Due to the milage, the supercharger started to leak out of the nosecone input shaft seal. Rebuilt nosecones are about $300 with the core, and the whole supercharger rebuild is twice that. I found the seals online and repaired the leaks for $30. While I was at it I added some paint:


Supercharger bolted back on:



Alternator upgrade: Can-Am Motors built a custom alternator for me, 200 amps, two internal cooling fans, and was machined to fit the stock alternator brackets on the block. I had heat issues effecting the performance of the regulator so I removed the alternator and installed a adaptor in place of the stock regulator and mounted an external regulator on the firewall to help with the heat. I fabbed a stainless bracket for the regulator, which also has a potentiometer to adjust alternator voltage and even has diagnostic LED's. Also I had a smaller pulley installed on it, the original being for a GM vehicle drive belt system, so now it spins faster at idle to maintain 14.5 volts. Lastly I built a heat shield mounted between the back of the alternator and drivers side header. 1/0 wiring was used between the battery and alternator, and also between the battery and the stereo system in the back. You can also see the MAP sensor for my boost/vac gauge:




External power receptacle to play the stereo with the engine off. I used a type of towtruck connector mounted on a stainless bracket located below the front bumper on the drivers side:


To tune the motor for the supercharger, I needed a wideband AFR sensor. I installed a bung in the exhaust before the cat for the sensor. This is where a wideband sensor should be mounted as after the cat or at the exhaust tip like you see the guys at the dyno shop do will give false readings.


Autometer boost/vac gauge mounted to drivers a-pillar. This is an electronic gauge, the boost line is attached to the MAP sensor under the hood from the boost port on the supercharger instead of the boost line routed through the firewall and attached to the gauge itself. I know the gauge pod looks a little cheezy mounted like that, I may fix that with body filler and paint later: