I am green with envy. ;-) Is this kit easy enough for a shade-tree mechanic?
Patrick O'Day
----- Original Message -----
From: <Signman615@cs.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 7:22 AM
Subject: DML: New Member w/ Supercharged 4.7
> Thanks for the welcome everyone. I did the install of the supercharger
myself
> about 2 months ago. This was before KB had a chance to get the instruction
> manual to the printers so mine were handwritten with no pictures. I had
the
> Jeep 4.7 manual w/ pics. but there are differences between the two. It
took
> me about 5 days to do the whole thing and work out all the bugs and it's
been
> running great ever since. The kit was really complete. It came with a cold
> air intake with a K&N filter; the optimizer computer; 2 auxiliary fuel
> injectors that go directly into the back of the blower; the knock sensor
> which retards timing when damaging ping is noticed; the knock sensor also
has
> an LED meter that mounts in the cab so you can see the first sign of ping
> before it gets to the point that timing has to be retarded; the kit even
came
> with cooler running spark plugs and a cooler thermostat. I haven't had any
> problems at all with it so far and according to my boost gauge I'm running
> 7-8lbs. of boost. I have been having a lot of fun with it, really getting
> into it hard, and have not yet to have the knock sensor kick in and retard
> the timing. I don't have a dyno near here so I don't have any real numbers
to
> post. I'm guessing with all of my other mods. that I have about 345HP at
the
> crank. That's 235 stock, + 90 from SC, + 5 from theTB, + 5 from the
cat-back,
> & + 10 from the headers = 345. I've never been to a track before with
> anything so I'm looking forward to seeing what it will run the 1/4 in on
the
> 17th at the VMP meet. I have a Magnum Performance Throttle Body and a
> Flowmaster muffler w/ 3" pipe from the cat back exiting in the stock
> location. My Borla headers are in the mail and should arrive Wed. in
plenty
> of time for me to have them installed before the meet. I made sure when I
got
> the truck it came from the factory with 3.92 gears and Limited Slip Diff.
I
> also added a Roadmaster Active Suspension upgrade to get rid of the wheel
hop
> and help with traction. Sorry this is so long, but I love talking truck
talk
> with people who also love this sort of thing.
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