more supercharger talk

[burn_your_money]

Any chance of a video?

[tindias]

I will charge my camera tonight and maybe get a video on youtube tomorrow.

[RabbitJockey]

make sure both of you keep a good eye on your crank sproket.  for realz

[truckinwagen]

yeah, I am using and early crank with the woodruff key style sprocket.

I feel it is a superior design as far as strength goes, but I will be keeping an eye on it pretty closely.

[truckinwagen]

from a perspective of someone who has had lots of experience with woodruff keys in industrial applications I believe the woodruff key to be superior.

the late crank sprocket relies on friction to keep it from spinning, the woodruff key relies on the mechanical connection of the parts.

I have seen woodruff keys much smaller take loads much greater for very long time periods.

if it does fail, I have a spare set of early crank/sprockets and a set of late ones as well.

-Owen

[RabbitJockey]

i had my early crank sprocket go to *** and i have v belts and ac.  and i know someone with a 1.5 that had the same thing happen.  with out having to put a new crank in, the only thing i could do was get a new key, and a new crank sprocket.  i agree though, i'd be pretty scared to have a supercharger and a serpentine belt both on the early crank sprocket,  keep your eye on it, mine didn't just *** out, it wobbled all over the place first, i thought it was the crank pulley but it was actually the sprocket

[tindias]

I am using a 1.6 TD motor engine code JR, any issues with those crank sprockets?

[RabbitJockey]

if its a turbo diesel it has the better crank nose, still not a good one to use with a serpentine belt tho

[truckinwagen]

well, my buddy decided not to let me into the garage today, so no more progress until next weekend.

[calebessent]

I saw a clean G60 Corrado in the junkyard recently, and I've been dreaming about putting that supercharger on my 1.6 N/A for weeks. I logged on to the forum because I'm frustrated with how slow my car is, and what do you know? Somebody is really doing it.

I'm proud of you for putting all this effort into your car and doing something unique. Tell your friend he needs to give you a key to his shop, and make sure he knows you'll leave beer in his shop fridge when you're gone.

Have you found a belt that fits?

[truckinwagen]

I wish I could get a key to his shop, but he is weird about letting people use it.

I don't have a belt yet, as soon as I get the alternator put on I will measure and get a belt that fits.

-Owen

[tindias]

I am very happy with all the work Paul Davis did on my SC diesel.  Runs great, but still need to find some time to fine tune the BOV.  I have a video that I was going to post but I am having issues with my JVC importing to my computer.  There is no driver for vista so I am going to try and use my dad's camcorder so I can get some videos on youtube.

[Rabbit on Roids]

why do you need a damn blow off anyway?

[tindias]

I dont, I am going to pop it open and insert a shim. I will purchase a block off plate from giles down the road. 

[tindias]

Here is a video from my phone....sounds and looks horrible I know, but I am going to see if I  can use my friends camera that records to MMC cards.

G60 Diesel