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Supercharged U20 guy?
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2003 5:29 pm
by 70MTroadster
Haven't we had posts from this fella? Seems like I've seen him respond to this forum. Anybody know who he is, where he's from, how he did his supercharged engine?
Scott
RE:Supercharged
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2003 6:23 pm
by S Allen
That would be Plasmaboy from downunder. I am sure he will respond sooner or later.
Steve
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2003 9:28 pm
by oilleak
Well, you could mean Craig Hooper. Craig's is the silver with red stipes high windsheild low dash monster fender flairs 2000. He's from the northwest or BC - don't remember. Ubelievable car though
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 12:21 am
by Minh
oilleak wrote:Well, you could mean Craig Hooper. Craig's is the silver with red stipes high windsheild low dash monster fender flairs 2000. He's from the northwest or BC - don't remember. Ubelievable car though
After looking at the photos Alvin sent me, Craig's is not a U20. I'm guessing it is a stroker R16. The valve cover does not belong to a U20.
I believe this might be the post you are looking for.
http://www.311s.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=253
Plasmaboy is the man... The supercharger he's using is a Toyota SC12 that comes out of a MR2. An alternate option is the JDM SC14 upgrade.
No clue on Craig's supercharger. It does not appear to be the VW Corrado's G60 supercharger.
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 1:28 am
by Guest
It is a U20. Like I said before, the front end of the engine was completely cut-off and redone, the valve cover had to fit accordingly.
Supercharger
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 3:58 am
by Plasmaboy
Hi people .. yes I have a supercharger on my U20 .. it is indeed off of a japanese MR2 .. with a modified drive pully ( no clutch mechanism ) and it's driven of of a multi V belt from a pully I had made up bolted to the crank snout .
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 7:43 am
by spl310
How about doing an article on the supercharger conversion so that the speed freaks up here in the US can get in on the fun? I am sure that Steve would find a spot for it somewhere. Pictures would be way cool - I would love to see how you engineered it.
Craig Hooper's car is a fantastic example of a bottomless wallet. It is a U-20 that has been changed from a chain drive cam to a belt drive cam. That is why the cam cover does not look like the stock unit - the front end was chopped and sealed. He also removed the Nissan OHC in the casting - a nice clean look.