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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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Camden Super Charger Q's?

Well if I can't find a t2 to buy, I might buy a Camden SS, I own right now an 88 in really bad shape, So thats why im lookin to buy a t2, and not just SS iit anyway.

But for a Camden SS, I noticed they have sizes, 7-9-12 inch.
J/w which one is best for a drag/weekend car?
and are these things as goof as they sound?
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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damn! 2500$ that's alot to pay for getting your car to only 176hp. Keep looking for a tII IMO, you can sell your N/A and get a tII with the money you'd spend on that supercharger, and be pumping out more HP with very few and cheap mod's
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 01:09 PM
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dont buy it
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 01:11 PM
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Yeah I know that, But it's just the fact of finding a t2 for a reasonable price.

176hp, but with only a 1mileage loss off my fuel milage,
i hear yah, thats a little low.
But its still better then stock, If I can't find t2 entire car for sale.

anyone with any good things from this ss kit?
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 01:12 PM
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dont buy it
any reasons why? or is it just not worth the price?
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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I have a friend how has the 5 or 7 in on his FB. It isn't that great of a setup for the carbed 12A and I don't see it being that great for the 13B. He only has it because he got a good deal and because he wanted to be different. IMO the supercharger isn't a good way to go if you are trying to reach a HP goal or you want good aftermarket support for modifications. They are too many limitations to the SC that a turbo would easily overcome and it would probably be a lot cheaper. Just tryin to help. -Jeromy

And if you don't want your car right now because it's in bad shape, adding a SC on it isn't going to make it better. Your better off waiting for a good deal to pop up or getting a turbo engine to swap in it.
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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any reasons why? or is it just not worth the price?
The manifold design sucks, the supercharger sucks and the price REALLY SUCKS!
save up for a TII or turbo an N/A you'll get much better results for alot less. you could do a full and correct TII swap for under $2500
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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Well boys I got the money, just the rariety of these cars in my region are unbelievable. and the SC is just so e-z to get/ install lol, but thanks for the imput guys. I think im gonna stick with turbo.
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by RX7KENN
any reasons why? or is it just not worth the price?
Most of the people on this forum are cheap and boost-happy. The Camden kit is not cheap and Roots type superchargers are designed only for LOW BOOST applications on gasoline engines. Since it sounds like you just want more power, I recommend a TII engine swap with a standalone EMS if you can't find a good used TII car. However, simply buying a TII car is still the best route IMO.
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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Yeah I hear you about buying to t2 car hole,
though i will have a frontmount ic, so its all good with the hood.
just the intstallation of it all might be a little overwhelming, and i have purchase new wiring harness, etc etc.

I saw greddy had a turbo Kit. for the rx7.
2,000$ not sure where i saw it, but would that work?
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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Hard to Find?..where?..Oh By the way,check your Previous thread.in the CDN section,Then see if a TII is hard to Find!..(talk With you soon!..heh,heh!)
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 03:46 PM
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well on a good streetport plus the Super charger wouldnt it do pretty well?
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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bigger is better! Bigger ports, turbos, superchargers.

Doing a turbo kit might cost less though
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by staticguitar313
The manifold design sucks, the supercharger sucks and the price REALLY SUCKS!
save up for a TII or turbo an N/A you'll get much better results for alot less. you could do a full and correct TII swap for under $2500
$2500 seems very cheap after what I've been paying for mine.

I think I'm at the 4k mark by the time I'm done.
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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Good news Boys,
Got a 87 t2

Great body, Great compression.

starts runs for about 5secs, and just dies.

Fuel pump????
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Jager
$2500 seems very cheap after what I've been paying for mine.
It is cheap for what you get, but not cheap to the average person on this forum.

Originally Posted by RX7KENN
Good news Boys,
Got a 87 t2
Woohoo! You can always supercharge it later if you really want to. The important thing is that you now have all the good TII parts.

Originally Posted by RX7KENN
starts runs for about 5secs, and just dies.

Fuel pump????
Not likely the fuel pump. First check for leaks in the intake system. It's most likely a connection, gasket or hose. If that doesn't work, check the AFM as per the FSM. It could also be a fuel issue if the car has been sitting for a while. You may want to start a new forum thread for help on this, as there are some professional mechanics on this forum, and I'm not one of them.
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 04:49 PM
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Yup I'm staying turbo charged,
and well thanks for the help aviator, I'll start a thread up once I try a few things out.
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