HKS Supercharger owners thread

[Koj]

Originally Posted by Torry@HKSUSA

I still wonder what it is causing problems only in Russia, and now France. We've sold hundreds of these kits in the U.S. and haven't had any warranty issues on the supercharger itself that I recall.

Torry, I m agree : there is a lot of HKS kit that work well.

But for only 2 or 3 problems, HKS give no reason, just "Yes it is under warranty" or "no it isn't". So some ideas can come up ...

My car is sleeping in my garage all year at 20/25°C. I see no snow & no ice.
But my supercharger stopped to turn, even if the belt & the pulley ran normally. sic!

[Andew727]

what is the viscosity rating for the hks traction fluid? is there an alternative fluid like the rotrex sx100 or sx150? or a gear lube? i cant justify the price for that fluid an filter replacement.

has anyone run an alternative fluid? ad how long?

[Yobiwan]

Originally Posted by Andew727

what is the viscosity rating for the hks traction fluid? is there an alternative fluid like the rotrex sx100 or sx150? or a gear lube? i cant justify the price for that fluid an filter replacement.

has anyone run an alternative fluid? ad how long?

it's traction fluid, not lubricating oil.

We don't know exact specification for HKS traction fluid,
and We don't know about alternative.

Basically,both HKS and Rorex use traction fluid for their supercharger.

there are some traction fluid like, Santotrac, idemitsu .

and there are some guys who use Nissan Extroid CVT fluid for rotrex supercharger in Japan.


http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/...804/parts.aspx
http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/...244/parts.aspx
http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/...6272/note.aspx

[wbradley]

I am guessing it has similar properties to automatic transmission fluid. A member here in Russia (Efferalgan) said he knows someone using the Rotrex fluid but otherwise nobody has been willing to risk it.

The filter can be purchased from Jackson racing and it is an auto trans fluid filter

[Andew727]

Originally Posted by Yobiwan

it's traction fluid, not lubricating oil.

We don't know exact specification for HKS traction fluid,
and We don't know about alternative.

Basically,both HKS and Rorex use traction fluid for their supercharger.

there are some traction fluid like, Santotrac, idemitsu .

and there are some guys who use Nissan Extroid CVT fluid for rotrex supercharger in Japan.


http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/...804/parts.aspx
http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/...244/parts.aspx
http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/...6272/note.aspx

so is the rotrex sx150 the same as the hks traction fluid? because there is a huge price difference. i also see a 1L traction fluid option and 800mL options with high and low viscosity options from hks...

[Koj]

Guyz,

Someone knows if I can wash my engine without protecting all HKS V1/V2/V3 Kit parts ?
Which part I need to protect ?

Thanks...

[Efferalgan]

Originally Posted by Koj

Guyz,

Someone knows if I can wash my engine without protecting all HKS V1/V2/V3 Kit parts ?
Which part I need to protect ?

Thanks...

Since the SC itself doesn't have any electrical parts and is pretty much sealed construction, I don't think engine wash would cause any problems with the SC. Always prefer to do the "steam wash" though rather than pouring cold water right into the engine bay...

[Koj]

Yeah I was thinking about washing my engine with a hot steam.
I didn't find any electric part too in the manual installation.
Thank you.

[Gearbanger]

Final touches on my HKS kit install.

[Andew727]

does know of the what belt sizes or the link for belt sizes and pulleys?

need a new one

thanks,

[Torry@HKSUSA]

Originally Posted by Andew727

does know of the what belt sizes or the link for belt sizes and pulleys?

need a new one

thanks,

Stock V3 Pulley is a 6 Rib 110mm pulley.
Stock V3 Belt is a 6PK2160. This is HKS part number 12002-KK003.

Upgraded V3 Pulley is a 6 Rib 100mm pulley.
Upgraded V3 Belt is a 6PK2135. This is HKS part number 12002-KK004.

12002-KK001 is the HKS Pulley Upgrade kit that comes with the 6 Rib 100mm pulley and 12002-KK004 belt.

[Andew727]

Originally Posted by Torry@HKSUSA

Stock V3 Pulley is a 6 Rib 110mm pulley.
Stock V3 Belt is a 6PK2160. This is HKS part number 12002-KK003.

Upgraded V3 Pulley is a 6 Rib 100mm pulley.
Upgraded V3 Belt is a 6PK2135. This is HKS part number 12002-KK004.

12002-KK001 is the HKS Pulley Upgrade kit that comes with the 6 Rib 100mm pulley and 12002-KK004 belt.

i have a v1 kit with a 100mm pulley and a 90mm pulley

[Koj]

Torry,

A table with all Version Kit, pulley size, pulley ref, pulley part number, belt size, belt ref, belt part number, etc.. could be helpfull. because I see a lot of question about those infos...

Kit Version ... Type .................... Ref .......... HKS part number ... Size

V1 .............. Pulley .................. ????? ....... 12002-KK003 ......... ???
V1 .............. Belt ..................... ????? ....... ????? ................... ???
V1 .............. Traction Fluid ........ ????? ....... 12002-AK029
V1 .............. Traction Fluid Filter . ????? ...... 12002-AK015

V2 .............. Pulley ................... ????? .... 12002-KK003 ........... ???
V2 .............. V-ribbed Belt ......... ????? .... G13572-K00450-00 .... ???
V2 .............. Traction Fluid ......... ????? .... 12002-AK029
V2 .............. Traction Fluid Filter . ????? .... 12002-AK015

V3 .............. Pulley .................. ????? ....... 12002-KK003 ......... 110 mm
V3 .............. Belt ..................... 6PK2160 .. ????? .................... ???
V3 .............. Traction Fluid ......... ????? ...... 12002-AK029
V3 .............. Traction Fluid Filter . ????? ...... 12002-AK015

What do you think ?

[Torry@HKSUSA]

Originally Posted by Koj

Torry,

A table with all Version Kit, pulley size, pulley ref, pulley part number, belt size, belt ref, belt part number, etc.. could be helpfull. because I see a lot of question about those infos...

Kit Version ... Type .................... Ref .......... HKS part number ... Size

V1 .............. Pulley .................. ????? ....... 12002-KK003 ......... ???
V1 .............. Belt ..................... ????? ....... ????? ................... ???
V1 .............. Traction Fluid ........ ????? ....... 12002-AK029
V1 .............. Traction Fluid Filter . ????? ...... 12002-AK015

V2 .............. Pulley ................... ????? .... 12002-KK003 ........... ???
V2 .............. V-ribbed Belt ......... ????? .... G13572-K00450-00 .... ???
V2 .............. Traction Fluid ......... ????? .... 12002-AK029
V2 .............. Traction Fluid Filter . ????? .... 12002-AK015

V3 .............. Pulley .................. ????? ....... 12002-KK003 ......... 110 mm
V3 .............. Belt ..................... 6PK2160 .. ????? .................... ???
V3 .............. Traction Fluid ......... ????? ...... 12002-AK029
V3 .............. Traction Fluid Filter . ????? ...... 12002-AK015

What do you think ?

Thanks, that could be a good idea. I'm waiting on HKS Japan to get back with me on a couple of the part numbers so I can complete a table like this. When I get all the info, I'll put up a table on the HKSUSA website for reference.