Well I didn't spend over 3k to not be able to put these well earned badges that came with the kit somewhere on the car hehe... Still sleeper though, but if you walk by my car and look down into the windshield you can see the glimmering badges of stealth.


http://motozen.net/tC/supercharged/badges



Where is everyone else putting there badges? Is there a certain OEM placement for these things?


off thread topic but, are you suppose to let the SC cool down like you have to with turbos before you turn the engine off?

Just curious.

 

 

lol, I agree!


The supercharger does not run off of hot exhaust gasses, so no, it doesn't need to cool down like a turbo.

 

How abour between the cheeks of your azz! J/K put them where you like!



John

 

Listen people... if you're not going to offer an honest suggestion or be helpful, I'm going to have to clean out this thread.

If you don't like them and wouldn't use them, just say that. He doesn't have to burn them or eat them or shove them anywhere.

 

Thats actually not the real reason why people cool down turbos. Sure, it gets hot from the gasses, but its actually the hot oil that breaks down and isnt effective on lubricating and what happens is whats called "coking the bearings and or shaft". Basically, the charred oil deposits build up on the bearings or shaft and renders it useless after time. One of the only ways to fight this from happening is by using a turbo timer to let the oil cool down and cause it to lubricate, not do damage, and also change the oil frequently, dont slack on these two things and your turbo should last longer than the car.

 

put em around your engine bay for dressup.

 

Put them under your door handles, That'd look cool.
And SimplyScion, you beat me to it on the explanation of why you need to let the car idle for a minute or two before shutting it down. But, it isn't to cool the oil, it's to insure there is proper oil getting to the bearings as the turbo and bearings cool AND slow down. If you shut down the car and the turbo is still spinning at 130,000 RPM, there will be no 'fresh' oil circulating around the bearings. THAT is what causes 'coking'. It's a matter of insuring that there is proper oil pressure at the bearings, not the cooling of the oil. The oil will take much, much longer to cool.
Back to the question on the SC. I'm curious too. Does the SC require a 'cooling' or 'slowdown' period? I know it runs off the crank, but does anything continue to spin after the engine is shut down?

 

I'm selling mine on Ebay lol . No way in hell I'm putting them on my car.

 

I would not put them on the outside of the car, the reason is yopu do not want anyone to know what under the hood. I like the post about under the hood for decoration.


John

 

Put them under the hood.

As for the turbo timer....as long as you use fully synthetic oil....never a problem with coking. Throw in some Lucas and your set. Actually, when I switched to Mobile One full synthetic with Lucas...my max oil temp dropped 20 deg.

But, a turbo timer sure can't hurt anything.

 

I put mine in the same envelope that has 3 more sets of "Supercharged" stickers from my old SC'd Matrix. Will probably go on eBay at one point. Nobody needs to know what's going on under the hood.