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tstclr
Golden Hawk Member
Canada
907 Posts |
 Posted - 08/03/2009 : 8:16:59 PM
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A supercharged Stude flat 6!
I saw this today in a rod at a car show in Stratford Ontario
That
looks like an Eaton supercharger used on GM cars. Unfortunately the
owner wasn't around to talk to and find out how well this setup ran.
Todd
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ClaymoreWW
Golden Hawk Member
USA
557 Posts |
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Chris Pile
Commander Member
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52-fan
Commander Member
USA
1434 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 9:51:56 PM
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I'm glad you got a picture of the driver's side of the engine. When
this car was posted before there was no picture of that side and I
wondered how it looked. Unfortunately, I still can't see how the
supercharger is mounted.
1952 Champion Starlight, 1962 Daytona, both w/overdrive.Searcy,Arkansas
"I may be lazy, but I'm not shiftless." |
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DEEPNHOCK
Commander Member
USA
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whacker
Golden Hawk Member
648 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 9:59:12 PM
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bams50
Commander Member
9006 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 9:59:48 PM
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That thing ROCKS. I bet with that blower it puts out over FIFTY horses 
I love the 6s. I still hope to collaborate with Bill Cathcart on a hopped-up flattie.
In the meantime I'd have been begging the owner of this car for a ride!
Robert (Bob) Andrews- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys)
Parish, central NY 13131
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jclary
Golden Hawk Member
USA
867 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 11:02:51 PM
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Do you have any wide shots of the car? I love the look! I have some
questions for you guys that have the engineering expertise. I have a
degree, but it is not in mechanical engineering. Looks like this blower
and the whole "shebang" is driven with one belt. He is using the
original style fuel pump, and with that little pancake air filter...it
would seem to me that the blower has much more capacity than the
surface area of the air intake could supply. I have had some rods but
all were normally aspirated with no blower. How much additional stress
(if any) does a blower place on an engine when it is being street
driven under normal conditions? Is there a downside to running one of
these in normal street traffic?
John Clary
Greer, SC
Life... is what happens as you are making plans.
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Skinnys Garage
Starlight Member
USA
75 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 11:31:57 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by jclary
How
much additional stress (if any) does a blower place on an engine when
it is being street driven under normal conditions? Is there a downside
to running one of these in normal street traffic?
John Clary
Greer, SC
Life... is what happens as you are making plans.
SDC member since 1975
I
don't have any Stude R series experience, but a friend of mine put a
small B&M 144 on his mostly stock brand X and it actually helped it
run nicer around town and on the highway. It felt crisp and produced
vacuum just like a stocker while cruising. It also bumped up fuel
mileage in both city and highway. The only real down side was
additional heat under the hood (put your hand by an air compressor
while it's running and you get the idea). The best part was when you
press the go pedal and it starts making boost with that great whine!
It
was very reliable in normal driving, but with the stock bottom end, the
pistons didn't like the fun stuff too long. With poor traction and a
bit of over revving trying to keep up with my four lettered brand X he
melted 2 pistons. After that, a more reliable bottom end was built for
the task and it was good from then on.
Skinny
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hotwheels63r2
Commander Member
1868 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 11:54:52 PM
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rusty nut garage
Regal Member
USA
340 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2009 : 11:43:14 AM
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Don't worry that little engine won't breath enough to stress the engine
even with that huffer on top. I gotta agree with the cool factor though
WAY COOL!!
quote:
Originally posted by jclary
Do
you have any wide shots of the car? I love the look! I have some
questions for you guys that have the engineering expertise. I have a
degree, but it is not in mechanical engineering. Looks like this blower
and the whole "shebang" is driven with one belt. He is using the
original style fuel pump, and with that little pancake air filter...it
would seem to me that the blower has much more capacity than the
surface area of the air intake could supply. I have had some rods but
all were normally aspirated with no blower. How much additional stress
(if any) does a blower place on an engine when it is being street
driven under normal conditions? Is there a downside to running one of
these in normal street traffic?
John Clary
Greer, SC
Life... is what happens as you are making plans.
SDC member since 1975
Russ Shop Foreman "Rusty Nut Garage"
53 2R6 289 5SpdOD (driver)
57 SH (project)
60 Lark VIII 2dr sd (driver) |
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