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I recently purchased an M45 from a 2002 C230K to install into my VW. I need to know if the supercharger mounts directly to the intake manifold or if there is some other way it is mounted. Pics would be a real plus. If the charger mounts to the manifold would it be possible to use the manifold and fab it into a custom piece? I appreciate anyones help on this. Paul. 
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I recently purchased an M45 from a 2002 C230K to install into my VW...Paul.
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Originally Posted by zofsak
I recently purchased an M45 from a 2002 C230K to install into my VW. I need to know if the supercharger mounts directly to the intake manifold or if there is some other way it is mounted. Pics would be a real plus. If the charger mounts to the manifold would it be possible to use the manifold and fab it into a custom piece? I appreciate anyones help on this. Paul.
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Originally Posted by zofsak
Does anyone have something worth saying. I would like to get a pic of the manifold and how it is mounted in the car. 
In order to install an M45 high compression supercharger on your car you need to replace the following items .....
- intake camshaft
- pistons
- crankshaft
- exhaust manifold
- intake manifold
- torque converter
- tranmission slip rings
- install supercharger support bracket and v-belt
- install intercooler
- install new air intake
- install bypass inlet
Naturally we are all so inept that we cant do that to a Mercedes using Mercedes part numbers and you can do it to a VW. MY advice is that you install the performance version of the VW engine and transmission.
If you dont even know what a supercharger setup looks like then ..... give up now.
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Originally Posted by zofsak
I recently purchased an M45 from a 2002 C230K to install into my VW. I need to know if the supercharger mounts directly to the intake manifold or if there is some other way it is mounted. Pics would be a real plus. If the charger mounts to the manifold would it be possible to use the manifold and fab it into a custom piece? I appreciate anyones help on this. Paul.
The best bet here for you is to go to your local stealer and look under the hood yourself. Have you checked on your favorite VW forum for answers?
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I know what and how to make the supercharger work, and I don't need to replace all the parts listed above. What I do need is to see if I can use the stock intake manifold to fab up a new one. It would be just one less thing to have to make since the SC would just bolt up to it. Then I can worry about a new air intake and bypass valve; which the manifold may have in it.
Checking out a mercedes dealer is a good idea. It may give me the answers I am looking for. My VW site doesn't conatin much information on this kind of set up. There was one guy that installed the M45 from a W202 on his but the SC units are completley different. He had a totaly custom intake/mounting bracket setup. It worked very well, just took a little creativity.
Checking out a mercedes dealer is a good idea. It may give me the answers I am looking for. My VW site doesn't conatin much information on this kind of set up. There was one guy that installed the M45 from a W202 on his but the SC units are completley different. He had a totaly custom intake/mounting bracket setup. It worked very well, just took a little creativity.
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......and later next month......
fo' sale:
one veedubya POS, almost excellent condition, melted heads, busted cams, fried crank, smoked clutch, needs work but might make a nice lawn ornament fo' shizzle
also available: Mercedes C230 M45 Kompressor.....I shoulda listened
fo' sale:
one veedubya POS, almost excellent condition, melted heads, busted cams, fried crank, smoked clutch, needs work but might make a nice lawn ornament fo' shizzle
also available: Mercedes C230 M45 Kompressor.....I shoulda listened
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Originally Posted by Rick
......and later next month......
fo' sale:
one veedubya POS, almost excellent condition, melted heads, busted cams, fried crank, smoked clutch, needs work but might make a nice lawn ornament fo' shizzle
also available: Mercedes C230 M45 Kompressor.....I shoulda listened
fo' sale:
one veedubya POS, almost excellent condition, melted heads, busted cams, fried crank, smoked clutch, needs work but might make a nice lawn ornament fo' shizzle
also available: Mercedes C230 M45 Kompressor.....I shoulda listened
So, unless you have something real to contribute or have actually acquired some knowledge in these matters don't bother posting here anymore.
PS The fo' shizzle fad has passed; please catch up with the times
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The SC on the 2002 mounts to the passeger side (exhaust side) of the engine. It connects to the manifold via plumbing (bypass + intercoler). The intake manifold offers no mechanical support of the SC, mainly becuase it is on the oppsite side of the engine.
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Originally Posted by zofsak
I recently purchased an M45 from a 2002 C230K to install into my VW. I need to know if the supercharger mounts directly to the intake manifold or if there is some other way it is mounted. Pics would be a real plus. If the charger mounts to the manifold would it be possible to use the manifold and fab it into a custom piece? I appreciate anyones help on this. Paul.
1. Why would you go and buy something without a plan of action?
2. If you can afford the item, and the customizing to make it work, how about a manual that contains the engine and supercharger diagram for the c230k. You will need this on hand for reference...
3. In the 36 plus hours since you posted this, you could have gone to a dealer, bought a repair manual, called on parts, realized it is not cost prudent.
The last thing you could have done was take a trip to your doctor to have everybody on this forum's feet removed from your *** for wasting our time
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... yet !
... yet !
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at least he didn't post his resumé !
... yet !
... yet !
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F@CK all of you guys! In the time I have had to put up with all your bull**** I found all the answers I needed in the very first reply to the same post on another mercedes forum. You guys are just a bunch of B1tches and you all cry WAY too much wah wah. **** off.
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Originally Posted by zofsak
I know what and how to make the supercharger work, and I don't need to replace all the parts listed above. What I do need is to see if I can use the stock intake manifold to fab up a new one. It would be just one less thing to have to make since the SC would just bolt up to it. Then I can worry about a new air intake and bypass valve; which the manifold may have in it.
Checking out a mercedes dealer is a good idea. It may give me the answers I am looking for. My VW site doesn't conatin much information on this kind of set up. There was one guy that installed the M45 from a W202 on his but the SC units are completley different. He had a totaly custom intake/mounting bracket setup. It worked very well, just took a little creativity.
Checking out a mercedes dealer is a good idea. It may give me the answers I am looking for. My VW site doesn't conatin much information on this kind of set up. There was one guy that installed the M45 from a W202 on his but the SC units are completley different. He had a totaly custom intake/mounting bracket setup. It worked very well, just took a little creativity.
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Originally Posted by zofsak
F@CK all of you guys! In the time I have had to put up with all your bull**** I found all the answers I needed in the very first reply to the same post on another mercedes forum. You guys are just a bunch of B1tches and you all cry WAY too much wah wah. **** off.
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TO implement any SC on any engine, you need to first plan where to mount the sucker. Next fabricate a braket to hold it to the engine, next a tensioner pulley near it may be needed as well. Then find a belt that will fit and you are all set. Next plumb it the way you want, once side the air intake to the filter and the other goes to the TB. Then you need to somewhere put a bypass valve in! Figure pulley size of course to go with the SC so that you are spinning it at the speed you would like for the boost you would like. That is really about it.
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Thanks, finally someone that wants to help. I know all of what goes into the setup, what I need to know is how the air is supplied to and from the charger so that I can see if I can use the same pieces in my setup or will have to fabricate something else. Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by zofsak
Thanks, finally someone that wants to help. I know all of what goes into the setup, what I need to know is how the air is supplied to and from the charger so that I can see if I can use the same pieces in my setup or will have to fabricate something else. Thanks again.
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I plan on putting the TB before the charger and hopefully will be able to add an intercooler at a later date. Since the air in a supercharger setup is not as superheated as that in a turbo setup the intercooler is not as effective at reducing intake air temp. I know how the system works and what goes where, but what I need is to see if I can use the stock intake and outlet piping in my setup to save on fabrication time and cost. Do you have any pics that you could email me or post? Thanks, Paul.
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Originally Posted by mctwin2kman
TO implement any SC on any engine, you need to first plan where to mount the sucker. Next fabricate a braket to hold it to the engine, next a tensioner pulley near it may be needed as well. Then find a belt that will fit and you are all set. Next plumb it the way you want, once side the air intake to the filter and the other goes to the TB. Then you need to somewhere put a bypass valve in! Figure pulley size of course to go with the SC so that you are spinning it at the speed you would like for the boost you would like. That is really about it.
