.9 and fitted wolf engine management I think it was and bigger injectors and together with the super charger it is awesome. It was awesome before with the 3.5 though! He is just getting an auto gearbox fitted at the moment and will see how it goes then!!
Shano

Originally Posted by rovercare

Really? I never would have guessed


ECU is scrap regardless, stroker of blown

I know of 2 succesfully blown rover motors (both roots type) and both are on stock internals, wtihout failure and both are driven not very kindly.....despite what all the nay sayers say

Anyway i'll leave you in the hands of all those that say it can't or shouldn't be done.... and all in all your best to leave your motor stock as its all to hard or buy an isuzu and leave it VERRRRRRY slow and N/A because its easy

WTF is that all about?

u know 2 motors blown and driven hard....
OK... Define HARD....

And whilst your at it.....How about...

What sort of power are they making?
How often are they driving?
What ECU did they change to?
Injector change?
Water injection?
Intercooling?

It can be done.. I agree... I "dun" it

But I can give you 2 reasons to do it, 10 reasons not to...
And better performance without it spending less dollars.

Originally Posted by strange_rover1

Gday mate, my father in law has had his 1990 Rangie supercharged since the day he bought it brand new. He has a Sprintex on it. The original 3.5 lasted up until 2005 when one of the pistons let go, so he bought an imported 3.9 and fitted wolf engine management I think it was and bigger injectors and together with the super charger it is awesome. It was awesome before with the 3.5 though! He is just getting an auto gearbox fitted at the moment and will see how it goes then!!
Shano

The original motor lasted till 2005...
Cool!
How many km's on it please?
How much boost was he running?
Was he using water injection?

Originally Posted by strange_rover1

Gday mate, my father in law has had his 1990 Rangie supercharged since the day he bought it brand new. He has a Sprintex on it. The original 3.5 lasted up until 2005 when one of the pistons let go, so he bought an imported 3.9 and fitted wolf engine management I think it was and bigger injectors and together with the super charger it is awesome. It was awesome before with the 3.5 though! He is just getting an auto gearbox fitted at the moment and will see how it goes then!!
Shano

Have you got/ can you get pictures? Do you know what boost it runs? if it was stock ECU on the 3.5 ??

Originally Posted by tombraider

WTF is that all about?

u know 2 motors blown and driven hard....
OK... Define HARD....

And whilst your at it.....How about...

What sort of power are they making?
How often are they driving?
What ECU did they change to?
Injector change?
Water injection?
Intercooling?

It can be done.. I agree... I "dun" it

But I can give you 2 reasons to do it, 10 reasons not to...
And better performance without it spending less dollars.

Driven as hard as you like

You did it? or paid someone to do it?

One is making 138rwhp on a completely stock 3.5 on straight LPG, thats over double a stock carbed 3.5 on the same dyno, The other makes alot more with a 4.6 bottom end and haltech, ones of a dirty old pommy truck the other is an Eaton m90

No water injection nor intercooling

You had a centrifugal blower NOT a roots, completely different charecteristics

ECU needs alterations for a stroker and you injectors aswell, what's your point??

Did you build your stroker yourself??