# Supercharged 240 **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [December 7, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharged-240/90962 "2005-12-07T00:08:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![240GTR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/8e7dd6/32.png) [@240GTR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240GTR)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharged-240/90962/1 "2005-12-07T00:08:40Z")
would you or would you not? if so…KA or SR? ---
**Author:** ![Original\_Nutta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/original_nutta/32/5474_2.png) [@Original\_Nutta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Original_Nutta)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharged-240/90962/2 "2005-12-07T00:52:01Z")
I prefer superchargers. Consistent power, and belt driven. ---
**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharged-240/90962/3 "2005-12-07T07:12:51Z")
This question has been asked so many times! I think I would supercharge a KA since an SR already comes turbo’ed… ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharged-240/90962/4 "2005-12-07T07:21:07Z")
^^^ ^^^ haha, jokesters… there is a reason no one supercharges 240sx’s… ---
**Author:** ![big-byrd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big-byrd/32/3192_2.png) [@big-byrd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big-byrd)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharged-240/90962/5 "2005-12-07T09:05:52Z")
> [@bing](#): > > there is a reason no one supercharges 240sx’s… …yes, and? mind sharing, bingo? ---
**Author:** ![mr200](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr200/32/5495_2.png) [@mr200](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mr200)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharged-240/90962/6 "2005-12-07T09:27:46Z")
^^^^^ Because no one offers a supercharger kit online for them. R&Ding a DIY S/C _properly_ is not something you can just go out and do. We’re working on one right now for a KA swap in an S12. 10lbs intercooled, but I won’t even try and guess power gains. S/Cs are fun, but have their downsides too. You lose revability, lose torque and generate a lot of extra heat. I know everyone with Google is going to try and dispute it, or have a story about a guy that knows a guy … but For ease of comparison, go out and drive a 4AGZE and a 4AGE Say what you want, but the ZE will not rev up, overheats and stays overheated, and makes 20 hp more. Power gains especially on a small displacement motor are typically not worth the investment, especially if you’re shelling out big bucks. People are willing to pay $5,000 for 60hp upgrades, which I don’t get. Then, trying to DIY pulleys to up the boost can be a huge headache. And you still need to upgrade the fuel system and everything else just like a turbo car. Now, running 60psi on a V8 out of an old school 14-71 with a bunch of carbs on top of it … That’ll go fast. ---
**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharged-240/90962/7 "2005-12-07T09:29:43Z")
[quote="mr200 Now, running 60psi on a V8 out of an old school 14-71 with a bunch of carbs on top of it … That’ll go fast.[/quote] Weiand FTW! ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharged-240/90962/8 "2005-12-07T10:02:17Z")
It’s fairly easy if you are a machinist or something. All you need is to fabricate a bracket to hold the compressor, and then find an appropriate belt and feed it off one of the other pullies. The rest is pretty much same as turboing (piping, oil lines, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![big-byrd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big-byrd/32/3192_2.png) [@big-byrd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big-byrd)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharged-240/90962/9 "2005-12-07T10:38:56Z")
thanks for explaining mr200. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![alesserfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@alesserfate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/alesserfate)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharged-240/90962/10 "2005-12-07T11:43:41Z")
i’d super a KA-E, only with a centrifugal, roots type arent power efficent