rotrex supercharger

here are some pics, first of the airbox with the bearclaw removed.



Then here is shot of the turbo


I have to be careful even with the barnett clutch upgrade. I have the earliest design, the newer one claims to be better.

Running through the gears givin it hell, no problems. But if you are lugging along at highway speeds, you'd better gear down before you twist a grip or the clutch will slip.

Oh, there is a brainbox that pigtails the ECU, like a power commander. that contains thier "bag o tricks"
 
Correction, the turbo kit does not use stock airbox stuff. The compressed air going back to the engine goes through piping supplied in the kit through a hole drilled into the stock airbox compartment under the seat and then up undertank and to throttle bodies.
 
Good pics, dunringill.

Looks like your air filter is that black foam pointing at the engine on the other side of the blower. How does it fair in wet running?

Is that metal airbox the standard one from the kit? I thought you could use the stock chrome airbox cover with the turbo kit.
 
The bearclaw was removed in that picture. The bearclaw will still work and cover the metal air box. That's how I run it. Those pics were taken by walter, the original owner of the bike. It's changed a bit since then.

I was originally concerned about the location of the filter, but after 6000 miles and several hours riding in the rain; I've had no problems and am no longer concerned. Runs best in the cold rain anyways.

The bike can look completely stock with this kit installed, except for the missing exhaust on the left side.

You get a nice little 50hp kick in the ass and you don't mess up the looks with a bunch of plumbing.

My gas mileage is about the same as any stock rocket. 30 - 34 mpg.
 
dunringill said:
...My gas mileage is about the same as any stock rocket. 30 - 34 mpg.
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Pretty good economy for 50 more horse. I got closer to 23 MPG with the supercharger, but that was after some very liberal throttle play going from normal highway speeds to around 130 MPH a few times. I was playing with a HEMI Charger something or another. :lol: I have yet to measure fuel consumption during normal ops.
 
Hombre, I know you're putting new cam shafts in with the intercooled supercharger. Are you going to do anything else inside the engine cuz I'd be downright worried them stock parts are gonna blow to pieces with the intercooler setup.
 
Am i to assume that it would be a good idea to change the lower cam chain sprocket, when i do the supercharger... Its a very early 04 bike?
And i assume it is wise to wait for the rad combo too, as i want this thing to fly..
I would also like to know more about those cams that are being talked about?
 
I believe the current Rocket supercharger kit will have the new cam sprocket/supercharger pulley drive that Richard is going to send me soon. I'd double-check with Richard when you order though. If not, I'd recommend you get it for whatever Richard will charge for it. Even though it requires the cam shafts to be removed for installation, it reduces the parts driving the supercharger and so will increase reliability. I'm not sure if Richard is going to sell the kit the "old" way anymore since I'm sure he does not want his customers blaming the supercharger for cam sprocket failures.
 
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