What do i need to install a supercharger?

Question

What do i need to install a supercharger on a 1.5L engine, it might sound a little silly but my friend got a toyota corolla or at least had one that was supercharged. I asked him if he knew but he bought it that way and he knows nothing about cars and which is why his car is gone. Anyways what do i need? if its even possible to install a supercharger, i would install a turbo but supercharagers are easyer to install and i have a perfect spot for it. Do i need intercooler, wastegate, and all those diffrent things, or can i just slap it on there connect a belt and reprogram my ECU and iam good to go. Or will i need all those things? To tell you the truth my car is not even a sports car or nothin, its actually an 02 ECHO, but i know its possible to put a turbo on it ive seen a few before, but a supercharger i dont know, thats why iam here to ask the pros, waht will i need, where to get it, and what size supercharger should i run.

Answer 1

Your friend knew nothing about cars "which is why his cars gone".
You don't know enough to mess with superchargers.
(You need to know a lot.)
If it works , DON'T FIX IT.

Answer 2

not worth it superchargers are a parasitic draw which would drain alot of horsepower before the supercharger can make horsepower in the mid to high rpm range basically you lose most low end horsepower to gain a little mid high end

Answer 3

Cheaper to buy another car that actually has some potential.

Any kind of mods to that cars anemic engine will likely destroy it.

Answer 4

You need a mechanic that knows what he is doin and lots of money

Answer 5

youll need a instruction manual and installation kit

Answer 6

this is the saddest thing i have ever heard.... are you serious?! My suggestion to you would be to just chunk the whole idea, and go buy a real damn car!