supercharger

fastman · 1st March 2010, 17:43

hi i have still been looking through the site after joining yesterday and have found out that i could get a supercharger for my zt260 and just wonderd where i could get 1 from and how much it would cost and how it would affect the performance on my car thanks john

Simon · 1st March 2010, 17:54

The superchargers most people fit are supplied and fitted by a company called Dreadnought up in Scotland. Cost I believe is around £6K with a weeks work on the car involved. Performance increase up to 400bhp have been quoted by those who've undergone the upgrade. Other upgrades are available too for further increases in power but by far the supercharger gives the most smiles per pound

http://www.dreadnoughtgarage.co.uk/supercharger.html

Nick999 · 1st March 2010, 17:55

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Originally Posted by fastman

hi i have still been looking through the site after joining yesterday and have found out that i could get a supercharger for my zt260 and just wonderd where i could get 1 from and how much it would cost and how it would affect the performance on my car thanks john

You certainly can get a supercharger for the Mustang engine ZT260. Not cheap though. Think the basic 400bhp conversion is around £7k.

http://www.dreadnoughtgarage.co.uk/

Nick999 · 1st March 2010, 17:57

SNAP Just like busses etc

Cymrudragon · 1st March 2010, 17:58

Found this in australia with a supercharger posted last year if i remember?

tazman3 · 1st March 2010, 18:21

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Originally Posted by Cymrudragon

Found this in australia with a supercharger posted last year if i remember?

Unfortunately most if not all the V6 superchargers ended in the engine producing 0 BHP......i.e bang after not a lot of miles....shame really as i would invest in one if they were reliable.

Martin

Nick999 · 1st March 2010, 18:29

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Originally Posted by tazman3

Unfortunately most if not all the V6 superchargers ended in the engine producing 0 BHP......i.e bang after not a lot of miles....shame really as i would invest in one if they were reliable.

Martin

Think its a completely different supercharger on the V8!! The Sprintex unit fitted to the KV6 was unreliable, not the KV6 engine!

Mr bountyfull · 1st March 2010, 18:43

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Originally Posted by fastman

hi i have still been looking through the site after joining yesterday and have found out that i could get a supercharger for my zt260 and just wonderd where i could get 1 from and how much it would cost and how it would affect the performance on my car thanks john

My car is now in the good hands of Brian at dreadnought. The current charge is £7200. The performance change is said to make the car go in 5th with the push of 3rd, cant wait to try 3rd!!!

Steve.

tazman3 · 1st March 2010, 18:44

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Originally Posted by Nick999

Think its a completely different supercharger on the V8!! The Sprintex unit fitted to the KV6 was unreliable, not the KV6 engine!

Yep but if you look at the picture originally posted that i quoted its the V6 supercharger. I know the V6 is reliable Nick i drive one lol

Martin

Zeb · 1st March 2010, 18:52

The problem is the huge cost....for that money I could buy an older XKR or XK8 with a supercharger AND keep the V8....

1st March 2010, 17:43	#1
fastman Newbie mg zt260 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Outhgill Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	supercharger hi i have still been looking through the site after joining yesterday and have found out that i could get a supercharger for my zt260 and just wonderd where i could get 1 from and how much it would cost and how it would affect the performance on my car thanks john

1st March 2010, 17:57	#4
Nick999 Posted a thing or two Ex ZT160 ZS180 ZT190 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,018 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	SNAP Just like busses etc __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	The superchargers most people fit are supplied and fitted by a company called Dreadnought up in Scotland. Cost I believe is around £6K with a weeks work on the car involved. Performance increase up to 400bhp have been quoted by those who've undergone the upgrade. Other upgrades are available too for further increases in power but by far the supercharger gives the most smiles per pound http://www.dreadnoughtgarage.co.uk/supercharger.html

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Cymrudragon I really should get out more....... MGZTT2.5 V6 190+ SE 2002 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gilfach-goch Posts: 2,201 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Found this in australia with a supercharger posted last year if i remember?

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Zeb Banned MGZT V8 & ZTT 190+LPG Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,089 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The problem is the huge cost....for that money I could buy an older XKR or XK8 with a supercharger AND keep the V8....