Kraftwerks Supercharger Owners Thread

[Freeman]

As owners we agree

[vgi]

Originally Posted by GsxrMe

The kit needs an auto pulley tensioner. The belt heats up and the belt is no longer tight enough. To cold and it's tomuch tension. For this very reason is why cars main serpentine belt as a auto pulley tensioner.

it's the other way around on this kit

[vgi]

Originally Posted by FRSTRM

Anyone have problems with the 1200 belt not fitting and the 1280 too large to be tensioned properly? I have updated charger and crank pulleys - were other pulleys updated as well?

The smaller belt fit fine with the tensioner almost fully engaged with the smaller crank and charger pulleys.

i did not have any issues with the belt and pulleys (just 2, crank and ss) that came from KW. I do not know though if the belt is indeed TP1280-8MGT-20 - that info was first posted by @Apoc i think

[FRSTRM]

Clarified with KW the belt is supposed to be 1280.

There may be an issue with my tensioner.

Originally Posted by vgi

i did not have any issues with the belt and pulleys (just 2, crank and ss) that came from KW. I do not know though if the belt is indeed TP1280-8MGT-20 - that info was first posted by @Apoc i think

[Freeman]

Email KW directly. It's the easiest way.

Being a vendor on these forums is expensive so most do it sporadically

[Rulin]

Originally Posted by Sgtfluffy16

I think this is the last question I have before I do the install next week. Should I do spark plugs? If so which one should I do? The car only has 3500 miles on it

Havent/didn't change mine. Installed at 8500 miles, and I'm now at 38k miles over a year later, for what it's worth.

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[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by Sgtfluffy16

I did yesterday, no response yet.
Just trying to get input from other kraftwerks supercharger owners.

Originally Posted by Sgtfluffy16

nothing yet??? @KraftWerks

Last Activity: 04-13-2016 12:31 PM


They must be ignoring everyone i guess

[D-VO]

Am I the only person this happens to? This is the second time the resevoir brackets broke since I moved it to the front.

[Freeman]

I hammered mine flat and haven't had an issue with them. Maybe have some custom ones made with thicker steel?

[Rulin]

Originally Posted by D-VO

I'm still using the factory header overpipe and frontpipe. Recently I caught some muffler packing coming out of the exhaust. I took everything apart and found the cat converter was empty.



LOL! POWWAAAAAA!!!!!!!

I believe i just blew out my cat this morning while driving to work. Going to check the header this weekend for sure though.

[vgi]

mmm...

i'm not sure I understood "the exact reason why".

are you saying you used wrench with long lever, pulled as hard as you could to tighten the bolts and then once you pulled the threads you went out to lookup the torque specs?

[Freeman]

Originally Posted by vgi

mmm...

i'm not sure I understood "the exact reason why".

are you saying you used wrench with long lever, pulled as hard as you could to tighten the bolts and then once you pulled the threads you went out to lookup the torque specs?

That's what I got out of it.

[vgi]

oh boy, i think i'm smelling another pissed off KW customer with snapped belts.

the JRSC crowd will be exulted

[fumanchu1]

Originally Posted by vgi

oh boy, i think i'm smelling another pissed off KW customer with snapped belts.

the JRSC crowd will be exulted

I don't really know why, everyone I've seen with a KW kit with PROPERLY Tensioned belt hasn't snapped one since so really I believe the issue is mostly due to user error and people being unable to tighten shit enough or too much (that includes fully capable mechanics, the number of times shit has come loose because of improper torqueing even by trained specialist is quite jarring).


People really need to stop the pissing contest between KW and JR. Both kits have their downfalls and both are great when properly installed and tuned.