Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Forced Induction Eaton SC Pondering

OK..so this post got me thinking. What does it take to put a M90 or M62 Eaton blower on a tour?

Aside from hood clearance, what else does on need to get this to work.

On Magnuson's site they state "The proper location for the supercharger is between the air throttle body and the intake manifold."

So we could mount the SC on top of the engine, provide an inlet to the TB. The mounting on top of the engine is the trick. How? I think a new intake will be needed to mount it as well as to provide an outlet for the SC.

So..aside from hood, new intake, and some inlet tubes to the TB..is there anything else that is needed?

The reason I am bringing this up is to have another option to adding HP to the Tour. There is no way I am going to spend 5g's on a turbo. If I had 5g's I would sell the Tour and get something else. 3g's and reliabilty of the Vortech is still iffy. Maybe someone will sell one used for about 2 but you still have the reliablity issue. 1-2g's for a 3.0L..sounds a little better but HP is up but not substantial like a SC.

A Eaton M90 you can get from a T-bird for less than $500 (heck, i have seen them for 250, some with intercoolers) So..if you spend 500 on the sc and the rest on fabrication you still might come out ahead.

I am just talking out of my a$$ since I have no clue about fabrication costs or if this will really work. Again I just want to see if this is an idea to explore or to just forget about it.

Thanks.

I don't know much about that sort of thing. I'm sure if that works though, you could make some killer money =)

Hood clearance is acutally not an issue. The bat. is move to trunk and supercharger is located upfront by the trans. Some custom bracketry and plumbing is required. The iac valve is relocated and the egr either relocated somehow or is not there can't remeber. Been considering this for quite a while myself and do hope to attempt this when cash is available. Ooh ya a big intercooler is located somewhere near were your battery was.

:rolleyes: lay off the crack...

i just don't see how it is possible to mount an eaton where the battery "was". a positive displacement blower makes it's power by pressurizing the intake manifold... how can it do that if it is not bolted directly to the lower intake? i suppose you could make some sort of "crack pipe intake" but the fabricaiton work on that would be increadable... u would have to match up something to the lower intake... and then... nevermind... it is just not possible... a better quesiton would be... WHY would u want to put it way the hell out there... when it is already setup to mount on the engine.... not to mention... HOW IS IT GOING TO BE DRIVEN?!?!?!? some type of prop shaft like the vortech uses? i don't think so... give me a brake... it can't be done...

oh my god... i just read this... so now the eaton and a "big" intercooler are going where the battery "was"? ok... when the eaton is probably the same size if not larger then the battery... not to mention the pipe work u would need... and the some type of "shaft" to spin the pulley... then the pipe u would need to draw air into the blower...

if anythign u are talking about the vortech... that goes where the battery was.... but there is NO WAY IN HELL u are fitting an intercooler along with a vortech in that location either... not without serious reworking of your front end...

Just a minute biotch. It has already been done with success partna. Ever heard of cougar eliminator. After having problems with a vortech they switched to the eaton. I don't think Ford is on crack. The car happens to have about 300 hp. I have pics. Ask Terry he will tell you. Eatons are very versatile and it is a misconception that they have to be just mounted on the intake manifold. The plumbing is routed right to the throttle body no intake mods. I got a chance to look at it up close. There is an extension on the housing for the pulley to be routed to the belt. Time to pass the crack pipe.

Your right Stu, Eatons are not designed the old school way they do not have to be mounted on the intake manifold. You can mount them just about anywhere. Since they offer different lenght drives for the nose section that increases the # of mounting possability's even more! They are not as hard to plumb as a turbo.

also... i didn't say it HAD to be mounted on the lower intake... i just said it was designed to be mounted there...

anyway...

how is it driven??? off the cam???? prop shaft???

No it isnt! You drive it off the acc. belt Bret. Have you ever seen one in person? If not I can understand your confussion.

the FEAD is on the passanger side of the engine!!! the battery is on the driver side, so either there is a "prop" shaft like the vortech kit, or it is run off the cam (yeah right :rolleyes: )...

and yes i have seen one... i own one.