Finally! PT. 2 - Installing A Supercharger On Our S2000

Technically, this photo should have been in the first part of the story. We assembled the supercharger plate assembly while everybody was doing the rest of the prep work during stage one. It involves setting up the pulley assembly and hardware on the hearty bracket Vortech includes in the kit. Pictured is the oil drain hose getting placed onto its fitting on the back of the snail.

Hiro starts by reinstalling the stock idler pulley using the new bolt and spacer that come with the kit.

At this point, it is time to bolt the pump itself onto the motor. The blower attaches at multiple points on the engine, including the VTEC solenoid mounting location and the alternator bracket location.

When the supercharger is on, the VTEC solenoid can be reinstalled. Hiro makes sure that there is a gasket installed in both the solenoid and the mounting plate to assure a good oil seal for VTEC engagement.

The belt is installed similarly to the stock one with the addition of a couple of pulleys.

Now that the blower is installed, Hiro starts assembling the kit's after-cooler by bolting on the fifth injector and its fuel rail. Vortech's method is a bit different from Comptech's; check out the Feb. '05 issue to see how theirs is set up.

The blow-off valve is the final part that needs to be installed onto the after-cooler.

Hiro uses a hand drill and self-tapping sheet metal screws to install the after-cooler fluid reservoir mounting plate.

The tank attaches to the plate with a couple of bolts from the backside.