[MountainBlue]

Originally Posted by stagger_lee

Not sure if any boost is good for the H3. Boosting while rockcrawling isn't fun especially with a front axle like ours. SC are great for muscle cars for off the line kick boosting all the way through the power curve, and my Audi is turboed and boosts right around 2000-2200, which is typically the engine speed when Im exiting a turn in mountains and really whips that thing around and out of turn. Lots of fun. I rather have a 4 banger and dual transfer cases and huge gears when crawling. Sand is a good element for a having a supercharger. Snow, not so much.

The I5 for one thing just isn't made from high enough strength components to run more than 5-8psi on either a sc or turbo. Even if you could find enough room to run an innercooler you're getting to maybe 8-10psi. About 60 to 70 hp at the crank. Sooooooooooooooo not worth the maybe 15k you'll go before you rip the valve spring retainers off. If you want more power you're better off doing the small V8 swap. Much easier to modulate power and it will cost you the same amount in the long run. Not to mention the front diff that has already had its share of problems. And I've already ripped a front drive shaft. My summer car is a PT vert' turbo. It's modded to run 20psi and I would not want that kind of kick in the 3. That kind of power would throw it sideways on the trail to easily.