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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject: Comptech says supercharger is coming later this year |
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I emailed Comptech about the possibility of bringing their Honda V6 supercharger (currently available for the Accord, CL and TL) to the Ridgeline and this was their reply:
"We will be making a Supercharger Kit for the 06 Ridgeline, which we hope to
have available later this year. Please keep checking our website for
updates and details. Thanks for considering Comptech."
Sounds like awesome news to me! Forget these trolls with their wet dreams about LS1s, this supercharger will get us up to 300HP easy. I expect it to cost about the same as their other kits, around $4k. |
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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:05 pm Post subject: Re: Comptech says supercharger is coming later this year |
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| A comptech SC should easily get you to 350+ HP at the crank and 270 at the wheel. Stock power is probably around 200 HP at the wheel. Automatic transmissions ussually have a loss of about 20% from the crank. |
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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:35 am Post subject: Re: Comptech says supercharger is coming later this year |
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Sorry, but I'm an idiot about this stuff. How would this affect the 0-60mph time? Will this change my ridgeline into corvett performance??
Does it void the warranty? |
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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:55 am Post subject: Re: Comptech says supercharger is coming later this year |
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| It will improve it but you are still pulling 4500 lbs. As to the corvette, it has 400 hp and only pulls 3200 lbs. Not even close. What you will have is a fast Ridgeline, but I would not be trying to beat most cars. They just weigh so much less. It's all about power to weight ratio. :lol: |
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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:48 am Post subject: Re: Comptech says supercharger is coming later this year |
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rapid-richard wrote (View Post): › docWrite("quote")It will improve it but you are still pulling 4500 lbs. As to the corvette, it has 400 hp and only pulls 3200 lbs. Not even close. What you will have is a fast Ridgeline, but I would not be trying to beat most cars. They just weigh so much less. It's all about power to weight ratio. :lol:
So, it will be like a corvette pulling a 1,300 lb trailer. : ) |
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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: Comptech says supercharger is coming later this year |
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Ridge wrote (View Post): › docWrite("quote")Sorry, but I'm an idiot about this stuff. How would this affect the 0-60mph time? Will this change my ridgeline into corvett performance??
Does it void the warranty?
It would improve the 0-60 time. Its dependent on how much boost they allow.
Typically the warranty would only be void in the areas of the vehicle that changed ie if the Nav screen stopped working or the power windows stopped going up-down those items are not affected by the power output of the engine and so would still be under warranty. |
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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:10 pm Post subject: Re: Comptech says supercharger is coming later this year |
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DoctorJ wrote (View Post): › docWrite("quote")Ridge wrote (View Post): › docWrite("quote")Sorry, but I'm an idiot about this stuff. How would this affect the 0-60mph time? Will this change my ridgeline into corvett performance??
Does it void the warranty?
It would improve the 0-60 time. Its dependent on how much boost they allow.
Typically the warranty would only be void in the areas of the vehicle that changed ie if the Nav screen stopped working or the power windows stopped going up-down those items are not affected by the power output of the engine and so would still be under warranty.
The 05 taco V6 is considered very fast and it's about 1 second faster than the Ridgeline in 0-60. Do you think it would close that gap, or better it? |
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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| We'll have to wait and see just what the SC does for the Ridgeline, but I'd bet it will at least catch up to the Tacoma you're talking about. |
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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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minus 50 hpRidge wrote (View Post): › docWrite("quote")
rapid-richard wrote (View Post): › docWrite("quote")It will improve it but you are still pulling 4500 lbs. As to the corvette, it has 400 hp and only pulls 3200 lbs. Not even close. What you will have is a fast Ridgeline, but I would not be trying to beat most cars. They just weigh so much less. It's all about power to weight ratio. :lol:
So, it will be like a corvette pulling a 1,300 lb trailer. : )
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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| The roots style Jackson Racing Supercharger would be more appropriate for most Ridgeline applications. The centrifugal set up from Comptech is great but doesn't have the linear power deliver of a roots based blower. Just my 2 cents. |
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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: Comptech says supercharger is coming later this year |
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| Not all of Comptechs superchargers are centrifugal... THe one they make for the RSX is a roots style. They may agree with you on this and make this one also a roots style. |
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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 3:32 am Post subject: |
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| The only centrifugal supercharger Comptech makes is for the S2000. All of their other supercharger are roots type superchargers, manufactured by Eaton. |
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Ridgeline4wd_Archive
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: Comptech says supercharger is coming later this year |
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| Any serious engine modification may require corresponding replacement/reinforcement of the drivetrain and transmission. |
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Almnblk
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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| What are you guys doing about the transisson? A bigger cooler? So i now see that you guys say you have a 20% drivetrain loss wich is a bit high considering my chevy only has 13% rivetrain loss. |
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Cool Cat
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:39 am Post subject: |
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Almnblk wrote (View Post): › docWrite("quote")
What are you guys doing about the transisson? A bigger cooler? So i now see that you guys say you have a 20% drivetrain loss wich is a bit high considering my chevy only has 13% rivetrain loss.
Hold on now... One guy said at the top of the thread that a 20% loss in the drivetrain is "typical", not that its what the Ridgeline has. Does your Chevy has a 4 wheel drive system even similar to the Ridgelines? If not then no direct comparison can be made to infer the Ridgeline's drivetrain loss, so we'd have to know the numbers to compare them.
About the transmission. Honda always overbuilds, and never moreso than on the Ridgeline. They built the transmission extra beefy, and included the cooler, and then beefed it up some more just for good measure so that the Ridgeline pulls 5k lb. loads with ease. The transmission as it is should have no problem with a few extra ponies. You may want to be a little more careful in the application of those ponies if you are also towing a heavy load, but otherwise there's no need to do anything but enjoy the extra power!
I can't wait for them to release this thing! |
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colorider
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Cool Cat wrote (View Post): › docWrite("quote")About the transmission. Honda always overbuilds, and never moreso than on the Ridgeline.
While I agree Honda did beef up the tranny for the RidgeLine, they have not had a stellar record with the automatic when coupled to their V6. IIRC, the MDX, Pilot and Accord have all had problems with early transmissions. |
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Cool Cat
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:55 am Post subject: |
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colorider wrote (View Post): › docWrite("quote")While I agree Honda did beef up the tranny for the RidgeLine, they have not had a stellar record with the automatic when coupled to their V6. IIRC, the MDX, Pilot and Accord have all had problems with early transmissions.
The way I understand it the issues with the V6 trannies you mention had to do with the supplier and Honda has dealt with them and contracted with a new supplier. I think that's how it went anyway. Either way, I'm not too worried. |
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colorider
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Cool Cat wrote (View Post): › docWrite("quote")colorider wrote (View Post): › docWrite("quote")While I agree Honda did beef up the tranny for the RidgeLine, they have not had a stellar record with the automatic when coupled to their V6. IIRC, the MDX, Pilot and Accord have all had problems with early transmissions.
The way I understand it the issues with the V6 trannies you mention had to do with the supplier and Honda has dealt with them and contracted with a new supplier. I think that's how it went anyway. Either way, I'm not too worried.
They ended up replacing some and doing a retrofit on others (as with my Pilot). Like you, I'm not worried about my RidgeLine - as long as I follow the recommended towing limits, etc. |
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Almnblk
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| So your telling me that 270hp at the wheels aint gonna make any bad (that is 3hp shy from what i make at the wheels) the hp Dosnt hurt much but you gotta figure out the max transmission torque that it can hold up. |
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Steve Smith
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: Comptech says supercharger is coming later this year |
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I'd been wondering about a supercharger for my Ridge. If in fact it becomes a reality, sign me up! Two items come to mind though.
1) if it's a reality, and if one is installed,would there be a constant "whine" from the engine? A friend of mine has a supercharger on his Dakota RT 5.9. Sounds real cool AT FIRST, but gets a bit annoying after a SHORT time listening to that piercing "whine" all the time :(
2) you can bet this will require premium fuel all the time to avoid costly & damaging "pinging". |
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