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Xmas came early - TRD Supercharger installed
Well it's been some time of procrastinating over whether or not I will put a S/C on... Originally I was going to import from the USA and bolt on myself, but I discovered a few things didn't line up and there were a few hoses and brackets I needed to change. I also factored in that I have almost no time to do things on my 4x4 anymore due to work and family so I decided getting Bullet Cars to do the work was the way to go.
The following was on the shopping list
1. Supercharger with smaller puller upgrade (7lbs boost)
2. Bullet Ultimate Exhaust (to replace my freebee which was rusting badly - had holes in it)
3. 2 Bar Map sensor and Dyno Tune (already had Chip Torque Xede processor)
After 3 days I had my 4x4 back, the end result was very pleasing. I now have tons of torque from idle up to redline, taking off is a breeze and overtaking is a lot of fun! On the hwy now it holds 5th going up hills on cruise control, and fuel economy looks to be the same so far. As far as actual stats, I do have the a dyno before and after, however the before was with smaller tyres and this makes a massive difference... In fact it was because of the tyres that I "had" to get a S/C
Before - Chip and 2 1/2" exhaust on 32" MTZ's - 98 octane
After - S/C, 2 3/4" exhaust on 33" KM2s - 95 octane
Not heaps of power kw difference, mainly due to the larger tyres (they say ~20kw at the wheels), and ~10kw because of lower octane fuel and about double that in for Nm... Still the drivability has gone through the roof - having all that torque down low makes all the difference. Unfortunately they only graphed from 3500rpm when the torque converter was locked up, so you can't see whats down below! I do have a manual lockup switch but they didn't use it
I'm driving down Central Coast for xmas so I will be able to test hwy economy properly, then up to Fraser towing the boat for New Years - this will be the real test for performance and economy driving up the beach!
Hope you all enjoy your xmas
DoubleD
The following was on the shopping list
1. Supercharger with smaller puller upgrade (7lbs boost)
2. Bullet Ultimate Exhaust (to replace my freebee which was rusting badly - had holes in it)
3. 2 Bar Map sensor and Dyno Tune (already had Chip Torque Xede processor)
After 3 days I had my 4x4 back, the end result was very pleasing. I now have tons of torque from idle up to redline, taking off is a breeze and overtaking is a lot of fun! On the hwy now it holds 5th going up hills on cruise control, and fuel economy looks to be the same so far. As far as actual stats, I do have the a dyno before and after, however the before was with smaller tyres and this makes a massive difference... In fact it was because of the tyres that I "had" to get a S/C
Before - Chip and 2 1/2" exhaust on 32" MTZ's - 98 octane
After - S/C, 2 3/4" exhaust on 33" KM2s - 95 octane
Not heaps of power kw difference, mainly due to the larger tyres (they say ~20kw at the wheels), and ~10kw because of lower octane fuel and about double that in for Nm... Still the drivability has gone through the roof - having all that torque down low makes all the difference. Unfortunately they only graphed from 3500rpm when the torque converter was locked up, so you can't see whats down below! I do have a manual lockup switch but they didn't use it
I'm driving down Central Coast for xmas so I will be able to test hwy economy properly, then up to Fraser towing the boat for New Years - this will be the real test for performance and economy driving up the beach!
Hope you all enjoy your xmas
DoubleD
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