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Recently i have bought my first house and i have still not 100% completed my Super Charger install into my car. It's all running sweet but i need an after market computer and Dyno time to get the full benefits.

Im starting to wonder if i should just remove it all and sell it and convert it back to standard ej22na. Im thinking i never really needed the extra power to begin with although it is nice.... and i now don't have the time and money to complete it for a car that im not expecting to last another 5 years.

Can someone talk me IN or OUT of this. Opinions please but no Hatchie bashing.

Dave

i reckon if you want it to be reliable and ecomomical i would stick with the ej22na
keep it simple as possible as you said the car doesnt really need the extra power anyway....

my 2c
bryan

If you can't afford the time or money to finish the charger then sell it and put the money towards making Hatchy last LONGER than 5 years
Pity bout the awesome Vidler custom bracket job tho.

what andrew said

Yeah i agree too

If you havent got the money to do it properly, you could be shortening the life of your motor which is gonna cost you more to fix if it blows up. Your better off selling it and keeping your NA EJ22 reliable.

Captain Obvious wrote:i reckon if you want it to be reliable and ecomomical i would stick with the ej22na
keep it simple as possible as you said the car doesnt really need the extra power anyway....

my 2c
bryan

Captain Obvious has stated the Obivious, and I agree 100% with him.

as a home owner, i'd say invest your time and money into your home and you'll still have a good car anyway!

esray71 wrote:as a home owner, i'd say invest your time and money into your home and you'll still have a good car anyway!

Esray has a fine point with the way the WA property market is going...

btw congrats on buying your first house. You'll have a love/hate relationship with your house. You'll have no disposable income for the next 30+ years, you'll be constantly fixing things, and you'll sometimes get the urge to grab all those people that told you 'rent money is dead money' and punch them in the head.

but all that aside, home-ownership is great, I wouldn't trade it for the world.

oh no i can feel the vultures circling. myself included haha.

As we've discussed it's going to take some serious time, money and effort to get Hatchie to a point where you're getting the actual usability out of the supercharger, ie: AWD box, ECU, injectors, tuning, and even then it's still questionable as to if that much power is really necessary in a sub 1000kg car, sure it's cool and impressive, so is a 1000hp blown big block, but if it's not practicle for day to day use and will inevitably shorten the life of your car, particularly something as rare as hatchie, then you need to weigh up the "cool" factor VS's the "reality" factor.

Financially money spent on property is (almost) always a beneficial investment, but put into a car is basically a garunteed loss, again reality factor comes in to spoil all the fun.

If you're over stuffing around with the charger and can't justify spending any more time and money on it due to higher priorities, I say cut your losses and sell it, with all the kit you've got together for it you should easily be able to break even, it's a great setup and should make someone very happy.

I'll pack up my soap box now.

Jordan.

PS: In case I've forgotten to say it already congrats on the house, shed and leaky pool

theres a few ej22's popping up now you should keep it for the originality. hatchie has been liked so much for that quality already it would seem a waste to give it up now.

Maybe WackyBug needs a charger....

AndrewT wrote:If you can't afford the time or money to finish the charger then sell it and put the money towards making Hatchy last LONGER than 5 years
Pity bout the awesome Vidler custom bracket job tho.

Hmmm... I'm in two minds.

First thought - get the charger working to its full potential for the fun and originality factor.

Second and probabily most important thought - save your money and fix up any (if any) of hatchies body problems to help prolong Hatchie's road life. One piece of advice I can give without experiencing it is: Never sell hatchie - you will regret it... I'm sure you know the rest (ask Vidler about his brumby - no offence Vidler). Going back to the supercharger thing - Hatchie is original enough without a charger. If you keep the charger and put money in the charger that results in rust killing Hatchie in the next 5 years I don't see the point. Ask your Fiance how long she would like to see Hatchie around for. I think you need to draw a line where the mods stop and the general longivity maintenance begins and continues into the future.

Sorry if I've rambled a bit - I guess after all that my suggestion would be ditch the charger in favour of keeping lil Hatchie alive

Here's to Hatchie!

Bennie

Differing angle - hang in there.

Is only money, and over a lifetime of work what's a few $1,000s spent on something you enjoy?

You have an unusual example, modded nicely, keep going.

If we were 110% serious about financial responsabilities, we would all be driving Neons with a 'fully sic' aftermarket dash mat. Modifying cars is expensive, fun, hard work, painful, frustrating and rewarding.

I'm not advocating cars B4 food on the table, but everyone needs a hobby. No of us mod cars thinking it is a long term investment...

hang in there, do it bit by bit and enjoy

My 2.2 cents (incl GST)

sven

In my eyes your future is more important than a car. Perhaps sell the charger and put the money towards keeping hatchie reliable. She is a great truck and always will be. EJ22 has enough power as is i reckon. Especially in a car thats designed to have 50odd kw.

I know where you're coming from though Dave, im actually looking very seriously into buying my first home soon. To do this id have to sell one of my babys, wanky would have to go unfortunately

Bloody hard choices hey.

Thats my $1.59 worth

Alex

If YOU think it is OK to sell a gift and the giver doesn't mind....

Blowers are a - novel idea with issues IMO sell it .

A (?) sub 1000 kg car may go well enough without it especially if all the factory EFI technology is available to you .

My personal opinion is that cheap 2nd hand factory turbo bits are a more economic prospect than developing one off systems if NA power is not enough . Factory engineering is often hard to beat - on price .

A .

Definitely to me sounds like a better choice in selling it, prolonging the life of ur engine and your car and spending the money right now on the rest of your Life.

i reckon you could sell it easily, theres a lot of EJ22 guys out there who would snatch it up. (no i would not be interested in it).

i would also like to dispute the fact people are saying Hatchie is Sub 1000KG.

Thanks for the responses... gives me something to think about.

Although there has been overwelming support for selling it i sorta feel the people saying i should keep it have related to my situation better. Im not sure if that makes sence to anyone but me though.

I might stick with it a little longer and see what happens. I think i need my Vidler back so he can guide me.

Mattack... this thread is not about Hatchies weight.

Dave