Ed: Cheers
Sketch, I'm sure it would be beneficial to supercharge a micra, and a lot easier than turboing. Some things to consider would be,
1. the rotation of the S/C firstly, as it would need to be run off a pulley on the offside.
2. then flow rates, A supercharger designed for a larger engine will probably provide too much boost.
3. Space would also need to be a consideration,
4. as would fabricating a pulley and a way of tensioning the drive belt.
5. Fuelling and spark advance would need to be addressed if you were going to make enough boost to make the project worthwhile.
6. You would most likely need to lower your compression and fit a stronger H/G.
7. Then you might find that the gearbox clutch etc aren't up to the extra power.
8. The outlets on superchargers are often an irregular shape, so you would need to fabricate a section to join it to the intercooler/intake.
Saying that cooper s super chargers are 10 a penny on ebay, and if you were going to run low boost you could probably scrub a few of the above points.
Best ask Ed for more advice, i'm more of a turbo man myself.
PS: Ed is the ST or figaro H/G interchangeable onto a regular k10?
Cheers
Amy
