Bullet superchargers

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 10:52 am

All superchargers are linear

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 5:40 pm

Magpie wrote:All superchargers are linear

Some more linear than others.

Novice1

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:05 pm

Novice1 wrote:Having weighed up the pros and cons I have gone for the Bullet coswort kit. Mine gets fitted mid January.

At cosworth power levels I believe I can retain standard clutch and less risk of breaking rods and such. Cosworth kit is very linear.

Novice1

Hey Ron

Id be keeping an eye on a aftermarket clutch. the OEM clutch is pretty weak when you start throwing power at them (assuming you havent changed the clutch from new)

apart from that you will love the extra poweer/torque!

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:11 pm

Regie wrote:
Novice1 wrote:Having weighed up the pros and cons I have gone for the Bullet coswort kit. Mine gets fitted mid January.

At cosworth power levels I believe I can retain standard clutch and less risk of breaking rods and such. Cosworth kit is very linear.

Novice1

Hey Ron

Id be keeping an eye on a aftermarket clutch. the OEM clutch is pretty weak when you start throwing power at them (assuming you havent changed the clutch from new)

apart from that you will love the extra poweer/torque!

I will see how it goes with the clutch Regie. Personally I think it will manage at those power levels.

Novice1

trickytrev · Postby **trickytrev** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 6:19 pm

So Ron how's the s/c going .

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:35 pm

trickytrev wrote:So Ron how's the s/c going .

Car goes in this Friday trev so should have back by end of next week.

Having it pre-painted crinkle black.

Can hardly wait.

Novice1 aka Ron

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:41 pm

Novice1 wrote:
Regie wrote:
Novice1 wrote:Having weighed up the pros and cons I have gone for the Bullet coswort kit. Mine gets fitted mid January.
At cosworth power levels I believe I can retain standard clutch and less risk of breaking rods and such. Cosworth kit is very linear.
Novice1

Hey Ron
Id be keeping an eye on a aftermarket clutch. the OEM clutch is pretty weak when you start throwing power at them (assuming you havent changed the clutch from new)
apart from that you will love the extra poweer/torque!

I will see how it goes with the clutch Regie. Personally I think it will manage at those power levels.
Novice1

My clutch was fine for 90,000kms with 174rwkw. Probs 10,000+kms left on it when I grenaded the motor.

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:47 pm

davekmoore wrote:
Novice1 wrote:
Regie wrote:
Novice1 wrote:Having weighed up the pros and cons I have gone for the Bullet coswort kit. Mine gets fitted mid January.
At cosworth power levels I believe I can retain standard clutch and less risk of breaking rods and such. Cosworth kit is very linear.
Novice1

Hey Ron
Id be keeping an eye on a aftermarket clutch. the OEM clutch is pretty weak when you start throwing power at them (assuming you havent changed the clutch from new)
apart from that you will love the extra poweer/torque!

I will see how it goes with the clutch Regie. Personally I think it will manage at those power levels.
Novice1

My clutch was fine for 90,000kms with 174rwkw. Probs 10,000+kms left on it when I grenaded the motor.

Cosworth kit puts out around 147 kw atw so think clutch will be fine, but thanks for the heads up.

Novice1 aka Ron

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 8:57 pm

Keen to hear about your dealings with Bullet, Ron. I was in having a chat to them the other day about a Rotrex. I have to go back when the boss is there though.

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:00 pm

Gladiator wrote:Keen to hear about your dealings with Bullet, Ron. I was in having a chat to them the other day about a Rotrex. I have to go back when the boss is there though.

No problems. Take u for a drive when its fitted.

Cheers Novice1 aka Ron

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:50 am

do you have a NC Dave? or are you talking about your NB??

My OEM Clutch lasted 60,000kms with just a tune and headers before all the material disbonded from the plate itself - talking to some guys its pretty common.

Than again Rob (sailor) is still on the OEm clutch with around 100k kms and has had the cosworth bolted to his car for the last 2 years (170 odd rwkw) - That gets dríven by his wife to and from work on a daily basis so isnt really given a hard time.

Just keep that in the back of your mind, a tow can be expensive if you are out the back of nowhere having a bif of fun with the extra power

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:03 am

Regie wrote:do you have a NC Dave? or are you talking about your NB??

My OEM Clutch lasted 60,000kms with just a tune and headers before all the material disbonded from the plate itself - talking to some guys its pretty common.

Than again Rob (sailor) is still on the OEm clutch with around 100k kms and has had the cosworth bolted to his car for the last 2 years (170 odd rwkw) - That gets dríven by his wife to and from work on a daily basis so isnt really given a hard time.

Just keep that in the back of your mind, a tow can be expensive if you are out the back of nowhere having a bif of fun with the extra power

Ok clutch will be next priority. Question now is should I do just clutch or clutch flywheel and if the latter which brand clutch flywheel. I am told Mx5 plus " happy meal clutch/flywheel " combo is good with clutch not too heavy.

Novice1

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:08 am

yep the Happy Meal is the clutch of choice for some of the supercharged guys down here

Sailor · Postby **Sailor** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:10 am

Novice1 wrote:
Cosworth kit puts out around 147 kw atw so think clutch will be fine, but thanks for the heads up.

Novice1 aka Ron

Hey Ron, that power is with the 3.4 pulley, full oem exhaust and a very conservative tune to get in under the legally allowed power increase.
To get the car engineered you will need to keep the output down.

A header, smaller pulley and proper tune gets much more that 147.
and if you drive like Reggie your clutch will die!

There are two schools of thinking on the flywheel..The go light because light is good ... and the stay OEM because with boost you already have the acceleration you want
and OEM weight quietens the gear noise while making the car far more manageable as a daily drive

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:26 pm

Sailor wrote:
Novice1 wrote:
Cosworth kit puts out around 147 kw atw so think clutch will be fine, but thanks for the heads up.

Novice1 aka Ron

Hey Ron, that power is with the 3.4 pulley, full oem exhaust and a very conservative tune to get in under the legally allowed power increase.
To get the car engineered you will need to keep the output down.

A header, smaller pulley and proper tune gets much more that 147.
and if you drive like Reggie your clutch will die!

There are two schools of thinking on the flywheel..The go light because light is good ... and the stay OEM because with boost you already have the acceleration you want
and OEM weight quietens the gear noise while making the car far more manageable as a daily drive

Cheers Sailor,
I was going to drop u a line. So your car makes 170 kw atw ? I will see how it goes around the 150 kw mark, maybe enough for me.

Novice1 aka Ron