Mini superchargers

1. craigbarley Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2013 staffordshire Posts: 133 saxo vts (2000 single plug&mk2) and a civic type r

   #1 9th December 2013, 20:07

   Is it possible to make a mini supercharger fit a vts and would there be much work involved? I'm sure I've seen it before on someone's Saxo
2. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #2 10th December 2013, 16:34

   The mini has an oval inlet to the supercharger. You want the Mercedes C180 one

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3. KierenCrawford Banned Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 411

   #3 10th December 2013, 18:24

   Would be naughty !!! And the noise
4. craigbarley Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2013 staffordshire Posts: 133 saxo vts (2000 single plug&mk2) and a civic type r

   #4 10th December 2013, 20:24

   Other than head work ect would there be much to make it fit? Kam?
5. user_24390 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2008 North Wales Posts: 5576 Fabia VRS PD130/ VTR Mk2

   #5 10th December 2013, 20:50

   sexy_GT is running a supercharger have a look at his progress thread, he does some good write ups inside there.

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6. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #6 10th December 2013, 22:39

   I've not measured it up but its a fair bit of work. Not massive. Might need a custom pulley at one end, its something that would have to be measured up properly and to see where you would want to route all the induction pipes and whether the supercharger pipework sit in the right place to work.
7. Quick Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064

   #7 10th December 2013, 23:43

   Its been done...
   
   
   
   http://www.garage-foresti.ch/tuning.php
8. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #8 11th December 2013, 09:44

   Thats certainly not a mini supercharger. Rotrex?
9. Alexp Central South Joined: Jun 2006 East Sussex Posts: 3105 VTS :)

   #9 11th December 2013, 13:19

   Looks like an Eaton charger. Rotrex is about half the size.
10. Quick Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064

    #10 11th December 2013, 13:50

    Mk1 Mini run an eaton supercharger!
    The Mk2 is turbo'd!
11. user_57064 Established Member Joined: Jan 2012 south essex!! Posts: 2442 posi blue vtrs race car

    #11 11th December 2013, 13:56

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Quick Its been done... http://www.garage-foresti.ch/tuning.php

    fully digging that!!!
12. kyle4256 Established Member Joined: Feb 2008 dundee Posts: 1844 saxo vts

    #12 11th December 2013, 14:04

    Is that not the Jackson supercharger ? Best with rotrex uses up less room and lighter for a start
13. Rem1 Newbie Joined: Dec 2013 Netherlands Posts: 8 C3 TU1JP

    #13 11th December 2013, 17:14

    
    
    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56283
14. Mikol Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Somewhere between Bedford and Brixworth Posts: 2373 106 XS 16v Driveway Ornament

    #14 15th December 2013, 20:00

    It's been done. I've seen 3-4 different examples. The most popular solution being similar to the image above with a BFO shaft across the front of the bay.
    
    The Eaton M45 charger as fitted to the Mini Cooper S is hulkingly inefficient compared to a Rotrex or a similar turbocharger set-up. I had a long look into getting one for a previous 8v build that stayed NA and added some compression instead. I recall finding the compressor maps, they're probably on my PC somewhere...
    
    It'd be cool and it'd put a smile on your face, but you'd always know you could have built something much better.
15. axsaxoman Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2003 Scotland Posts: 3380

    #15 16th December 2013, 09:36

    I looked at eaton chargers when i first thought of s/c cars
    ,as posted they are very power hungry to drive and makes huge amounts of heat ,they need a recir system .
    you will be dissapointed in power lift with one due to the extra power they take to drive and the high inlet temps
    
    COMPARE
    std 1598cc mini with eaton charger ?1bar of boost =160bhp @fly wheel
    
    saxo 1587cc with rotrex and 7psi =170-180bhp@flywheel
    1 bar with internals mods will give 250 all day long
    we you can buy them cheap --,but a hard to fit .
    the onlu upside is that you will have boost at a lower rpm level,but as rpm rises it then falls behind due to ineffiencies
    
    it will work and the mini sze is the correct one --not the merc ocmpressor --to large and more power loss