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Old 07-12-04, 10:54 AM
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Eaton off of a Thunderbird Super Coupe 3.8L

my freind is trying to hook me up with a Eaton supercharger off of a Thunderbird Super Coupe 3.8L.
one problem There is some play in the pulley keyway. he says getting a new pully would fix it. what would you guys suggest as a fix or is it gonna just be a headake??? Thanks J GREENE
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I'd shy away from that. That's a Gen 2 blower (old, inefficient). If you want an M90, pick one up from a 2004+ GTP, they're massively more efficient (Gen 5) or, if all else fails a 1996-2003 Grand Prix or Regal (and a few others) those are Gen 3, and still a lot better then the Gen 2s.

If you do get it, www.zzperformance.com has replacement couplers that will help with that endplay. Like 25 bucks.
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^ beat me to the coupler thing-- good advice on the superchargers too.
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he wants to sell it to me for like 100 bucs or less... how much do the gen 5 and gen 3 run$$$???
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AND where might i get one does anyone know ???
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The problem with the newer m90's is that they're designed to be bolted directly to the intake manifold, with not intercooling/etc. So I bet any outlet manifold he designs will pose such a restriction to blumb into the rx7 intakes that it'll kill any benefits from the extra porting & such of the newer 90's.
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so "SonicRaT" whats you opinion on the supercharger my friend wants to sell me????
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The m90 is the easiest setup, since you won't have to make a custom outlet (depending upon where you mount it, of course) You can use the stock outlet that comes on the super coupes, and just route that wherever you desire.
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ok What would i need to remove for this project??? i dont have P/S, but I still have A/C and my smog pump, whitch i noticed Zbrown did not have. If i remove the smog pump do i have to wire open the 5th and 6th ports??? if so how do i do so???
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