Supercharger - on the off chance?

[Wolvesboy]

Hi All,

Browsing fleabay as ever.....came across this:

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/284309342464?hash=item...

Am I presuming correctly it will NOT fit my '94 4.0 HC RV8?

Just a thought....

[hoofa]

Well it will fit but I doubt the bonnet will close, and these didn’t work very well from what I have read.

[Classic Chim]

I seem to think the bonnet drops away so too low towards the front for these to fit.

[Tyre Smoke]

hoofa said:

Well it will fit but I doubt the bonnet will close, and these didn’t work very well from what I have read.

Works fine in my Sport.

It's an Eaton Supercharger from a 4.2 Jaguar engine isn't it?

[s p a c e m a n]

Yeah, wrong type of range rover v8, that's off of a 322 or sport

[Pistonsquirter]

That's an Eaton M112, if you have a rover V8 then it will physically bolt onto the engine with the chargecooler manifolds etc.

[s p a c e m a n]

Ooh have I learnt something today

[Wolvesboy]

Pistonsquirter said:

That's an Eaton M112, if you have a rover V8 then it will physically bolt onto the engine with the chargecooler manifolds etc.

Thanks for the replies fellas.

Pardon my ignorance - what are the charge cooler manifolds?? Will this run with the standard 14CUX?

[Tyre Smoke]

You'll need to remap, and cooling system reroute to cool the supercharger. On my Rangey Sport, it has it's own water pump and radiator.

Not a case of bolt it on and off you go. If only.

[Wolvesboy]

Any photos please?

[Tyre Smoke]

Of my Range Rover? Won't be any help, totally different engine.

[Wolvesboy]

Been reading some info on the RPi website. They state the rear two cylinders eventually have piston ring issues as a result of the supercharger "inlet hole" not reaching them. I'm certainly not into building a new inlet manifold to enable improved inlet air flow. Any additional plates would make the supercharger higher and therefore not fitting under the bonnet. I have a supercharged gt86 and it goes like stink with a tiny unit!! I have no doubt a supercharged Chimaera 4.0 would be a bit of fun!

What do others think?

[Tyre Smoke]

Obviously. But it's a heck of a lot of work and expense.