Whats the difference between the 2nd and 3rd fen Acura comptech superchargers?

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Old May 28, 2021 | 06:40 AM
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Whats the difference between the 2nd and 3rd fen Acura comptech superchargers?

I bought a comptech supercharger for my 08 acura tl s auto. How do I know if this is for the 3rd gen? Some people online are saying it's for the 2nd gen. There's no website I can search the serial number since they went out of business or can I? Any help would be appreciated it !!!

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Old May 28, 2021 | 07:47 AM
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From the first picture, it appears you have a 3G kit. I only say that based on the wider look of the S/C'er drive pulley.
Measure the drive shaft of the S/C'er unit to make sure, hopefully it is 19.75" as indicated below.


Originally Posted by Acura TL Builder
Great idea; I measured them...(shaft)...this morning. The 3G S/C is 19.75" from the hex holes to the end of the shaft past the pulley. While the 2G S/C is at 21.25".
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The 2G unit input shaft length is longer.
There also appears to be what looks like a DBW throttle body connected to the input side of the S/C'er manifold, so that can be a good indication, if correct?
The CT-E acm looks to be for a 3G as well.

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Old May 28, 2021 | 08:24 AM
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Here is a picture, for reference, of what the 2G shaft pulley looks like (4-rib).


The picture below is the electronic signal modifier (ESM) that came with the 2G kit.

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Old May 28, 2021 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by zeta

Here is a picture, for reference, of what the 2G shaft pulley looks like (4-rib).


The picture below is the electronic signal modifier (ESM) that came with the 2G kit.

Is that correct ?! If im not mistaken
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Old May 29, 2021 | 12:53 AM
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What’s the diameter of the pulley? Pulleys are measured tooth to tooth. Looks to
me like a high boost pulley. I’ll take a pic of mine this weekend
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Old May 29, 2021 | 10:04 PM
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Dont know if im measuring this right but thats the pic i took 🤷‍♂️
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Old May 29, 2021 | 11:06 PM
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Nice I’ll compare that to mine when I get back into town. I have a post of me measuring it in my thread, I’m not good with search.
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Old May 30, 2021 | 07:02 AM
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I saw your one of your thread with zeta !!! Awesome build and progress!!! I just started to get into my build its actually my first real project. Im 26 My girl passed away 2years ago and recently I started to get into cars. This is going to be my actual first build and the amounts of knowledge thats here I'm confident I can get it done with yalls help 😬😁. Nowhere close tho to put this on, still trying to get my car to par
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Old May 30, 2021 | 07:04 AM
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Yeah if you could measure yours and see what you have that would be awesome !!!
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I’m sorry to hear about your loss. We’ll make sure you get your Comptech installed.
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