Jackson Racing Supercharger Review ?????


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Hi Guys,

Sorry to be a pian, i have used the search tab but couldnt find a review on the Jackson Racing Supercharger,

Could someone please give me a review if possible, e.g pro/cons etc etc

Appreciate it

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it will melt your pistons even if set up on hondata by a reputable tuner in the uk, the inlet temps are just too high and your engine will melt after a while,

we had one on justins DC2 was mapped on 440 cc injectors by CPL racing and after about 5000 miles it melted, rebuilt the engine, got it tuned again, and it melted again.

we are now running a K20 in that car NA remapped on Kpro mapped by TDI north 245 hp all day long and nice and reliable, much quicker than when we were running tjackson racing on the B18 and costs a similarish amount to do.
 
well said olly, for the price its just not worth it, usualy gains are about 35whp wich is not much, higher gains can be had but it gets dangerous, it just basically makes your car feel like it has a slightly larger engine... a properly sized turbo will make more power across the entire power band and be safer...
 
vtec-boi said:
Hi Guys,

Sorry to be a pian, i have used the search tab but couldnt find a review on the Jackson Racing Supercharger,

Could someone please give me a review if possible, e.g pro/cons etc etc

Appreciate it

:nice:
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If you have an EK9 I have a package thatll give you about 230bhp for less than what the Jackson supercharger would cost.

As for it melting your engine, Im surprised to hear that if it had stock internals as the cast steel pistons wont melt without some serious heat but can be over-expanded with extreme LEAN heat from bad tuning or fuel starvation for whatever reason.
 
the pistons kept melting on the edges near the valve cutouts and started picking up in the bores between teh cylenders where there is no water cooling jacket there, stock compression, stock pistons, woudl dread to think how short it woudl last as jackson intended with stock injectors and an uprated FPR,
 
EK9turbo said:
stock internals as the cast steel pistons wont melt without some serious heat but can be over-expanded with extreme LEAN heat from bad tuning or fuel starvation for whatever reason.
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The stock pistons are aluminum.

What were the AFRs Olly on the car that was running the JRSC. It sound suspect as half a dozen JRSCs we've done have never experienced what you describe.

Ask the guys at LHT and others about the value of a JRSC and they'll be quick to defend its purpose.
 
I dont like roots type chargers...

Centrifugal is better
Twin screw is best!
 
RagingAngel said:
Ask the guys at LHT and others about the value of a JRSC and they'll be quick to defend its purpose.
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i think every part has its place, and there certainly is a crowd of people that are very happy with there JRSC choice, that however is a crowd of people who never wanted big power. They just liked the feel of an NA car and wanted it to feel like they had a bigger engine, to me a JRSC b16a feels nearly identical to an NA b20/vtec and both will make about 175whp right out of the box...

but the JRSC guys eventually wanted more power, they started tinkering, modding, and porting, they found more power, and yes now guys like LHT make a living with this stuff, but consider the amount that it cost to make less than 300whp and i personally think its not worth it... but this is not for me, There are plenty of people that want there car to just have a bit more balls, nothing too rash, this is for them.
 
RagingAngel said:
The stock pistons are aluminum.

What were the AFRs Olly on the car that was running the JRSC. It sound suspect as half a dozen JRSCs we've done have never experienced what you describe.

Ask the guys at LHT and others about the value of a JRSC and they'll be quick to defend its purpose.
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afr`s were 12:1 throughout on a power run i have a printout somewhere,
 
My sponsor here in New Zealand has a JRSC on his B18Cr DC2 integra. It's quite a nice car, but the SC is causing him lots of headaches.

I won't go into what mods he has (too many to list!) but the injectors are too small to get even a base run when dyno tuning with Hondata. He's got the 12psi pulley on though, not the low psi pulley (stock internals). :s
 
timmiblc said:
My sponsor here in New Zealand has a JRSC on his B18Cr DC2 integra. It's quite a nice car, but the SC is causing him lots of headaches.

I won't go into what mods he has (too many to list!) but the injectors are too small to get even a base run when dyno tuning with Hondata. He's got the 12psi pulley on though, not the low psi pulley (stock internals). :s
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I think Jackson put together a decent kit for what it was way back in the day (over 10 years now)

It's important to note that your sponsor's problems are likely due to the fact that he doesn't have the proper supporting components and is not related to the charger kit itself.
 
RagingAngel said:
It's important to note that your sponsor's problems are likely due to the fact that he doesn't have the proper supporting components and is not related to the charger kit itself.
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Totally agree. Quality and fitment are faultless, and the power it produces by even the most subtle of tweaks on the go pedal will spin the wheels.

I think as with any mods to do with forced induction of any kind unless you have adequate supporting components you're going to run into problems.
 
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