TV Show "Gasolene" supercharging a 4.2TD

[macca]

Saw a bit of this show yesterday arvo, bit of a home grown car enthusiasts show.
They were at the Ballarat swap meet with their cameras and showed some interesting finds for the restorers and rodders.
During the show they had a tech spot, this dude was fitting a supercharger to a Nissan 4.2 deisel.
He removes the turbo of course and reuses the intercooler? or fits some other IC?
Its a bit this week and some more next we have to wait for the next installment.
He runs the charger off a serious step up in the revs, 200 odd mm to 80 odd mm thats 1:2.5.
15 psi boost from the get go is his calculations.
This gives good torque from a stated 1000rpm.
Ideal for towing a boat were his comments, I'm thinking ideal for the bush.
He said that all the bits are Aussie made as well, here is their web site without this story unfortunately.

www.the4wdworkshop.com.au

Next week they are doing dyno sheets after its all finished... be interesting....
No idea of costs or what else has to be done to the engine to make it all work.

Cheers Macca

[AB]

Will have to watch that one mate!

[97_gq_lwb]

Be interesting i was under the impression a supercharger takes a fair bit of hp to make hp.
And that they wear out pretty quickly.

[macca]

97 a 1:2.5 rev stepup would have to use alot of energy, the benifit would be low rev boost from what I understand.
Mine is shocking under about 1800rpm, 3.0L in my common rail work vans have heaps of torque from low revs, be nice to have that in the ute.
I know my old tech engine is simple will last for ages so there is a benifit there.

[Ben-e-boy]

I have watched the show a few time now I think its great

[macca]

Looks like a repeat of yesterdays show on channel 64 regional, (ch 74??? is metro???) at 1.00pm today

[Maxhead]

Cool, will have to watch this one

[macca]

Fast way to get rid of $5000???? maybe more. Our local 4x4 mob charges about $3500 for a turbo uprade so this has to be even twice as much...

[nissannewby]

As its been said they need power to make power but his torque numbers will be through the roof. Most high quality chargers these days shouldnt really wear the parts dont actually each other as with turbos it will just be prolonged periods of hard use that will see them distort fins etc.

[macca]

Be interesting i was under the impression a supercharger takes a fair bit of hp to make hp.
And that they wear out pretty quickly.

Recorded Sundays show and watched it again.
Sounds like an interesting project.
All the brackets are made from ally plate so have a backyard look compared to something that was cast or billet, but look very strong though.
Noticed the engine has a set of extractors, got me thinking a Turbo would drain power and a massive obstruction in the exhaust side as well.
Stump pulling power at low revs sounds real nice to me.
Wait till we see the numbers I guess.
Cheers Macca