Supercharger Warning
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Not sure if this is the right place for this. Move if necessary. I recently purchased a supercharger from CT Engineering (formally Comptech). Upon installing the product they sent my mechanic noticed that parts weren't fitting. After speaking to the manufacturer about the problem they came to the realization that sometime in 2007-2008 the TL's transmission changed and made it impossible to install the blower unit in this model. Their website states that it will work in an 04-08 TL. This is not the case. So I'm putting this on here so buyers beware. I did my research and after multiple phone calls with the seller Pro Import Tuners I was assured that it would fit in my 08 TL. They did offer me a full refund on the product with paid shipping so big ups to them on that. They also told me this is the first time they have ever run into this problem. I'm still waiting to see if they will compensate me for the 8+ hours my mechanic has invested in time on this project. I will update when I know more. So be careful out there and happy modding.
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Can you elaborate on what the change was, and what makes the blower impossible to install? There is another thread where the battery tray isn't fitting. If that's the only limitation, I'd suggest simply relocating it to the trunk. I understand this was supposed to be a 'bolt-on' affair, but it's a power adder. Once you go to add-ons rather than simple part replacement, things get more complicated.
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Can you elaborate on what the change was, and what makes the blower impossible to install? There is another thread where the battery tray isn't fitting. If that's the only limitation, I'd suggest simply relocating it to the trunk. I understand this was supposed to be a 'bolt-on' affair, but it's a power adder. Once you go to add-ons rather than simple part replacement, things get more complicated.
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Can you elaborate on what the change was, and what makes the blower impossible to install? There is another thread where the battery tray isn't fitting. If that's the only limitation, I'd suggest simply relocating it to the trunk. I understand this was supposed to be a 'bolt-on' affair, but it's a power adder. Once you go to add-ons rather than simple part replacement, things get more complicated.
Hi Christopher,
I'm very sorry for the issues you've been having with this CT Supercharger. As it turns out, you have a transmission configuration that will not work with this supercharger. It is fairly uncommon and only appears it seems on the 2007 and 2008 models. CT Engineering and we were both unaware of this issue until this point. Your mechanic spoke with Nate @ CT and should now be aware of all this information. We'll be sending you a pre-paid label to get this kit back for a FULL refund (you can keep the spark plugs at no charge). Again, I'm very sorry about this! We've never had an issue like this with a CT Supercharger before!
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A member on here installed it on his auto TL Type S. To make it work he had to grind down whatever part of the starter was contacting the blower. I just installed this on a 6spd TL-S and fortunately did not run into this issue with the starter.
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I think its absolutely retarted that you spend the amount of money on the supercharger which is suppose to be a bolt on part for all 3g TL's 04-08 only to have to relocate the battery to the trunk and or grind starters and other components down for it to fit. FUCKED
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