Julian B
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| posted on 17/3/04 at 06:26 PM |
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Supercharging
Hi
I was reading the 427 forum and there are some people talking about supercharging .
Can it be done on a tight budget?
Has any one any experience of doing this with the rover V8 lump?
There is a Jaguar Supercharger up for grabs on Ebay but could it be modified to work with a webber 500?
Cheers
[Edited on 17/3/04 by Julian B]
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sgraber
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 04:09 AM |
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Julian,
I think it would depend on what your definition of 'tight budget'. You will need of course, a supercharger, the pulleys and brackets to
install, the manifold. Then you will need engine management, possibly new injectors and of course this all depends on whether your existing
engine/driveline is in good enough shape to take the extra power it will be making without grenading...
So... a qualified yes... As long as you shop smart and do most of the work yourself.  But you're probably looking at spending at least 400 big
ones...
Graber
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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Fatboy Dave
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 07:51 PM |
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Ahh Julian, you need to go through the archives on the Dax list. There's been a few discussions here and there about this subject.
Basically, you can, but it's not as easy as you may think...
The Rootes type blowers (i.e. the twin screw jobs, most commonly made by Eaton, and founf on Jags and new 'Mini's are the usual fares for
this kind of work.
Depending which case style you get, you may strike lucky and find the 'vertical' style (i.e. traditional,
carb->blower->manifold->engine in a top to bottom format). Very very rare on an Mxx series Eaton, as the GMC x-71s usually took care of this
market.
If you go for EFI, may as well go for MegaSquirt, get a Edelbrock Performer manifold, make an adapter plate from 1/2" thick ali between the
blower and manifold, then use more 1/2" thick ali for a belt tensioner support, and drive the whole thing from a late V8 serpentine front end.
Snout lengths and pulley combos are pretty much limitless, allowing you to tailor the setup, and the blower easilly lines up with the standard GM V6
3.8 snout on it.
Then, there's the 'centrifugal' type of blowers (look like alternators). Sooooo easy to chuck on the front of a V8 and plumb in. I
know of one that made 327bhp on the rollers, on an otherwise standard 4.2 RV8. Impressive 
Mind, you're looking at about a grand for one of them, plus a couple of hundred quid for plumbing etc (again, driven by the serpentine). The
Rootes way is cheaper, but more hassle. That's why I went twin turbo on the last two engines (the nest to go in the next Rush).
Dave
Stop the planet, I want to get off
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