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Originally Posted by Olson1288
I'm in the market for a supercharger and Kraftwerks seems like a decent option for the price and the lack of fabrication for installation, but it seems like there have been some reliability issues in the past.. I know they have made some changes such as upgraded pulleys etc, has anyone that has recently bought one of these kits had any issues, or regret buying it? Just don't want to take the plunge and end up spending 5k for nothing lol.
Also, I noticed they sell kits with included ECUtek dongles for tuning, however I am still in possession of my OpenFlash tablet. I know I can do a custom e-tune through OpenFlash although I'm not too familiar with the process. Would the car even be drive-able without some sort of baseline tune after the supercharger install while waiting on the custom tune to come through? I live in the middle of nowhere basically so going to a tuner near me isn't really an option.
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All the reliability issues were related to the 20mm belt it comes with. Upgrading to the 30mm belt and pulleys solves that issue.
Not sure if the new kits ship with 20mm or 30mm.
As for the tune you cant drive the car with out flashing a new tune. The stock tune will not run.
I highly recommend go with Delicious tuning, They send you a file customized to your car after you fill out the online form. After that using the ecutek cable and dongle you flash the tune with a laptop. Tune is probably 98% perfect right out of the box. If you have any issues with the tune you can data log using the ecutek cable and send the logs to the tuners who can customize the tune and send it back. No need for Dyno street driving is fine.
https://www.delicioustuning.com/flash_and_go
-Capewn