NEW SUPERCHARGER QUESTION!

[Jamlar]

I have now found a CLK230 1997 breaking for parts, the supercharger is still available, i believe these are the m62 superchargers and already have the pulley with clutch on them, i am just wondering if anybody else has fitted this and if so, what was rough cost and power output and difficulty to fit?

[Richyvrlimited]

Jamlar said:

I have now found a CLK230 1997 breaking for parts, the supercharger is still available, i believe these are the m62 superchargers and already have the pulley with clutch on them, i am just wondering if anybody else has fitted this and if so, what was rough cost and power output and difficulty to fit?

No-one that I am aware of has fitted a Merc M62 charger to an MX5. IIRC the nose section is quite long/large due to the clutch.

Difficulty is dependant upon how adept you are at making brackets that will accurately locate the charger so that the belt will run true.

[MX-5 Lazza]

And to be able to design something that will activate the clutch...

I guess a clutch actuated SC would solve some of the "parasitic losses" issue when off boost but it will add a chunk of weight and a hell of a lot of complication. It might also be cool to be able to switch the SC on/off so you could effectively have it running na if you wanted and just witch it on when you want some extra performance. It would be an interesting project though I suspect the fact that nobody has done it before means that it might be quite a lot of work and possibly not possible.