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Which turbo system is cheaper then $2700-$2800(price of JRSC)? I will be a happy man if there is.  Is there a turbo for the SVT yet?
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I have no life
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i guy i know with non svt focus said he's dropping in a supercharged zetec and will also be using nitrous. not sure if it'll all happen, but he's done atleast $5k worth of work to his car already (none to the engine).
98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
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Originally posted by blury:
Originally posted by Paul Kienitz:
I don't see what's so bad about Jackson Racing's supercharger...
Because there is no adjusting that can be done to the boost without new pulleys. there is no intercooler for them and no Nitrous set up (that i know of) for them yet. Plus they weigh about 3 times that of a full turbo setup and cost the same. Im just saying turbo = more power for same money and is a little bit more driveable than the SC just a little not much. Plus you can go Small or big turbo whenever you want. If you eant a small boost you can but later on if you decide you want more you can adjust or change turbo units a lot cheaper than the SC
First, changing pulleys is hardly a big obstacle, is it? And screw superchargers actually tend to produce extra boost that has to be bled off by a relief valve, do they not? I'm pretty sure the Kenne Bell designs do that.
And as for cost, I think it's been settled in past discussion that a typical no-frills TC setup is likely to cost about $1000 more than a JRSC, even if the first price you see on paper looks closer. The fact that you don't have to mess with the exhaust manifold and downpipe saves a lot of hassle.
Being limited to lower boost levels is no problem if you've decided in advance that you don't want to rebuild the entire engine at huge expense.
I still dream of making an electric compressor powered by a starter motor. Like a SC without the belt drag on the engine (especially if you use an alternator cutoff). Unfortunately one would need, like, a 400 amp motor controller, and those ain't too cheap...
Oh how I wish that standard car electricity was like 48 or 96 volts instead of 12.
Hell, if I listen to my wallet the thing to do would be to just stick NOS in it without bothering to develop the engine's potential first.
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I see nobody really knows too much about the Jackson SC
they co developed it with ford.
there is more than 1 pulley avaliable for it.
jackson makes a VERY good fuel management system for their SC.
If I had a focus I would get this over any turbo setup.
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Originally posted by ZetecRacing:
I see nobody really knows too much about the Jackson SC
they co developed it with ford.
there is more than 1 pulley avaliable for it.
jackson makes a VERY good fuel management system for their SC.
If I had a focus I would get this over any turbo setup.
Me too. 
Hector
2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII
257HP/259TQ
2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s
RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED
160HP/141TQ
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