What about a Supercharger drive system?

[93LuminaZ34va]

I work at a Chrysler dealership in the parts department. A friend of mine bought one of the Stratus R/T coupe's, and is a member of a club for them. They have the 3.0l v6 from the current Mitsubishi Eclipse models in them. Now, my question is...... I've seen what they call a Supercharger drive system to run a centrifugal style supercharger on the opposite side of the motor from the belt drive system, just like our 60Dv6's. Has anyone seen/attempted this? Removing the air cleaner housing just like they do would give the room for the supercharger.... now if there's enough room for the drive and a mounting place for it.....

[Anonymous]

That is the form that that crappy perfromance shop up in Canada designed for our car's, charging around $5,000 for it. Waste of money and nobody did it. But yes it is possible to fit that where the airbox is, run a shaft to the serpentine belt in front of the motor, run the air filter to the fender, and then run the outlet pipe to the Throttle Body.

[93LuminaZ34va]

Well Hmmm..... got a friend at a HUGE machine shop...... a few people crazy enough to do some one off work..... a 1993 Lumina Z34 of mine.... all I need to do now is source a supercharger worthy of modding to do it myself....... Lemme talk to a few friends I'm pretty sure if I get the right stuff... it won't cost no 5 grand..... hardest part I see is the tuning of the computer to work flawlessly with it. That I'll have to get some outside help on.

[Anonymous]

Well Hmmm..... got a friend at a HUGE machine shop...... a few people crazy enough to do some one off work..... a 1993 Lumina Z34 of mine.... all I need to do now is source a supercharger worthy of modding to do it myself....... Lemme talk to a few friends I'm pretty sure if I get the right stuff... it won't cost no 5 grand..... hardest part I see is the tuning of the computer to work flawlessly with it. That I'll have to get some outside help on.

Talk to Ben/Vegeta/Sappsye107 whatever his name is now, he is the site Admin and works a lot with auto computers.

There will be a little more to it than that. Remember, your tranny does the equivalent of sucking my balls. It won't/can't handle the 200hp and 200tq its got, let alone 280 of each.

As far as parts go, you can do it under 3k.

[93LuminaZ34va]

I think it was on the 3.4 DOHC Performace site I saw something of when GM devised these engines, they were producing 300 or 300+ horsepower with them. They toned them down so that the Lumina Z34 wouldn't beat the Z28 in the 1/4 at the time, and hear no fuss from their groupies. (My 93 Z34 Currently smokes my 92 Camaro RS 305 5-speed lol) Now I wonder, what all did they have in them then?? I know they didn't have a supercharger, but still? Just a thought....

[Anonymous]

This has been argued upon forever. And stock, the Lumina Z34 should DETROY a 5.0 Camaro. It's the IROC 5.7 that we had problems with. But my car will run right beside my dad's, a 1994 Z28, LT-1 6-speed.

The Z34 was toned down because a 285(original output) hp V6 revving to 7k would take out a 300hp vette. FWD and 1000 more RPM help A LOT. And they couldn't handle a Lumina embarrassing a Corvette. SO they gave it just enough to hang with the Taurus SHO, of which it will.

The main parts were with the upper intake and the exhaust. John lowered his 1/4mi over 1/2 second with badly designed headers, so there is potential there.

[93LuminaZ34va]

What about intake? I saw the guy in another thread that made his own tuned box for his fiero with a 3.4 DOHC.... but that looks impossible to fit under our hoods. Right now it will smoke the 305.... but i'd bought the Camaro because I couldn't find a site like this to help me with some ideas for the Z34, and am currently building a 383 stroker, T56 6-speed setup for it. AFTER that is done with and my wallet has recovered some.... then I'll get back to business with the Z34.

[Anonymous]

What about intake? I saw the guy in another thread that made his own tuned box for his fiero with a 3.4 DOHC.... but that looks impossible to fit under our hoods.

BINGO!

That's what has worked best so far, I've heard he is getting over 260 HP to the wheels with just that box and a filter.

[93LuminaZ34va]

How could we make something to fit our cars? Anyone tried?? I know on the factory race Neons they use some tubing running to a HUGE main tube for an intake..... wonder if something is possible to do on ours? Like have shorter runners curved backward over the rear bank, into a box, similar in setup like the guy's fiero set up, but packaged to fit under our hood. If it won't..... then maybe some fiberglass+our hood+"Cowl Induction" scoop=enough room?

[93LuminaZ34va]

Just so ya'll know.... I don't like working at the Chrysler dealership.... but I coudln't work at the GM place at the time... maybe later

[RacerX11]

He is putting 240+ HP to the wheels, with the custom intake, custom headers, and re-timed cams. And from what the guys on the Fiero board say, it is not real streetable power. Everything is above 5000 rpm. Below that, it isn't any better than stock.

Marty

[93LuminaZ34va]

Ok, longer runners than he has.... more like a Chevy V8 TPI setup?

[Anonymous]

Everything is above 5000 rpm. Below that, it isn't any better than stock.

Marty

That's isn't all bad ya know

[93LuminaZ34va]

Aaron.... take a look at the headers page and that Pace Car Berretta..... not only do the headers look interesting... but check out the bow tie block (possible to use with our DOHC motors??) and especially the Intake Design..... those headers and the intake, they look right nice......

[93LuminaZ34va]

well I just called GM on that block.... the block ALONE is 4,000! Guess I won't be worried with that! not for 47 lbs! oh well.... atleast the headers and the intake is of interest.....