Pre-Project: You crazy mo'fo..

[Ed Doe]

I swear lynx or similar sell a 'plug and play' supercharger system. All of the sensors are pre-charge so they don't throw a shit fit.
Ed was trying to explain it to me at the weekend lol.
Worth considering perhaps...

As above, the Lynx Kit uses all the stock sensors etc and the stock ecu, and for the '6 engine comes with a ~250-260hp map too...

It's not the 'best' way of doing it, as there is such a large volume to fill when you open the butterfly (the intercooler, pipework & inlet manifold!) it dulls throttle response mildly, and coming off the throttle and disengaging the clutch at high rpms causes it to stall unless you have the butterfly stop screw wound in slightly to effectively keep the throttle open a tiiiny amount.

The best way of doing the sc conversion is with a proper aftermarket ecu, but then you need a recirc valve, wiring harness, ecu, custom mapping, (cosworth 3bar?)map sensor and a patient person to modify the wiring loom on the car to fit it all together. It's more involved, and all-in more expensive than the Lynx conversion, which for what it is is bloody good. For their high-boost conversions, I believe they go stand-alone, with the above parts list (makes a lot more sense when you're spending in the region of £9-10k to do it as well as possible for maximum powerzzz!)

Anyways, I'll sh-up now.


I'm sure there were pics & a project thread on the '6 forum of a 1.6 overbored to 1.7 rotrex'd engine making silly hp figures in a racer...?

One last thing; I know it's a lot more "plug&play" but have you considered charging a 1.6 16v from a 106/spaxo VTS as your engine project? Lighter still, good for big power, and probably a bit more straightforward than the engine-build youre planning (though I must confess I haven't read what your actual plans are! :roll: )