Supercharged... Options

[robdrummer]

Has anyone used a supercharger on the 5s-fe and if so what kind of power are u getting? remember this is a daily driven car and i want to get away from the normal turbo.

[devilsden97]

the only supercharger ive heard of is the Rippmods one, that u cant get nemore. u'd have to find it used.

random question, y do u want to get away from a turbo? Your car is near perfection...if anything, sell it and start from scratch. Its a 3sgte isnt it?

[robdrummer]

I have two celica's, I have a black 94 5s-fe and then the 95 orange 3s-gte. i want to supercharge the black one since it's the daily driven one. why have 2 turbo ones anyway?

[devilsden97]

makes sense, i didnt know u had a black one as well. just thought u owned the orange one. When u said that i was like "why the **** would u take that AWSOME 3sgte build out, for a 5sfe supercharged."

were cool

[Fate]

the supercharger would be hard to find. only heard of a few people actually having it but never seen pics. you could always go 3sge route. it would be a pretty direct swap in a gt and reliable/ decent horse for daily drives. there was a guy selling one previously in the buy/sell forum but i don't know what happened with it. just a suggestion, although i'm figuring your prob. trying to stay away from a swap. good luck either way.

[Supersprynt]

I have two celica's, I have a black 94 5s-fe and then the 95 orange 3s-gte. i want to supercharge the black one since it's the daily driven one. why have 2 turbo ones anyway?

Is it uncool to have two turbo Celicas or something?

[Culpable04]

you can go with a vortech set-up

just get the wallet ready.

[elvasoshexai]

i always see a ton of write-ups about custom turbo setups.. but i rarely see any for custom SC setups... is an SC setup a lot more work?

[Supersprynt]

Its alot more money.

[presure2]

i always see a ton of write-ups about custom turbo setups.. but i rarely see any for custom SC setups... is an SC setup a lot more work?

well, its just alot harder to put together.
other than the rippmods S/C kit they tried to put together several years back, i have seen no "pre-made" or redily available bolt on parts to make another work.
because of the pully, belt and drive system are not somthing you can just grab from another car, like a 5sfte project with the 3s parts, its pretty difficult.
that said,
i understand your wanting to be diffrent with the s/c, but as far as it being a DD, why are you worried about that? ive been running my 5sfte for over 2 years now, and still running strong.
99% of the blown motors you see with the 5sfte are #1 eariler versions of the 5s (in the mr2 and 5th gen celica)
and #2, and most importantly, are poorly built.

[robdrummer]

Mainly, i would like a SC just because the Orange GT is built so well and i love the top end of it, i thought as a DD, a SC would be fun because of the low end power, the sweet sound, i don't want to swap, and it is something different. the other thing i am worried about is the engine. i'm on 198,500 miles on the original engine, tranny, and clutch, so i want it to last

[dustin15brown]

Mainly, i would like a SC just because the Orange GT is built so well and i love the top end of it, i thought as a DD, a SC would be fun because of the low end power, the sweet sound, i don't want to swap, and it is something different. the other thing i am worried about is the engine. i'm on 198,500 miles on the original engine, tranny, and clutch, so i want it to last

Well just because you would put in a SC doesn't mean you'd have low end power. For example, to the best of my researchings, the vortech makes good top end power versus something like a Stillen which is more low end power

[presure2]

Mainly, i would like a SC just because the Orange GT is built so well and i love the top end of it, i thought as a DD, a SC would be fun because of the low end power, the sweet sound, i don't want to swap, and it is something different. the other thing i am worried about is the engine. i'm on 198,500 miles on the original engine, tranny, and clutch, so i want it to last

whats the diffrence reliability wise between s/c vs turbo? either way, its boost. properly built, a 5sfte setup will last just as long as any S/C setup out there.
if your looking for low end power, how would this do you?:

200 FT lbs by 2750, and 270ftlbs at the wheels by 3250rpm is hitting early and hard on a 5s.
your gonna have to run ALOT of boost with a s/c to get those kinds of #s down low.
the extra displacment, and design of the motor really helps build low end torque in these motors.

your not gonna gain any reliability on a 5sfe with a s/c vs a turbo.

[robdrummer]

the torque on that is rather amazing. i bet that pulls nicely. i would surley like that but i've heard when u build a 5sfte if u don't use top end parts it can go all wrong really fast

[robdrummer]

This is the other celica just so u guys know, the orange one isn't getting changed...

[shin]

wass up with the hood scoop??

[Culpable04]

the torque on that is rather amazing. i bet that pulls nicely. i would surley like that but i've heard when u build a 5sfte if u don't use top end parts it can go all wrong really fast

that applies to almost every single engine modification.




force induction put stress on the engine, it doesn't matter on what form you do it.

supercharger are a form of force induction.

[robdrummer]

i know and understand that but it seems like that has a higher amount of torque then usual?

[playr158]

wass up with the hood scoop??

previous owner of the orange car did that hood on the orange one...guess he just took it off and put it on the black one

[lagos]

if your at 200k, you have another turbo celica, and you use the car as a daily, then just keep it stock and save some money on gas.

only SC kit was Ripp. they wanted close to 4grand for it.

[robdrummer]

Yea, i bought it off the celica before i ended up buying it so i liked it so much i made another one so i have one for both