Technical
Do you recommend forged pistons or can I stick with cast?
This depends on the application and how you drive. The determining factors are boost level, fuel octane and amount of time spent at full load on boost. The risk is detonation, which can quickly destroy cast pistons. Cast pistons are more brittle and ...
Can you explain difference between using your carby compared to your efi setup please
The difference between a fuel injected setup and a carbureted setup is basically the difference between driving a 50 year old car compared to driving your modern car. Fuelling Carburetors work work using a principle called the venturi effect. This ...
What size blower and carburetor do I need?
Blower choice is determined by your engine capacity, its maximum rpm and the amount of boost you want to run. The following table is a rough guide to help you select your blower when using our standard kits. Engine Capacity Blower Type 1192 AMR300 ...
I am looking to put a supercharger on my engine what do I need?
We have a range of kits that are aimed at different price points and intended use. Budget kit At the bottom of the range is our budget kit. This is designed to use your existing serpentine belt setup along with an S&S carburetor. This is not a high ...
Is the ECU pre-programmed?
All of our ECUs are shipped pre-programmed and bench tested. If you have purchased an ignition or EFI kit, the ECU is tested along with the loom and sensors, essentially as it would be installed in your car. Crank pulleys and crank trigger sensors ...
Will my cam work with your setup?
Any cam will work with our kits, the correct question to ask is what cam works best? For optimal performance we don’t recommend any other cams other than our own, the reason is that N/A and Turbo cams are not optimal in a blown application. N/A cams ...
What rocker arm ratio should I use?
Our cams are designed to work with both 1.1 and 1.25 rocker arm ratios. You should choose the relevant ratio based on the lift requirements for your engine / heads / capacity
How much power will my engine make?
The actual power made will depend a lot on the specification and condition of your engine. Generally speaking an increase of about 60% is a good estimate for our budget kits on a stock engine running moderate boost of 5-6psi. This will give you a ...
I have X,Y or Z Carburettor. Can I buy a kit that works with it?
All of our kits are designed around a specific carburettor and blower combination. If your carburettor is the same as that used by our kits, then yes you can use it. We offer variants of all of our kits that do not have carburettors included ...
Do you make a kit for my engine?
Unfortunately at this time we only offer supercharger kits for upright aircooled VW engines. We are however happy to discuss custom work and have made a number of custom supercharger kits for customers ranging from old speed 36hp to modern Mexi EFI. ...
What are your cam specs?
Unfortunately cam specs are not available to the public. We provide basic cam specs in the product listing but actual valve timing is not published A cam card is supplied with each cam to assist you with dialling it in.
Is heat an issue?
Heat is not an issue, we regularly get 40+ degree days here in Australia and our test engine is installed in a heavy bus loaded with camper gear. We’ve never had an issue with overheating. We always recommend that an external oil cooler is fitted to ...
Won’t asymmetrical manifolds result in uneven running?
Non symmetrical intakes area really not an issue, especially on a forced induction setup. Essentially you are pushing the charge in one end, it WILL come out the other. CB Turbo systems all use asymmetrical intakes. 99% of all OEM production cars ...
What jetting / components / settings / etc are used?
All kits are supplied with detailed instruction manual that outlines the specifications for the entire kit including things like carburettor setup and modifications, distributor modification, supercharger oil, spark plug type, pulley ratios and ...
Will your kit work with my existing carburettors?
This really depends on the carburettors. We offer several different kit styles that each use different carburetors, so if you have the correct carburettor then yes. However we do not modify kits to work with non-standard carbys. This is essentially ...
Will your kit work on my engine?
The AMR500 kit is designed to work on the later style of upright engine (40hp -> 60hp engines) up to capacities of up to 1776. It is unnecessary to modify the engine internals when running moderate boost. There’s a few internet sites that claim the ...
Remote dashboard apps
We recommend MS Droid as the best allround remote dash app to use with our products. http://www.msdroid.com/ MS Droid offers user editable screen layouts which can be custom configured for landscape and portrait orientation. You can also combine ...
What ECU programming software do you use?
Both our EFI and Ignition ECUs use Tuner Studio, the same software as Megasquirt so it is widely supported by many dyno shops. Our EFI kits can take advantage of some of the great features such as autotune and are supplied with integrated wideband O2 ...
What is the general discussion on legality of having a charger on for road use?
This is something that you. would need to check with your local jurisdiction. Generally as with any modification it would likely need to be inspected and approved. Modification assessment is usually output power related. – i.e. any increase in power ...
Which of your kits permit to close the engine deck lid?
The following products fit under the stock decklid on a VW Beetle AMR500 Budget kits AMR500 Side-draft kits if used with an S&S Carburettor AMR500 Dual blow through kits AMR500 Vintage kit (just) Centrifugal blower kits