Imagine a humble run-of-the-mill turbo-diesel ute with the power, torque and driveability of a sophisticated $100K+Euro SUV.

Jason and Guy of Auckland-based performance tuning operation ECU Chips did and came up with a Rotrex-supercharger-based twin-charge induction system which offers Kiwi vehicle owners the holy trinity of significantly more power, quantifiably more torque and driveability you - literally - have to experience to believe.

The idea of using a crankshaft-driven supercharger and aftermarket intercooler to compress and cool the charge being fed into a diesel-engine’s exhaust-driven turbo is not exactly new, but is still not particularly common, here or anywhere else for that matter.

Certainly, no one else is doing exactly what Jason and Guy are doing – offering a drive-in/drive-out fitting service for popular turbo-diesel utes and SUVs using kits based round the distinctive traction drive centrifugal superchargers designed, patented and made by Danish company Rotrex.

Jason says there are several key benefits when you plumb a supercharger into a turbo-diesel set-up.

“The key one is more efficient pumping. The pressure in the exhaust manifold can be half of what it is in the inlet manifold, for instance, whereas in every other turbo system in the world the pressure in the exhaust manifold will always be higher than the pressure in the intake manifold so we have far better exhausting and much lower exhaust heat.”

ECU Chips can supply a complete ‘twin-charge’ solution for most popular turbo-diesel utes and 4WDs. These include the Rotrex supercharger itself plus an ECU Chip and tune, hand-made intercooler, exhaust upgrade and all the fabrication work..

To find out more check out ECU Chips; facebook age at www.facebook.com/ecuchips.co.nz or the company’s website www.ecuchips.co.nz or tel/txt Jason Frost direct on 0-9-416 5444.

To read the full story in the February 2017 issue of NZ4WD go to Zinio.com (January 20) or purchase your own hard copy at the Adrenalin store.