PT Cruiser dual exhaust and Supercharger Mods
 

Hi There, Here are some pictures of my PT Cruiser HotROD let me know what you think! :) Check out some more pictures here!

http://www.geocities.com/wdiaz03/miniRCstuff.html

Let's face it Those imports with TurBos and turBO mufflers are cool but nothing says Musle Car like a good old Supercharger and
Flowmaster dual exhaust...GRRRR!!!! Can't wait to try out a mustang body to see how it looks with the dual exhaust ;)


http://www.geocities.com/wdiaz03/PTSideRear.jpg



http://www.geocities.com/wdiaz03/PTFront.jpg

Oh my God. That page is a riot! Very well written! LOL! The heat is warping the muffler, I love it. And, the PT cruiser looks like it might actually be fast with all that motor... unlike the real 4 cylinder.

Next you need to put a hotRod paint job like my PT =x Ill probably put an exhaust on mine soon, doesnt have anything yet lol

Cool, I was thinking about the flames, "Nice paintjob BTW" But I have no experience with paint...and I was afraid of completely messing it up! It'll probably look more like I hit a mini Deer than fire... :D

Thanks john! Just trying to bring a little mini humor to the hobby!

Later on I was going to post some details on how I built the supercharger and the dual exhaust, in case anybody is interested. For now I'll let you guys guess on were the parts came from! :p

That was actually the first body i painted.... LOL I just painted it all black, let it dry, Then slowly went in with red pullin the flames back... was actually suprised how well it turned out. My 311 mustang didnt turn out nearly as well hehe

What did you use to make your muffler?

is this modification looks only or does it actually boost power?

Oh boy!! that's a good one, I took the exhaust tips from a Tee tube connector, This is an all metal connector used to connect small diameter tubing...We have tons of this stuff at work so since the diameter and look was just right I used that. The rest is just a paperclip to connect each tip, I bend the paperclip in the middle to prevent the tips from pivoting up and down, The actual moffler is two pieces of double sided tape that sandwich the paperclip. I cutted a groove in one of the tapes for the paperclip to sit on, if not the bulk in the middle of the two pieces of tape would've made it look wierd.... I had a silver marker laying around, so I painted the paperclip and the tape to give it the silver look!!!

Now this will probably answer your question but does not help you if you want to duplicate it. You'll have to keep yours eyes open for something similar, I was thinking of using a piece of antena. they happen to have nice chrome tubing...but cutting it and giving a good finish could be a challenge, I don't know if the telescoping antenas get that small....usually the last piece is solid! :( You'll have to keep your eyes open for something you can use! That's the beauty of homemade mods, no two are alike!!!

Good question, I get that all the Time :D
I know what some of you are thinking, "There is no such thing as dumb question in this forum but if there was this will certainly be it". But you are wrong, there's actually a valid point to this question so allow me to elaborate.

See if you are on a race, and someone whips out one of this bad boys...Wouldn't you go DAMN!!! And Once the race starts you'll be wondering when the Supercharger is gonna kick in and start turning and for flames to come out of the dual exhaust...you wont be able to concentrate, be bound to make more mistakes due to the intimidation factor, The person driving the Bad Boy will know that the others are intimidated....So YES I call it a Mental power boost! ;)

LOFL!

makes the cruiser so much cooler
 

Nice monologe on your page.
Where did the v-8 come from?
"Later on I was going to post some details on how I built the supercharger and the dual exhaust, in case anybody is interested. For now I'll let you guys guess on were the parts came from! "
Is it "later" yet?

Re: makes the cruiser so much cooler
 

Gee.... ;) I guess I can tell you but I don't have all pictures to back it up yet. A picture is worth a thousand words. I'll try to post something on the site by tomorrow and I'll let you know so you can check it out.

For the pulley I used a round nut, These are use on sheetmetal, and are pressed into the sheetmetal. The nozzels are nothing but pins from an IC (Integrated Circuit) socket. I used a piece of breadboard with 2x4 holes on it then soldered the pins on it. All goes together with "Crazy Glue" and a piece of double sided tape is used to put it on the hood!!!
For does that have no idea of what I'm talking about don't worry I'll have detailed instructions on the site soon!!!

Remember to keep your eyes open for the small things, with little modification they could be used in your mini ;) Wouldn't a small 8 legged IC make a nice Ram Intake after a nice silver paintjob?? you heard it here first! :D

Well it was just a matter of time john, The muffler couldn't handle the heat so I had to replace it.

http://www.geocities.com/wdiaz03/dualtipmofflers.jpg


you can check the site for more details and specs on this pair. I also added a link to my homemade lap timer.

Yes I did gained .0012 horsepower with this swap ;)

very cool, but...
 

....I'll take you on any day!!! PT head-to-head! I'm not afraid! Your jedi mind tricks will not work on me!

(your mufflers rock though...dual dualies...nice!

Re: very cool, but...
 

:D Urmm. Much huge Air scoop you have. Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? wars do not make one great!

Nice car! ;)