Supercharged c20xe in Haynes roadster
Hopley89 - 7/10/12 at 07:06 AM
Hi I'm thinking of adding a supercharger to my c20xe
I was wondering what charger I could put on it and if anyone on hear has done it
Dan
laptoprob - 7/10/12 at 05:25 PM
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Originally posted by Hopley89
Hi I'm thinking of adding a supercharger to my c20xe
I was wondering what charger I could put on it and if anyone on hear has done it
Dan
You have the very same dream i had(and am still having) when i first put an XE engine in my Avon 3 years ago. Since then I've kept it NA and
managed to get to just a tad under 260 bhp but i still long for the whine and torque delivery of a charger.
Dont think anyone on here has done one or has ever fitted one to a kit as far as i can tell. The problem is room for me but its not a closed door just
yet. I looked at the Mini charger and also the Merc 230k but they are quite long. i reckon you could push and get a Rotrex one in there(expensive
though) but wont be trying this year(maybe next).
There are quite a few on Youtube but all are mounted high which is no good for us.
Will be watching with major interest if you actually get going with this
Fizzer - 9/10/12 at 12:04 PM
Here you go, Jeff has a supercharged Phoenix:
http://www.jpsc-online.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=757
recently detonated though (failed idler pulley it seems)
jeffw - 9/10/12 at 12:07 PM
And all working again with 300 HP at the wheels....
Fizzer - 9/10/12 at 12:08 PM
That's good news Jeff. i hadn't read the whole thread. Glad it's back up and running...
Hopley89 - 9/10/12 at 02:20 PM
Hi laptoprob I'm really looking to do it but its the cost at the moment and the fact if it isn't done right my engine would be scrap ( I
think )
Iv been searching for videos of the c20xe supercharged and it looks like thay are all from abroad
How much dose your complete car weight Jeff ?
laptoprob - 9/10/12 at 04:39 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Hopley89
Hi laptoprob I'm really looking to do it but its the cost at the moment and the fact if it isn't done right my engine would be scrap ( I
think )
Iv been searching for videos of the c20xe supercharged and it looks like thay are all from abroad
How much dose your complete car weight Jeff ?
Fullcage and all it weighs in at 590 kgs Jeff. With 260bhp its enough to keep with most around my local tracks even the v.light or powerful stuff.
Would be awesome with a charger though. Ill have a quick look to see if i can find some more info for you.
Hopley89 - 9/10/12 at 07:15 PM
So if you had supercharger how much more bhp do you If you now that is ..
An cheers for that mate .. I could do with all the help I can get
So what's you local track as I would like to do a track day
Dan
laptoprob - 9/10/12 at 07:43 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Hopley89
So if you had supercharger how much more bhp do you If you now that is ..
An cheers for that mate .. I could do with all the help I can get
So what's you local track as I would like to do a track day
Dan
I looked at the Rotrex c30-84 which will happily flow plenty enough boost to get somewhere around 300bhp on an XE/LET engine.
It depends really how far you really want to go. For me 300 would be an ideal figure as it will have a great wedge of torque to go with it which is
what i`m missing now but you could much quite a bit further with the correct mods to suit.
My local track is Blyton(35mins) and Cadwell(1hr30mins) which cater well for my type of car.
Where are you situated?