Would it be a dumb idea to supercharge my LD9 with 96500 miles on it???
I charged my car around that same mileage. I knew the history of my motor and I wasn't out racing it at redline and then I invested in HP Tuners. With all that in hand I was confident I could keep my car healthy and I have so far now with about 30,000 miles put on it. Just keep up on maintenance and proper tuning and all should go well with that kit, and it's a blast. Have fun.
I just put that kit on my brother in laws car that has 144000 kms and it runs great
Just keep up on maintenance and you will be fine
Shifted wrote:I should qualify that, people have done it with less and blown it up with a turbo, I'm not sure that anybody has blown up an engine with an s/c.
well wade's car blew up having been m45'd for like a year i think??? had less then 70,000 miles. but wade beat the PISS out of that thing before and after installing the S/C. (also could have been due to your aggressive tune???)
Rollin' on question marks since 07.
Nick Boulanger wrote:Would it be a dumb idea to supercharge my LD9 with 96500 miles on it???
well i will say.. i put one on to my sisters cavy with 110,000 kms.. it lasted about 5 or 6 hard pulles till it nuked its self
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silver car - 305whp 315lbs.tq @15psi (91 Octane) or 420whp & 425lbs.TQ @20psi (94 octane+Alcohol Injection)
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z yaaaa wrote:Shifted wrote:I should qualify that, people have done it with less and blown it up with a turbo, I'm not sure that anybody has blown up an engine with an s/c.
well wade's car blew up having been m45'd for like a year i think??? had less then 70,000 miles. but wade beat the PISS out of that thing before and after installing the S/C. (also could have been due to your aggressive tune???)
There was nothing wrong with his tune! It ate a rod bearing causing it to start knocking. This is the most common 2.4 problem out there. Reving it to 7000 rpm prolly was not the easiest on the bearings either.
I did beat the ever loving piss out of it several times daily for as long as I owned it. (since it had 24,000 miles- it was a recovered theft before that)
Long story short I do not think the supercharger had anything to do with starting to knock. I am sure it would have done it N/A. My only surprise is that it lasted as long as it did.
MAKE SURE YOU TREAT THE FULL LINE LIKE THE ADD LINE! IF IT GOES BELOW THAT YOU COULD LOOSE OIL PRESSURE IN HARD TURNS
FORGET GIRLS GONE WILD WE HAVE GOVERNMENT SPENDING GONE WILD!
181,000 miles
supercharged at 173,000, driven hard
2001 Olds Alero (LD9)
650 whp / 543 ft-lb
@turboalero
Boosted at 98,500km, 5 years ago. Now at 182,xxx...and they haven't been easy miles. Several trips to the track, both straight and curved, daily pegging of the boost needle...and still quiet as a mouse!
But that's with oil changed religiously every 5k since day one, synthetic since 125k.
14.330 @ 96.37mph
My cars about to get sc'd, and Im at 89k. Was gona turbo but that scared me haha.
Wade Jarvis wrote:z yaaaa wrote:Shifted wrote:I should qualify that, people have done it with less and blown it up with a turbo, I'm not sure that anybody has blown up an engine with an s/c.
well wade's car blew up having been m45'd for like a year i think??? had less then 70,000 miles. but wade beat the PISS out of that thing before and after installing the S/C. (also could have been due to your aggressive tune???)
There was nothing wrong with his tune! It ate a rod bearing causing it to start knocking. This is the most common 2.4 problem out there. Reving it to 7000 rpm prolly was not the easiest on the bearings either.
I did beat the ever loving piss out of it several times daily for as long as I owned it. (since it had 24,000 miles- it was a recovered theft before that)
Long story short I do not think the supercharger had anything to do with starting to knock. I am sure it would have done it N/A. My only surprise is that it lasted as long as it did.
MAKE SURE YOU TREAT THE FULL LINE LIKE THE ADD LINE! IF IT GOES BELOW THAT YOU COULD LOOSE OIL PRESSURE IN HARD TURNS
Yeah, make sure to watch your oil and keep a quart or two in the trunk. Seems to burn a bit more between oil changes than it used to.
eco swap plus turbo..... you will be very happy. going from a s/c 2.4 to turbo eco is a great experience!
If I was on a limited budget I might consider it, if I didn't have an eco sitting in the garage to swap in.
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What year?
....eco... love them,! make me lots of money at work...lets see now... what are we on now Tom\ Brian, 4?
Chris
'02 Z-24 Supercharged
13.7 @102.45 MPH Third Place, 2007 GMSC Bash SOLD AS OF 01MAR08
