forced air induction/ other mods
04-29-2002, 12:27 PM
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forced air induction/ other mods
i have a 2002 spectra and im trying to find out where to get a turbo/super charger for my vehicle and other performance mods for my vehicle im haveing trouble finding any information for any mods for my vehicle. please help
04-29-2002, 10:53 PM
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Modifing out the Spectra is going to be difficult.
If I'm not mistaken, Shark Racing should have some bolt on products for your car within the next 1-3 months. (CAI, Headers, etc)
A turbo kit is probably going to have to be custom manufactured. If you are serious about a turbo, pick up the book "Maximum Boost" by Corky Bell. That should teach you most of what you need to know to get started building your own turbo.
If I'm not mistaken, Shark Racing should have some bolt on products for your car within the next 1-3 months. (CAI, Headers, etc)
A turbo kit is probably going to have to be custom manufactured. If you are serious about a turbo, pick up the book "Maximum Boost" by Corky Bell. That should teach you most of what you need to know to get started building your own turbo.
04-29-2002, 11:41 PM
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i was thinking of custom building centrifugal pro chager for my car the only problem im having is finding a place to mount it and most prochagers run off sepentine belts and mine has 2 vee belts so thats my main problem..i was possibly even going to build a custom ram air induction for my car it doesnt seem to be too difficult...would i get any gains from ram air?
04-30-2002, 05:31 AM
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Please edit your posts rather than double posting.
A low pressure supercharger would work off a thinner belt, however, if you plan on running more than about 5-6 psi, you would need to run a thicker belt to get more speed out of the supercharger without the belt slipping.
Mounting the supercharger would also be a problem.
Ram air induction has limited value in a street car, as you are rarely going fast enough to produce any noticable ram air effect. Also, "true" ram air setups need the ram air openings in front of the car, in the high pressure air zone to get any real ram air effect.
A low pressure supercharger would work off a thinner belt, however, if you plan on running more than about 5-6 psi, you would need to run a thicker belt to get more speed out of the supercharger without the belt slipping.
Mounting the supercharger would also be a problem.
Ram air induction has limited value in a street car, as you are rarely going fast enough to produce any noticable ram air effect. Also, "true" ram air setups need the ram air openings in front of the car, in the high pressure air zone to get any real ram air effect.