Hi everyone!
I was toying with the idea of supercharging my UZA80 when I managed to get hold of a Jaguar (Eaton) M112 for not very much money at all. So, I now have one sitting in my shed and since then I've been looking into into ways to mount it to my 1UZ.
I've seen a few different ways to do it, have made a number of observations and notes and at the end of it all, I've come up with 4 choices for how I could mount it. What I would like help with, it sorting the fact from the fiction and some pointers on which way would be the best way to go. I don't want to run an insane amount of power and torque, but in the short term I plan to run 5-6 psi and go from there.
The choices I have come up with for mounting my supercharger to are as follows, if at the end, you have any other suggestions, please do let me know, as I have not made my mind up on anything and I am open to input
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1. A prefabricated inlet manifold (e.g. one from Bullet Cars), no charge cooler.
2. A prefabricated inlet manifold (e.g. one from Bullet Cars), with a charge cooler (e.g. one from Bullet cars or a "home fabricated" solution).
3. Use the stock 1UZ lower inlet manifold, with a "home fabricated" charge cooler on the top
4. Use a setup that similar to what Joel used for his 1UZ powered boat: http://planetsoarer.com/joel/Joel.htm.
I believe that option 1 would be the quickest and option and require the least fabrication, but as there are very few (if any) supercharger inlet manifold manufacturers/suppliers in the UK, I would have to get one from abroad, which will add additional cost and time to the project. Option 2 could be the one that requires the most initial outlay, but wouldn't require much more fabrication than option 1. Option 3 would allow me to retain part of the stock inlet, so I won't have worry about sorting fuel rails, but will require a decent amount of fabrication and sourcing of a suitable "radiator" to use as a charge cooler. Option 4 would require the most fabrication by a country mile, has the most unknowns but would require the lest initial outlay, as I can get hold of the Jaguar charge coolers with relative ease.
I'm fine with wielding spanners, swapping engines and transmissions, doing wiring and researching and sourcing parts but I cannot fabricate. I'm happy to make a mock-up out of cardboard or draw what I require/would like, but I've never welded and don't have access to pieces of steel or aluminium so, I would be fully dependant on a third party and as such, will have to cover labour costs. I know that one think I will definitely have to get made up is an inlet adaptor that goes from the throttle body, around approx. 135 degrees and mounts to the back of the supercharger and it will have to have inputs for the cold start injector, amongst other things.
I do apologise for the scroll, but I want to everything out there and see what everyone thinks. As I said earlier, I'm open to suggestions, if I've missed something important, please do point it out as I want to learn and make an informed decision.
Thanks in advance everyone!
I was toying with the idea of supercharging my UZA80 when I managed to get hold of a Jaguar (Eaton) M112 for not very much money at all. So, I now have one sitting in my shed and since then I've been looking into into ways to mount it to my 1UZ.
I've seen a few different ways to do it, have made a number of observations and notes and at the end of it all, I've come up with 4 choices for how I could mount it. What I would like help with, it sorting the fact from the fiction and some pointers on which way would be the best way to go. I don't want to run an insane amount of power and torque, but in the short term I plan to run 5-6 psi and go from there.
The choices I have come up with for mounting my supercharger to are as follows, if at the end, you have any other suggestions, please do let me know, as I have not made my mind up on anything and I am open to input
!1. A prefabricated inlet manifold (e.g. one from Bullet Cars), no charge cooler.
2. A prefabricated inlet manifold (e.g. one from Bullet Cars), with a charge cooler (e.g. one from Bullet cars or a "home fabricated" solution).
3. Use the stock 1UZ lower inlet manifold, with a "home fabricated" charge cooler on the top
4. Use a setup that similar to what Joel used for his 1UZ powered boat: http://planetsoarer.com/joel/Joel.htm.
I believe that option 1 would be the quickest and option and require the least fabrication, but as there are very few (if any) supercharger inlet manifold manufacturers/suppliers in the UK, I would have to get one from abroad, which will add additional cost and time to the project. Option 2 could be the one that requires the most initial outlay, but wouldn't require much more fabrication than option 1. Option 3 would allow me to retain part of the stock inlet, so I won't have worry about sorting fuel rails, but will require a decent amount of fabrication and sourcing of a suitable "radiator" to use as a charge cooler. Option 4 would require the most fabrication by a country mile, has the most unknowns but would require the lest initial outlay, as I can get hold of the Jaguar charge coolers with relative ease.
I'm fine with wielding spanners, swapping engines and transmissions, doing wiring and researching and sourcing parts but I cannot fabricate. I'm happy to make a mock-up out of cardboard or draw what I require/would like, but I've never welded and don't have access to pieces of steel or aluminium so, I would be fully dependant on a third party and as such, will have to cover labour costs. I know that one think I will definitely have to get made up is an inlet adaptor that goes from the throttle body, around approx. 135 degrees and mounts to the back of the supercharger and it will have to have inputs for the cold start injector, amongst other things.
I do apologise for the scroll, but I want to everything out there and see what everyone thinks. As I said earlier, I'm open to suggestions, if I've missed something important, please do point it out as I want to learn and make an informed decision.
Thanks in advance everyone!
