Supercharged

[harry1]

Hi guys, just joined as my wife has just bought a sambar supercharger!! it is a 1994, chassis KV4 and supercharger on the engine, but it does not seem to have the power as like the one that is shown on 'youtube'
it is an auto and there is no green light that lights up on the dash either, have checked the belts, all seem good, any ideas?

[Spdracr]

I have seen the youtube video and saw the green light too. I think it is like a boost light. It seemed to light up at the top of the rev's. But mine doesn't have it either but mine is an automatic full time four wheel drive. Who knows..............................

[Colin]

Looks like a shift light or something. :sly:

[BLES]

I haven't seen the video you mention (??) but my '91 does have a light on the right side of the instrument panel that lights up a little icon and the word "Supercharger" when you floor it or if you hit a long steep hill on the highway, etc.
BLES

[Colin]

Ahh, that must be what it is, then. Is the light in the middle of the little truck icon to the right of the speedometer?

Also... does that thing indicate when you have a door ajar or something? It doesn't do anything in my truck - just an outline of the truck printed on a grey plastic filler panel. :confused:

Is the supercharger on a clutched drive? It's interesting the light would only come on when it's under load.

Colin

[BLES]

Is the light in the middle of the little truck icon to the right of the speedometer? YUP. And it says supercharger, too, on the little "truck".

Also... does that thing indicate when you have a door ajar or something? No. It doesn't do anything in my truck - just an outline of the truck printed on a grey plastic filler panel. :confused: Same here.

Is the supercharger on a clutched drive? Don't think so, but really not sure. Some day I need to pull everything apart on it just to see what makes it tick! It's interesting the light would only come on when it's under load.

Colin

Hope this answers your questions.?
BLES

[Colin]

Alright, thanks.

[Wolfman]

Hi guys, just joined as my wife has just bought a sambar supercharger!! it is a 1994, chassis KV4 and supercharger on the engine, but it does not seem to have the power as like the one that is shown on 'youtube'
it is an auto and there is no green light that lights up on the dash either, have checked the belts, all seem good, any ideas?

Automatics rob power. Compared to a manual shift version, it most likely would be slower, especially since the autos are three speeds.

[harry1]

Thanks for your replies, having seen the youtube car, i thought there may be somthing wrong, but 3 gears would explain why it goes slow, i guess!
I do get a strange smell that comes and goes, burning rubber! it is intermittant though! otherwise it does turn heads!

[MiniBrutes]

We have had several auto s/c's. They are decent, but not as good as a manual.

Yes, the green light that lights up in the picture of the truck is the boost indicator. On = boost. At lower RPMs you will not be making boost.

If yours isnt lighting up, you may want to find out why..... burnt out light, bad sensor, bad supercharger or belts or a leak in the intake.

But is should certainly light up, especially during hard accelleration. (Pedal to the metal... does it light up then?)

Jeremy