Innovate (Sprintex) Supercharger Owners Topic

[SprintexUSA]

Originally Posted by vaderbloke

LOL -- I am a Brit living in Texas, so I sympathize Thanks for clarifying the cord purpose.
I must admit I am still a bit puzzled. I thought it would be easier to remove the "inlet casting" in-situ (6 bolts), rather than the blower assembly from the manifold???

There's bolts holding the blower to the manifold and 3/32 O-ring cord.

There's cheese on the inlet casting, plus bolts, and an o-ring to mind when removing said casting.

The blower assembly is easier to work with, removing it from the spider manifold. The inlet casting is a bit of a pain to remove and reinstall. It was never meant to be removed by the end user.

I'll post some pictures on FB, but I need to do them for all of the kits.

[cshearer]

I had another smoke test done and the only leak they found was on the fastener that seems to hold 1 side of the actuator butterfly valve (see attached pic). Although it is a small leak I am wondering if it could be causing some of the below 3K RPM hesitation. Has anyone else encountered this leak? I am not sure how it can be sealed?

[blown]

i had this same leak too.. ^.. motor popped and since went to the 335 kit

[sam69]

Originally Posted by blown

i had this same leak too.. ^.. motor popped and since went to the 335 kit

Have you got your 335 up and running blown and if so how is it going ?

[Books]

I'm trying to understand how the recirc valve is supposed to work.

-Currently, my valve stays in the open position (halfway down) when i'm idling, which I think is correct. After I shut off my car, it stays in that position too (even after the next morning).

-I'm able to push the valve completely all the way to the left, which sounds like it shouldn't be able to

So to fix this, I have to loosen the bottom bolt and the top bolt? The top looks like it'll require a socket to loosen the outer ring and then a hex to adjust the center bolt. Do I turn the the top bolt counter clockwise? Or do I have to get a whole new assembly?

Overall the car seems to run well, but I have no point of reference of how it 'should' feel.

[SpeedWi]

Yes that is the over half we have been talking about . You need to adjust the bottom bolt and slide it to the right so it pre loads

[stockysnail]

Originally Posted by SprintexUSA

Here you go. I think you can see the preload in the first pic and the different hole slot position relative to the above pics. In the bottom pic, I'm pulling on the stamped arm and can't physically make it over-center. You get that with proper clocking of the recirc diaphragm.

Since you guys were talking about the valve I figured I'd look at mine. It's a good thing I did look because it's partially broken off the metal mount. @SprintexUSA please help and give me suggestions on what I can do. The car seems to drive pretty normal. My build log has all the parts I've put on if that matters.

I can't really push it back on as the valve is putting up resistance from me doing so and I don't really want to push really hard since it won't stay anyway since the rivet or whatever was holding it, isn't re-connectable.

Here's some pics of my valve partially broken off the metal mounting spot:

[SprintexUSA]

I have spares. 855-591-2778.

[SprintexUSA]

BTW, we're addressing that "spare" situation. I've got radiators, pumps, 335 upgrade kits, intercooler kits, (85mm, 80mm, 75mm, 69mm) pulleys, recirc valves, and some intake pipes. More stuff is inbound, but this is a good start.

[Chad86]

Originally Posted by moto-mike

Good catch.

If that is the case a new bypass will be sent. We had 2 from the GB suffer the same fate. It'll be covered under warranty.

My replacement kit has finally arrived! But, is my bypass valve broken again? Sprintex wrapped a sticker around it for protection it seems.

[dpgfunk]

Originally Posted by Chad86

My replacement kit has finally arrived! But, is my bypass valve broken again? Sprintex wrapped a sticker around it for protection it seems.

Looks ok, you'll just need to attach the hose onto that nipple

[SprintexUSA]

I taped it to protect it from debris. That looks like it survived. The soft foam insert (with the slit in the middle) behind it did its job.

We leave that signal hose disconnected.

How does the rest look?

(Edit-- I should get some 1/4 rubber caps and cover those instead of tape.)

[Chad86]

Originally Posted by SprintexUSA

I taped it to protect it from debris. That looks like it survived. The soft foam insert behind it did its job.

We leave that signal hose disconnected.

How does the rest look?

Edit---Oooo. I can get some 1/4 rubber caps and cover those instead of tape.

The kit appears to be in perfect condition. The better packaging seems to have done its job. No damage to the supercharger mounts or intercooler fins this time.
Thanks for getting this issue resolved @moto-mike and @SprintexUSA

[CK_Bladesmith]

Hey @SprintexUSA where can I get another one of those little rubber elbows? (circled in the pic).