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More bad luck

Car is driving again, next problem occurs...

Since the supercharger came from a miata with front damage, this was bound to happen some day. The bearings are broken, and the rotors touched... Result, supercharger is broken and needs a rebuild!!!

It was shipped this week from the netherland to the US, so Jon Bond from Jon Bond performance can rebuild my autorotor / kenne bell supercharger / compressor.

Luckely it is a supercharger setup, and not a turbo setup. so with a few minor changes, the car is running again, without a supercharger (last picture), and damn do i miss the power! hahaha

Well here is the result

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