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Installation Instructions
SUPERCHARGER
with PowerCard
‘90-’93 Mazda Miata
Part# 999-156, 999-157, 999-158, 999-159
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Supercharger Installation Instructions 1.0 DISASSEMBLY 1.4 Remove the chrome crankcase vent pipe that is attached to the front of the cam cover and the 1.1 With the engine running, raise the hood and rubber hose that leads into the cam cover locate the main under hood fuse box by the fend- (Figure 1.4). These can be stored away. er well near the firewall on the passenger side of However, find the small restrictor inside the rub- the engine compartment. Lift the main fuse box ber hose that ran fr
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Supercharger Installation Instructions Keep the hose ends above the radiator cap 2.4 Install the Dummy Throttle Body and ICS level to prevent leakage. Release the throttle valve back onto the intake manifold in the same cable from the throttle shaft spool. Release the position as the standard throttle body on the Throttle Position Switch harness by lifting the intake manifold. Use the 1104 sealant provided small wire clip that runs around the rectangular if the original gasket was not salvaged.
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Supercharger Installation Instructions moving the pillow block and bolt “D” to behind the power steering stamped steel bracket. This makes room for the flat idler pulley bracket. The upper support for the repositioned long bolt “D” comes from a relocated Mazda slot bracket. It becomes an extension bracket for bolt “D”. The slot bracket is attached to the stamped steel power steering bracket using a new bolt/washer/nut assembly supplied in your kit. Make sure to point this bolt with its head near
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Supercharger Installation Instructions 3.5 Pick the flat steel supercharger bracket from the kit and slip the long power steering pump mounting bolt through the non-slotted end. Reinstall the power steering pump bolt and nut with the flat bracket pinched between the bolt head and the cast power steering pump bracket that is on the engine. When finished, rotate the power steering pump as far down as possible (the pulley will touch the AC compressor pulley if so equipped). This will allow room for
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Supercharger Installation Instructions 3.6 NON POWER STEERING CARS: Locate your lower bracket assembly from the kit. The end with the small 90-degree bracket mounts to the idler bracket (standard on AC equipped cars) or to new idler bracket (supplied with kit for non- AC, non-PS cars). Use the new, longer 10mm bolt provided to attach this bracket to the engine (Review figure 3.4 for bolt location). 4.0 POWERCARD 4.1 The Powercard will be installed in the pas- Illustration 4.1 con’t senger (right
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Supercharger Installation Instructions Illustration 4.1 Wrap the wire around the tubing and secure 4.2 Locate the fuel injector wires. They are a with electrical tape. Pull the tubing into the car large Yellow and a large Yellow/Black wire locat- using the wire. Once inside the car, find a good ed in the connector nearest the drivers side of way to route the tubing across the car to the the car. Use the included T-taps and multi-pur- Powercard location. Cut it to length if necessary pose pliers
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Supercharger Installation Instructions 4.4 The Powercard will mount to the underside of the large metal plate. Find a location where the Powercard can be without hitting the ECU. Make sure both the metal plate and the back of the Powercard are clean. Peal one half of the includ- ed Velcro and attach it to the Powercard. Peal the other half and attach it to the location picked. 4.5 Reinstall the plate, the carpet, the kick panel trim and the two screws from door sill trim. bolts. Unclip the th
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Supercharger Installation Instructions step #6.1. Make sure that the bolts move up their respective vertical slots and seat against the upper edge of the horizontal slots in the bracket. Slide the supercharger towards the firewall as far as it will go. Tighten down the two pinch bolts using an open-end wrench. If you find that the bracket/supercharger assembly collides with your cam cover vent tube during initial installation, it means you did not leave enough threads exposed on the two main mou
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Supercharger Installation Instructions 7.0 AIRFLOW METER WORK 7.2 Locate the driver’s side shock tower support and 7.1 Locate the new air filter base from your kit and notice the Mazda air filter box mounting bracket install it to the air flow meter intake port, reusing the (painted body color) on the forward edge. This verti- Mazda cork gasket and four nuts. The air flow meter cal bracket is held in place by a horizontal bolt (also is offset toward the top of the air filter base. The painted bo
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Supercharger Installation Instructions 7.3 Bring the air flow meter with the air filter base installed over to the engine bay. Tilting the assem- bly at an angle, feed the air flow meter outlet into the rubber reducer sleeve already in place on the plastic elbow (install loose hose clamp first). The air flow meter assembly fits into the space just inside the shock tower, between the two “flying but- tresses” of the shock tower. The extra hole and boss in the air filter base will line up with the
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Supercharger Installation Instructions 8.0 FINAL ASSEMBLY 8.1 Install the new 4-rib drive belt. This new belt will run counter-clockwise from the crankshaft, around the air conditioning compressor, up to the power steering pump, over to the right nylon idler pulley, 7.7 Take the throttle body wiring harness extension up and over the supercharger pulley, just under the as left in step #2.6 and route the body of the har- left nylon idler pulley, and back down to the crank- ness along the firewall
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Supercharger Installation Instructions after the first 500 miles - it will loosen slightly as the belt wears in. 8.6 Reinstall the “FUEL INJ” relay. Complete step 8.7 before starting your engine. NEVER ATTEMPT TO ADJUST THE BELT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING! Retighten all bolts and double-check your work. 8.2 Locate the rubber sleeves and the front cross 8.7 CLEARANCES over tube. Check the inside of the cross over tube for debris - clean if necessary. Running a rag IMPORTANT! MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE
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Supercharger Installation Instructions Activation” LED. Once the engine is warmed up, slots in the Supercharger mounting bracket will push the throttle hard so that the engine gains RPM allow you to find the perfect alignment for the belt quickly (creates boost) and then let it come back to run. NOTE: Do not attempt to move the super- an idle. During this process, this LED should charger with your hands with the engine run- become illuminated temporarily. It only comes on ning. Use an appropriat
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Supercharger Installation Instructions Figure 9.4 The dashpot tip should just be touching the throt- If you should find yourself in a situation where you tle arm. Adjust the dashpot so that this contact cannot find high-octane fuel, you can bypass the supercharger temporarily. Note the position the point is at 3000 rpm or more to help with the bypass actuator arm is in during idle. This is the drooping idle. Your Miata will drive best with the position that bypasses the boost air back into the l
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Supercharger Installation Instructions ing from the supercharger at idle. This is normal. TROUBLESHOOTING 9.9 Performance: You will notice that your engine runs stronger on cold days than on very hot ones. SYMPTOM: Engine cranks but will not start This is due to the nature of the internal combustion PROBABLE CAUSES: Airflow meter disconnect- engine. When the air is cold, the engine receives a ed; Idle air line open; Low battery voltage denser charge of air, thus more power can be pro- CURE: Doub
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Supercharger Installation Instructions and A/F ratio gauge to your supercharged Miata. These are good for keeping an eye on things. A performance exhaust will make your super- charged Miata that much faster. Since you are now flowing 300 cubic feet per minute through a muffler designed for 177cfm, an improvement can be made. Jackson Racing offers a Stainless Steel Cat-back exhaust system designed around the Supercharger. WARRANTY: The supercharger system carries a two-year or 100,000 mile warra
