To supercharger, or not to supercharg ?
To supercharger, or not to supercharg, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous natural aspiration,
Or to add forced induction against a sea of troubles
And by supercharging end them. To preserve—to maintain,
No more; and by a maintain to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural sparks
That gasoline is heir to: 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To preserve, to maintain;
To maintain, perchance to dream—ay, there'* the rub:
For in that maintenance of preservation what dreams may come,
When we have accelerated off this starting line,
Must give us pause—there'* the respect
That makes calamity of so slow a launch.
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
Th'oppressor'* wrong, the proud man'* contumely,
The pangs of dispriz'd speed, the torque'* delay,
The insolence of forced induction, and the spurns
That patient merit of th'unworthy takes,
When he himself might his engine'* destruction make
With a bare wrench? Who would fardels bear,
To growl and struggle under a dreary life,
But that the dread of something after losing,
The undiscovere'd country, from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those power shortages
Than fly to others that we know nothing of?
Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry
And lose the name of action.
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous natural aspiration,
Or to add forced induction against a sea of troubles
And by supercharging end them. To preserve—to maintain,
No more; and by a maintain to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural sparks
That gasoline is heir to: 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To preserve, to maintain;
To maintain, perchance to dream—ay, there'* the rub:
For in that maintenance of preservation what dreams may come,
When we have accelerated off this starting line,
Must give us pause—there'* the respect
That makes calamity of so slow a launch.
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
Th'oppressor'* wrong, the proud man'* contumely,
The pangs of dispriz'd speed, the torque'* delay,
The insolence of forced induction, and the spurns
That patient merit of th'unworthy takes,
When he himself might his engine'* destruction make
With a bare wrench? Who would fardels bear,
To growl and struggle under a dreary life,
But that the dread of something after losing,
The undiscovere'd country, from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those power shortages
Than fly to others that we know nothing of?
Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry
And lose the name of action.
Last edited by CathedralCub; Apr 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM. Reason: Added an "a"
okay ,here'* the deal. The lesabre doesnt have a supercharger on it but I bought 1 to put on it.i need a list of parts I'll have to change or replace as well as new parts I will need to make this happen. That is , if it'* doable and wont cost me 50k ! Thanks
Assuming this is on the 1995 LeSabre in your profile:
Based on factory design, you need to replace every part of the engine except the crank and block. Including heads, rods, pistons, intake, etc.)
There are other pulleys and accessory-related stuff as well.
You'll also need to replace or reprogram the PCM (not cheap or easy on OBD1.x) .
You'll also need to replace or overhaul the transaxle with a heavier-duty version.
There'* an extra belt.
Not sure how the vacuum modulator on the transaxle will be affected by going to forced induction.
There'* definitely more that I haven't thought of.
Time: You'll need lots of time. Especially since you're asking us about this. I'm not against you asking us etc., it'* just that when someone asks for [everything needed], we are forced to assume that little to no research has been done and/or experience level will be an factor. I'd love to see someone do this though!
Money: After considering the transmission work and all of the machine work that will likely be needed, you'll probably put twice the car'* value into it to do this. Less than $50,000.00 though!
What supercharger did you buy for it?
Based on factory design, you need to replace every part of the engine except the crank and block. Including heads, rods, pistons, intake, etc.)
There are other pulleys and accessory-related stuff as well.
You'll also need to replace or reprogram the PCM (not cheap or easy on OBD1.x) .
You'll also need to replace or overhaul the transaxle with a heavier-duty version.
There'* an extra belt.
Not sure how the vacuum modulator on the transaxle will be affected by going to forced induction.
There'* definitely more that I haven't thought of.
Time: You'll need lots of time. Especially since you're asking us about this. I'm not against you asking us etc., it'* just that when someone asks for [everything needed], we are forced to assume that little to no research has been done and/or experience level will be an factor. I'd love to see someone do this though!
Money: After considering the transmission work and all of the machine work that will likely be needed, you'll probably put twice the car'* value into it to do this. Less than $50,000.00 though!
What supercharger did you buy for it?
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