Re: SUPERCHARGER

["Abe L. Getchell" <panther@iglou.com>]

>i know that i am going to start something with this one; just read in
>EC, i know i get mine later than the rest of you, anyway, Advancec
>Motorsport Solutions is advertising a VR6 SUPERCHARGER; 100% reliable,
>so they claim; increase of 100hp, so they claim;
>
>i only have one concern; a friend of mine back in 84 when both he and i
>were modding gti's, got the Autotech supercharger installed on his big
>valve headed 1.8liter gti; kept bending valves, he finally took it off
>and literally threw it into the corner of the shop;
>
>why would this not happen putting a supercharger on a VR6?
>
>what price do you think they will put on this supercharger;
>
>who is going to race me to be the first in line for one?
>
>could this be the less expensive option to the EIP turbo;could this be
>the way to get that extra boost; i like the theory behind supercharging
>over turbo!!??
>
>a lot to think about on my 12hr drive while moving to louisville, ky.

	I'd have to say a big fat NO WAY on the supercharger for AMS.  The
experience that your friend had with the 1.8L should speak volumes.  You
remeber the whole Vortec/Nuespeed scandal?  Well, this is what was
developed out of it.  Not only do they get rid of the MAS (becuase they
couldn't get it to work right with one) but they blatantly ripped it off
from Neuspeed after months of negotiating.  Not only do I not trust them,
but I don't trust the products they sell.

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Abe