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Mercedes use superchargers (the Kompressor cars) and I believe the Mini Cooper S uses one. Is using forced induction necessary? No, I can make pretty good progress in my tuned NA car. Is it an emotional desire for more power? You bet, and it would be silly to claim otherwise.

I would be in the supercharger camp if it came to it. The H4 layout and the fact you are retrofitting a FI system makes superchargers a nice neat package plonked on top of the engine. The power delivery keeps with how the car was intended too. I've only really felt the need of a charger when on the motorway, which to be fair this car wasn't designed for and is boring anyway.

Another session from Bedford featuring the annoying Jag! And a few pictures from the day

I think the plastic piece goes on the underside of the bonnet above the alarm switch.

I knew that as soon as I bought them summer would return and how right I was. The winters will sit on the pallet in the warehouse for a few weeks yet, I suspect. I do 90% of my driving in the morning before 10am and in the evening after 7pm - when the temp drops to 8C or so at these times of day is when I'll swap. Expecting to have to do that early to mid November.

The latest from Engineering explained on why not a Turbo...Just having a bit of fun as this was posted yesterday.

I had a similar experience on a forum regarding "should have gone turbo" as if I didn't know what I was doing. Having explained that I had experience of TD04, VF34, Garrett etc through 13 years with turbo'ed Subarus, and just wanted something different, and that I liked the word "supercharged", and had never had one, and wanted a different sort of power delivery for a change; they still thought generally I was off my head. That will teach me for not running with the herd. The term "each to his own" was not understood either.

Yes, I did consider that. It's all the exhaust and intake re-routing that makes the pipework complicated, too. Superchargers are generally an easier install (I installed my Sprintex on the CR-Z and it was a day's work but not too tricky).