Installing Blitz Supercharger

[kurokoma-kun]

Hmmm... I see my user name has been repeated three times... this has invoked my spirit, so here I am back from The Beyond...

Congrats on your fast install Whooppee! I was about to be jealous of your success but then your idler pulley fell off! I think I still win the award for loosest nuts... loooooong story

I'm also glad--well, not glad--gratified maybe--to learn that the rest of you are experiencing similar tuning issues. I've had a few baffling problems (idle control and voltage fluctuation problems) but in the end these were easily fixed, and unrelated to the pre-ignition. As Long stated, I was getting that distinctive "crackling" sound (sorta like furiously sizzling bacon) the first time hammering the throttle under load in any driving session (very much like what Camelll describes). I drive with it on Low most of the time--no other acceleration issues, just smooth power delivery in every gear. I installed NGK iridium 7 spark plugs before the compressor, and only used 93 octane fuel, so gas treatment was about the only adjustment I could make. Much better, though not gone altogether.

BUT I got the cheapee STP stuff--the Lucas or NOS products are better? Where did you buy?

[whooppee777]

Originally Posted by kurokoma-kun

Congrats on your fast install Whooppee! I was about to be jealous of your success but then your idler pulley fell off!

hey it ran with no problem for about 4 hours. if i wasnt so damn tired and excited to just drive the car, i probably would not have tightened the pulley enough.

Originally Posted by kurokoma-kun

I think I still win the award for loosest nuts... loooooong story

this could probably be taken the wrong way for a random user skimming through the thread. care to elaborate?

[kurokoma-kun]

Originally Posted by whooppee777

hey it ran with no problem for about 4 hours. if i wasnt so damn tired and excited to just drive the car, i probably would not have tightened the pulley enough.

I was just kidding Whoppee, I was very impressed by the speed and success of your install... my own car was out of commission for more than three weeks making mine the slowest install of all so far

Originally Posted by whooppee777

this could probably be taken the wrong way for a random user skimming through the thread. care to elaborate?

Haha sure! Sorry, I forgot that not everyone remembers I'm female, so I could only be referring to the engine's nuts

During my install the new manifold did not seat properly on the cylinder head, which is why though the nuts felt tight, I had a leak that caused all sorts of problems. In going over every connection for the bajillionth time I pressed down hard on the manifold... it slid those last few millimeters down over the studs at last! and my "tight" nuts were suddenly loose. Torqued them down and problem solved

Later I was having intermittent voltage fluctuation and finally discovered my connection on the alternator was bad. All the vibration basically "walked" the nut right off the terminal post... new nut and lock washer, problem solved again.

[Doc Zaius]

Originally Posted by kurokoma-kun

I was just kidding Whoppee, I was very impressed by the speed and success of your install... my own car was out of commission for more than three weeks making mine the slowest install of all so far

Oh... I think we're about tied for slowest, KK!! Glad to see you back!

Sizzling bacon, huh? Wow... I've never had any of the issues you guys are all talking about. I got my own weird set of issues... I'm pretty sure they're fuel related. Or a bad crimp somewhere. Worst thing is that it's totally intermittent!

Anyhow... Blitz on!

[whooppee777]

i must be deaf cuz i dont hear this sizzling bacon noise when i'm boosting. but i had been filling up with premium probably 3 weeks before i installed.