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Originally Posted by YCK
Hi Brain Trust,
I am after some long-term reviews and recommendations for the Harrop Supercharger kit from people who track their car. I am hoping to join the gang once Harrop starts selling those again.
I am an enthusiastic beginner and attended about 25 track days on my first year. I put a maximum of 15,000 Km max / year on my facelift Toyota 86, subtropical weather (Australia).
I’d be keen to have some basic data from previous owners, how long they had their kit for, what track usage it gets in what kind of weather, and what broke during that time.
In term of recommendation, what would be a conservative / reliable setup and things like pulley size and other supporting mods? I would be running e85 most of the time. And do I really have to cut air vents in the hood…
Thank you!
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Im in Brisbane, and had a Harrop now for over 5 years.
Started with a 90mm pulley, headers, bigger single exhaust and 98ron.
About 222hp at the wheels on 98ron.
I uprated the radiator and added an oil cooler. Ran it like that for 3 years, with %100 reliability.
About 2 years ago went the whole hog with the 65mm pulley, flex fuel, motec and a built motor.
About 346 hp at the wheels on E85.
Great fun.... but huge costs.
Been very reliable so far (after I solved the belt issues with the smaller pulley).
You really don't need to put vents in the bonnet... the car spends a lot of time in hot weather doing this with no dramas temperature wise: