zackmd1
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Unfortunately the thing that really killed the concept was the fact that there is no good solution for the lower intake manifold. The current plastic intake manifold will not hold up to a supercharger system mounted on top. I was under the impression that the earlier generation cyclone lower intake manifolds (the aluminum ones) would fit the 3.7. That would have been a perfect setup but unfortunately that is not the case. I simply do not have the tools to fabricate an entire lower intake manifold and contracting the work would be very expensive...A bit of insight from the s197 camp, if I may.
There is a small group of us who have been chasing this dream for a very long time, but haven't been able to make it happen for various reasons (mostly they were using the M122 as a starting point, rather than the M90, shoot for the moon, right? lol), most of them can be overcome, but no one wants to do it, they just take the easy way out and go turbo.
You say an M90 won't produce the power you want, BUT, consider this. the TVS 1900 also an eaton blower, but a newer model, is more efficient, cooler, and has a higher power ceiling, and has a case that is the same size as the M90. Same case, different rotors inside, basically. There were a few of the gen 1 s197s that had those X chargers and upgraded the blower unit to the 1900. Just a thought.
Edit: after a little more research, the 1900 is bigger than the M90, however, the TVS1320 seems to be the same size, shouldn't change much though, the 1320 should still have decent power potential.
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