supercharger question

97wvmax · #1 08-18-2002, 11:40 PM

ok, i have a 97 max, still stock everything pretty much. i have 95500 miles on my car, is the mileage too high to add a supercharger onto? will the supercharger add more wear and tear to my engine? high maintinence? i want to kno everything i can find out about these before i look into puttin 4000 into it. oh, and does the SC make ur car fail inspection? get in deep shit if cops find? anything else bout that would help too

2001 AE · #2 08-19-2002, 12:24 AM

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Originally posted by 97wvmax
ok, i have a 97 max, still stock everything pretty much. i have 95500 miles on my car, is the mileage too high to add a supercharger onto? will the supercharger add more wear and tear to my engine? high maintinence? i want to kno everything i can find out about these before i look into puttin 4000 into it. oh, and does the SC make ur car fail inspection? get in deep shit if cops find? anything else bout that would help too

From my research yes it is too late to add a supercharger to your Max with 95k + miles due to the fact that the SC will add extra wear to your engine and with higher mileage vehicles it really is not worth the risk. As for the second question you will pass inspections with a SC recommended for your engine.

Edho2002 · #3 08-19-2002, 12:37 AM

Anything to add more power to your car will produce more wear but there are tons of people that still do it. I remember hearing about someone putting a SC on a max that had 200,000+ miles on it so it's all up to you. My guess is if you put a SC on with no mods to your pulley and having a manual tranny and not driving it too hard you could probably get 100K more miles out of your engine. Assuming you take really really really good car of your car. If you have and auto tranny then that will give out before your engine does and if you miss oil changes by thousands of miles then there will be more wear. Its all up to you though, weigh the good and the bad before you do something like that, liek you said

97wvmax · #4 08-19-2002, 09:39 AM

what about a turbo, same thing jus have to weight out good and the bad????

mtrai760 · #5 08-19-2002, 11:37 AM

Simple way to find out. Do a compression test. If all the numbers look good, then go for it. If you have low compression or if the numbers vary by over 15psi per cylinder, then look into getting a new engine first.

2001 AE · #6 08-20-2002, 03:47 AM

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Originally posted by mtrai760
Simple way to find out. Do a compression test. If all the numbers look good, then go for it. If you have low compression or if the numbers vary by over 15psi per cylinder, then look into getting a new engine first.

Excellent advice

funnylittlman · #7 08-20-2002, 09:44 AM

I wholeheartedly agree w/ you

97wvmax · #8 08-21-2002, 12:07 AM

ok, i am stupid so i have to kno how to do a compression test

Chris · #9 08-21-2002, 12:24 AM

Buy a compression tester for about $20. Then, unscrew a sparkplug from a cyliner. Plug it in. Turn the engine over a few times (pretend to start the car). REcord the psi recorded. Repeat for all the cylinders.

PS, a turbo and supercharger will both cause about equal amounts of wear and tear.

97wvmax · #10 08-21-2002, 01:30 AM

would an engine rebuild or somethin like that be any help. anything that would help other than a new engine?

Chris · #11 08-21-2002, 10:41 AM

Usually, with a supercharger, you mainly have to be worried about sealers. That is, the first things to go would be piston rings, head gaskets, etc. So, you might just install the supercharger, then, if something goes wrong, fix it. If all is ok, you save yourself some money.

Paonessa · #12 08-21-2002, 02:06 PM

where would i be able to buy a new 1995 maxima engine. i know i could fit a 96 97 or 98 but i want an obd1 emissions engine. will my local nissan dealer be able to get their hands on it and what would i be looking to spend

97wvmax · #13 08-21-2002, 03:27 PM

r the sealers going bad the only thing that ususally happends or will the engine jus blow or wat?

mtrai760 · #14 08-21-2002, 05:57 PM

When the piston rings go bad, you will start burning excessive oil, and you will also loose a lot of power. Eventually, this could lead to oil starvation, or you could loose a whole cylinder due to the compression failure. You can't get a good used engine with low miles for around $500-800, which really isn't much to spend when you are talking about $4k for the S/C.

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r the sealers going bad the only thing that ususally happends or will the engine jus blow or wat?

97wvmax · #15 08-21-2002, 11:47 PM

what other kind of engine that would be stronger and faster is capable of being put into a maxima? how much would an engine with low mines cost?

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