Thread: Supercharged issues?

Thinking of a GTP but I know someone who had one and the bearing went out then the tranny went out soon after. Are these common problems? I figured they were probably just side-effects of a hard life .

The tranny going out is a common problem for the cars that have led a hard life. As for the s/c bearing I don't think it is very common.

For the blower, hes probably talking about the knocking noise, 99% of the time, thats just a worn, bad OEM coupler that can be upgraded to a bomb proof green after market one for around $30.00 + new supercharger oil.

Transmissions, sure, just like any other car...if its flogged and abused, then sure it can go out. Probably no scheduled maintenance, such as fluid or filter changes, or always doing burn outs and only one wheel spinning shelling the differential. Or, could just be a bad wire to it or inside of it, or even a sensor causing it not to run right.

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a trans will end up going out on any car, when it happens all depend on how it was driving, mine has over 150,xxx on it i put a shift kit in it about 3 weeks ago and it was a clean as could be even the magnet hardly had anything on it, which shows me that my previous owner actually took care of this car

Originally Posted by GR8racingfool

For the blower, hes probably talking about the knocking noise, 99% of the time, thats just a worn, bad OEM coupler that can be upgraded to a bomb proof green after market one for around $30.00 + new supercharger oil.

Transmissions, sure, just like any other car...if its flogged and abused, then sure it can go out. Probably no scheduled maintenance, such as fluid or filter changes, or always doing burn outs and only one wheel spinning shelling the differential. Or, could just be a bad wire to it or inside of it, or even a sensor causing it not to run right.

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OEM Coupler? Where does this go and how easy is it to change?
Should you do this just because it is a good idea or No?

Originally Posted by archemedes

it goes between the snout and rotors, and is a good idea to replace so you know it's done (reminds me I need to do that)

I just fond the writeup and it does not look that hard THanks

Here is the write up for anyone that want it

How to replace an M90 snout coupler without removing the entire blower

The coupler is probably the only part a typical user will ever see go out on an M90. It connects the rotors to the snout and when it wears makes a rattling sound that people assume is a bearing.

You can install it yourself with the supercharger still on the car. Just remove the alternator and suck the blower dry of lube. Lay some towels around and remove the snout bolts and pull the snout off. From there it's easy.