I am still in break in mode on my new MCS. I am keeping it under 4500 rpms. I have heard about the supercharger making this delightful sound, but I haven't heard it. Does the Supercharger kick in above the 4500 mark? And do you feel a real boost when this thing kicks in. Can't wait till I pass the 1200 mile mark to hear this thing.
Thanks all.

 

Just punch it once, and you will fidn out. You aren't going to do any damage...

 

The supercharger does not "kick in" like a turbo does, it is always on. The sound is a bit of a whoosh and is very noticeable under full throttle. Not real loud but noticeable.

 

"Break in mode"?? What's that? I heard and felt my supercharger on the way home form the dealer and have heard and felt it many times every day since. Get in it dgibbphoto!!


Ken

 

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While it may always be "on", the supercharger surely isnt always working. If you have been following the yoyo chronicles, you will be well aware of your bypass valve.

Thanks to Ryephile, mine no longer works

With the bypass valve, er, bypassed, the supercharger is compressing air constantly and makes good noise right off idle.

 

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>>While it may always be "on", the supercharger surely isnt always working. If you have been following the yoyo chronicles, you will be well aware of your bypass valve.
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>>Thanks to Ryephile, mine no longer works
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>>With the bypass valve, er, bypassed, the supercharger is compressing air constantly and makes good noise right off idle.
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hmmmmmmmmmm
tell me more

 

>>I am still in break in mode on my new MCS. I am keeping it under 4500 rpms. I have heard about the supercharger making this delightful sound, but I haven't heard it. Does the Supercharger kick in above the 4500 mark? And do you feel a real boost when this thing kicks in. Can't wait till I pass the 1200 mile mark to hear this thing.
>>Thanks all.

Wow, you are a very patient person.... I know of very few who could stand not flooring the car at least once during the Break-in period. If you really want to hear the SC, get an Alta Intake!

 

Flooring the loud pedal will open up your throttle and allow you to hear the supercharger:



Replacing your stock airbox with an intake will make it MUCH louder.

 

Alta Intake will allow you to hear the SC just fine plus, it makes more HP.
I have it.. I love it... In a manly kind of way

 

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>>>>While it may always be "on", the supercharger surely isnt always working. If you have been following the yoyo chronicles, you will be well aware of your bypass valve.
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>>>>Thanks to Ryephile, mine no longer works
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>>>>With the bypass valve, er, bypassed, the supercharger is compressing air constantly and makes good noise right off idle.
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>>hmmmmmmmmmm
>>tell me more
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Yeah! I want to know too, I'm tired of eating Koolmini's dust and choking on his burnt rubber smoke.

 

>>hmmmmmmmmmm
>>tell me more

Read The Yo-Yo Chronicles for more info.

I strongly suggest you start from the beginning so you understand what is going on.

 

>>>>hmmmmmmmmmm
>>>>tell me more
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>>Read The Yo-Yo Chronicles for more info.
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>>I strongly suggest you start from the beginning so you understand what is going on.
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there's 9 pages of stuff in that thread (that i'm not familiar with)
if anybody can help and point me to the supercharger bypass valve stuff
it would make me & X2 happy

 

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there's 9 pages of stuff in that thread (that i'm not familiar with)
if anybody can help and point me to the supercharger bypass valve stuff
it would make me & X2 happy

 

>>Wow, you are a very patient person.... I know of very few who could stand not flooring the car at least once during the Break-in period. If you really want to hear the SC, get an Alta Intake!
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I never floored in until 1250 miles, and then I only did it a few times before 1800 miles. I slowly took the rpms up with each 50 miles incriment. It may be over-kill, but I want to be safe.

 

>>there's 9 pages of stuff in that thread (that i'm not familiar with)
>>if anybody can help and point me to the supercharger bypass valve stuff

No, honestly you should read it all. This is no performance mod. You are actively disabling some feature that the supercharger manufacturer felt was required. You should understand that. And dont expect any magic either.

Low end torque is clearly up. Significantly, I would say. Significant for driving a 1.6L, that is.

But read that whole thing and know what is going on.

 

While its good to keep to the break in procedures I still think its good to rev it up past 4500 RPMs a few times during break in like after 600 miles or so just to open it up a little. It wont hurt a thing.

 

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>>there's 9 pages of stuff in that thread (that i'm not familiar with)
>>if anybody can help and point me to the supercharger bypass valve stuff
>>it would make me & X2 happy
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thank you, countrym

 

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thank you, countrym :smile: