Post by thread:[OT] Technical discussion of MR2SC supercharger

A fascinating discussion of all aspects of the Toyota MR2 MK1 Supercharger (also used on Levin and Trueno). No doubt even more fascinating if you actually own one :-) http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/7177/superchargerinfo.html

Russell wrote regarding '[OT] Technical discussion of MR2SC supercharger' on Fri, Dec 02 at 07:27: > A fascinating discussion of all aspects of the Toyota MR2 MK1 > Supercharger (also used on Levin and Trueno). "...An electromagnetic clutch is installed on the supercharger, allowing it to freewheel when it is not needed..." And so many people said that it wasn't possible to make a clutched supercharger, despite seeing Mad Max. :) --Danny, still trying to convince the wife that her Chevelle needs an 8-71 blower, you know, for easier merging and passing...

Mercedes uses the same setup on Kompressors... I wonder what the current draw of the clutch is like... M. {Original Message removed}

On 02/12/05, Milosz Kardasinski <spam_OUTmiloszkTakeThisOuTgmail.com> wrote: > Mercedes uses the same setup on Kompressors... > > I wonder what the current draw of the clutch is like... > > M. The electric clutch on my daughters Subaru Justy has a DC resistance of about 2 ohms IIRC.(about 7 amps at 13V) The horsepower's probably about the same ! RP