EK61's Supercharged V6

[ratrod fj]

hi there
a man who has not made a mistake has made nothing
the more you think about that its true

i had plenty of problems with the norman but i was lucky with the bonnet ( fj)

i have a problem waiting for the norman neck extention to get made (8 weeks and still waiting )

i wish that i was good on the lathe and had one

cheer up the car looks great

grantley
ratrod fj

[Stygian]

Don't worry about it Dave... I'm sure you'll get the Norman sorted...

[ek61]

spent the day down the shed making a few new plates 4 the norman
it sits a lot higher than b4 and looks like the air cleaners will be out of the bonnet a bit
will finish them off tomorra and take some better pics

[NoMAD]

Very Very Cool... eagely awaiting tomorrows pics!

Cheers
Nathan

[mrs ratbox]

why is this one on the right side of the engine and all the others (not alot dozen or so) i've seen are on the left

[Trev]

Lookng sweet Dave.
This may be a silly question but, can you have your carbs on the manifold and have the blower pushing the air through them instead, this would give you clearance, wouldn't it? Trev .

[southcoastkustom]

Lookng sweet Dave.
This may be a silly question but, can you have your carbs on the manifold and have the blower pushing the air through them instead, this would give you clearance, wouldn't it? Trev .

How would you get the air/fuel to the supercharger then?

[mrs ratbox]

think trev's talking a blow through system where the compressed air come from blower and goes through the top of the carbs, don't thing the strommies would be very happy with this setup

[southcoastkustom]

considdering changing username to starshine fairysprinkle

LMAO Ratbox

[Thommo]

Gday Dave
As an alternative, you could always find yourself an old injection hat,
and have it rigged up internaly with modern electronic injection



Talking to Don Mamone about this, he says its easier than you would imagine,
and very tunable to boot.

Just throwing it out there

[southcoastkustom]

I like it Thommo

[gazrat]

thats y i went that way on the chevy ute that we r building here is a pic with the injection set up when we had the carbs on it sat to high

[Trev]

Lookng sweet Dave.
This may be a silly question but, can you have your carbs on the manifold and have the blower pushing the air through them instead, this would give you clearance, wouldn't it? Trev .

How would you get the air/fuel to the supercharger then?

think trev's talking a blow through system where the compressed air come from blower and goes through the top of the carbs, don't thing the strommies would be very happy with this setup

Thats what I was thinking.
Does the supercharger need air/fuel mix for it to work? I thought it ran off a belt? I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH THESES THINGS can you tell .

[southcoastkustom]

Found this explanation on the net Trev...

A supercharger is a belt driven device that forces air into an internal combustion engine. It consists of a drive belt, drive, the driven gears inside, and a centrifugal compressor wheel. The belt drives the gear and compressor wheel. The compressor wheel pumps air into the engine. In the picture above, the intake air comes in from the back, and goes out of the bottom, the belt drives the wheel in the front.

Supercharger are installed on top of the intake manifold on V-type engines and on the side of inline engines. Since they’re belt driven, supercharger speed is dependent on engine speed and is most efficient at higher engine speeds.

[Cal]

You can also get superchargers that don't sit in the "V" of the engine. They basically do the same job as a turbocharger, though they work off a drive belt rather than the exhaust.