mini supercharger!!

hello all im new here!
shud be buying my bros mk3 golfgti 2.0 8v and i want to superchage it! iv heard some were that the charger off the new mini will go on i was just wondering what work is involved? cant afford to spend thousands so this is a cheaper option!

 

any1 help?

 

Yep thats correct danny,just remove your airbox,and
sellotape the supercharger in its place,you may
need to be a bit handy with elastic bands,to get the
pulley to be driven effectively!!!
hope this helps!

 

What a Usefull answer even made me laugh dunno bout the elastic bands tho, Will they take 100 ft / lbs of torque, what about the tape wont that melt being so close the engine and what about the airbox or you just surgesting we remove the airfilter Saxo style

 

the charger is an m45 and is on the small side for a 2 litre. a merc m62 size eaton is better suited

tt

edit for typo
Edited by: trendy tramp

 

on the eaton website it says that the m45 is suited up to engine sizes up to 2l.

 

the key words being 'up to 2 litre' - that's the top of it's working range, which i why i said it was on the small side, not too small. the m62 size is more suitable for a 2 litre and if you're going to buy a charge you may as well pick the best one for the application. the m45 will give increased performance on a stock 2 litre engine but remember eaton supply the OEM market more so than the after market side, so are primarily concerned with using supercharging for engine downsizing rather than outright performance. if you wished to increase performance further using the m45 you would struggle and would be working well out of the compressors high efficiency range

tt

 

cheap option is the m45. going very cheap at the moment because the m45 that is found on the mini is upgradeable to a diffrent charger..... so you can pick them up for around 200

 

i recently picked up a merc m62 for 220 - like brand new. not as common as the mini's but more suitable. i'd rather shell out a bit more now rather than having to shell out twice when you reach the limits of the m45.

tt

 

How much would I be looking at for someone to do this conversion if I supplied the supercharger (say M62)??? 2.0 8v AGG engine.

 

means a lot of custom work, best doing it DIY stylee

 

i wouldn't say a lot of custom work - you'd need to reduce CR a little and mount the charger - the rest is plumbing the charge air system

tt

 

Would a M62 Charger be over the top for a G40, Lookin at the cost of these in comparison to the G-ladder, they are far cheaper, As for riggin a few custom brakets wouldnt be to much hassle

 

my first thought is that it would suffer from very high part-load fuel consumption and reasonably high consumption at WOT. WOT performance would be interesting though to say the least

tt

 

thanks for all the info fellas il have to look into it abit more yet! just gotta find sum1 who is clued up on the stuff coz i aint really!

 

you ulso have to look into fueling it up. can't just shove loads of air in without fuel

 

well according to what i read the eaton M45 is suitable for engines up to 3 litre for road use.


so perhaps it would work on a 2 litre - all depends how much boost you are going for....

 

"but remember eaton supply the OEM market more so than the after market side, so are primarily concerned with using supercharging for engine downsizing rather than outright performance"

tt

 

god he's a bit full on?

shall i ban him....

 

yes, please ban me so i can go play with my chargers

tt