Supercharging the VVC engine?

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Hi All,Does anyone here know whether it is at all feasable to use the BMW MiniCooper S Supercharger to give the K-Series VVC engine a bit more oomph?I'm assuming that the variable cams and associated gubbins would have to bejunked in favour of some fast road cams and an uprated set of pistons putin, as that seems to be standard practice when tuning up the VVC lump. Whatwould one do for a manifold? Is there anything else one should consider?What kind of power outputs could be expected? 200-230bph??I'm asking 'cos these superchargers are always cropping up on eBay and theyare getting cheaper as more and more people are going for the Works upgrade.So I was thinking MGF VVC + Supercharger + uprated brakes & suspension etc =wahay!Any comments?Cheers,Ian

someone · Accepted Answer

not unless you want to replace the pistons and valves and probably the big /small end bearings every 6 months.the majority of "turbo'd" engines use a much lower compression ratio in thecylinders because of the stress put on the crank etc so its not reallyfeasable unless you plan on replacing the crankshaft to change thecompression ratio.steve.

Nom · Answer

Very feasable - you can apply forced induction to virtually any engine, as long as you drop the compression ratio appropriately, and fool/replace the engine management to take the boost into account.

If you have to pay someone else to do the work though, it's gonna cost you BIG money !

Andrew Murray · Answer

Try asking over on the forums at  in the moddingsection :o)

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