Quote Originally Posted by evillecutter View Post
my question from day one: can this engine even handle being supercharged? (i obviously know it has been done...) it seems to have enough problems as is - is there really that much to gain without compromising what little integrity these engines have in the first place?
Newthings had his VX s/c'ed @ 23k miles. For the time being, I own it, and it is sitting @ 98k miles. It was driven 39 hours straight from Oregon to Tx via I-5 to IH-10, towing a small U-Haul trailer full of stuff, and it never batted an eye. Normally that trip only takes 33ish or so hours, but in Cali, all vehicles towing a trailer have a speed limit of 55mph. Also encountered very inclement weather in AZ (pouring rain the entire way), NM (high winds/dust storms/icy conditions) and TX (ice and snow flurries). Night and day difference between my N/A VX and the S/C'ed VX.