RJ MFG Supercharger kit Feeler...

James10694 · 07-23-2017, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bcfromfl

The hood mockups I've seen don't seem to take into account that the clearance problem of the Whipple s/c (as I understand it) is mostly in the front section of the hood -- not the topside so much or the back of the hood. Repositioning (or eliminating entirely) the cross-support bar will be an issue as well.

I think a lot of folks are following this thread just out of academic interest to see where it goes, and what it does on a dyno, but as far as making all the concessions necessary to actually make it fit their own car, very few will bite if the hood can't accommodate it tastefully.

Just my two cents...

Or people can stop being a bunch of pansies and just cut their hood or have a fabrication shop fab a hood for them which is honestly not that big of a deal. People spend thousands on exhaust systems cf hoods and body panels as it is already.

TechnicZ · 07-23-2017, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by James10694

Or people can stop being a bunch of pansies and just cut their hood or have a fabrication shop fab a hood for them which is honestly not that big of a deal. People spend thousands on exhaust systems cf hoods and body panels as it is already.

I posted something to this effect on page 30.
People would spend hundreds on non-functional ill-fitting body panels to get them to line up only decently. But when it comes to putting a tapered hood to cover a functional mod that puts them into a different power bracket they go "oh-hell naw that's crazy, no deal."

Keep up the good work RJ MFG, keep giving the VHR platform more support.

NorthStyle · 07-23-2017, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by James10694

Or people can stop being a bunch of pansies and just cut their hood or have a fabrication shop fab a hood for them which is honestly not that big of a deal. People spend thousands on exhaust systems cf hoods and body panels as it is already.

Some reasons could be due to the fact that where they live (like me being stationed in Germany, for instance) it's illegal to run around with a cut hood and a blower sticking out of it. I can imagine some states being the same. Another reason (let me use Germany again) is that body work is ridiculously expensive here. That doesn't include being able to find a competent body shop that is willing and able to do the work. In the states, maybe not so much but not all of us live there. I could go on about this all day but I'll stop with this: it's a big pill to swallow to say you'll have a plug-and-play kit for $10K but then have to add another $xxK amount on top of it just so your car isn't looking mangled from the conversion. Some people such as yourself might not care, and the same could be said for me depending on what needed to be cut and how it'd look afterwards. But, not everyone is going to think the same or legally be able to do it headache free. It doesn't make anyone a "pansy' for not wanting to cut their hood... just saying.

Hotrodz · 07-24-2017, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by NorthStyle

Some reasons could be due to the fact that where they live (like me being stationed in Germany, for instance) it's illegal to run around with a cut hood and a blower sticking out of it. I can imagine some states being the same. Another reason (let me use Germany again) is that body work is ridiculously expensive here. That doesn't include being able to find a competent body shop that is willing and able to do the work. In the states, maybe not so much but not all of us live there. I could go on about this all day but I'll stop with this: it's a big pill to swallow to say you'll have a plug-and-play kit for $10K but then have to add another $xxK amount on top of it just so your car isn't looking mangled from the conversion. Some people such as yourself might not care, and the same could be said for me depending on what needed to be cut and how it'd look afterwards. But, not everyone is going to think the same or legally be able to do it headache free. It doesn't make anyone a "pansy' for not wanting to cut their hood... just saying.

There is really no such thing as plug an play when you go FI. People are kidding themselves if they don't think there will be cost for other supporting mods to get the FI system to work optimally. The will always be considerations to over come like yours depending on where you live and that is not the manufacturers fault. There are ton of car sold throughout the world by American car builders you can't get in the US. I guess I will have to move to Australia if I want a Ford Falcon!

James10694 · 07-24-2017, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by NorthStyle

Some reasons could be due to the fact that where they live (like me being stationed in Germany, for instance) it's illegal to run around with a cut hood and a blower sticking out of it. I can imagine some states being the same. Another reason (let me use Germany again) is that body work is ridiculously expensive here. That doesn't include being able to find a competent body shop that is willing and able to do the work. In the states, maybe not so much but not all of us live there. I could go on about this all day but I'll stop with this: it's a big pill to swallow to say you'll have a plug-and-play kit for $10K but then have to add another $xxK amount on top of it just so your car isn't looking mangled from the conversion. Some people such as yourself might not care, and the same could be said for me depending on what needed to be cut and how it'd look afterwards. But, not everyone is going to think the same or legally be able to do it headache free. It doesn't make anyone a "pansy' for not wanting to cut their hood... just saying.

Being a part of the military I understand something like that. However that's a rare case, I'd recommend getting a twin turbo kit if you absolutely can not drive with a cut hood. But like hotrodz said there's nothing plug n play about forced induction. You're taking a platform and completely changing it from what it was designed to be.

What people need to understand is there's a reason a supercharger kit like this doesn't already exist. There's just physically no room for it under the hood. If you want a positive displacement supercharger then this is what you're going to have to deal with. There's no other way around it.

View Poll Results: What kind of Supercharger kit would you like us to make?
Rotrex C38 based system	54	23.79%
Vortech/Procharger Based Kit	40	17.62%
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I dont want a supercharger.	24	10.57%
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