Re: New slant six blower
[Re: fourgearsavoy]
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02/20/19 05:30 PM
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Those have been out for awhile. Kit is reasonably cheap, and a few are out there. I've been thinking about one for my junk. Buddy of mine has one he's putting in a '64 Dart. I'm watching closely.
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Re: New slant six blower
[Re: fourgearsavoy]
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02/20/19 05:31 PM
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Luke Duke was running a boosted Slant Six in the 80s, before boosted became a thing. Turbo and roots I believe.
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Re: New slant six blower
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02/21/19 09:09 AM
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Luke Duke was running a boosted Slant Six in the 80s, before boosted became a thing. Turbo and roots I believe. Yeah I remember him he had roots type blower driven by v belt and from what I can recall the damn thing ran pretty good. He was certainly a character even broke down his wheels and tires to run slicks for the day...
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Re: New slant six blower
[Re: fourgearsavoy]
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02/21/19 01:08 PM
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A centrifugal makes a better package than roots. 1. can be intercooled (as a blow-through) 2. no visible mods (like that giant cop-magnet hole in the hood) 3. weighs less 4. requires less parasitic drag per pound of boost 5. lower charge temperature Disadvantage: not much torque increases until it's spun up, so it needs a looser convert to launch. Advantage over NA: equal and tuned header length is relatively unimportant, but should use primary OD based on power delivered, not engine size.
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Re: New slant six blower
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02/21/19 02:02 PM
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I have 2 of those in my shop now. I will be building a mounting plate and carb mount for a draw through setup. Not the most efficient power wise, but it will look cool at the cruise nights he goes to.
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Re: New slant six blower
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02/21/19 04:54 PM
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A centrifugal makes a better package than roots. 1. can be intercooled (as a blow-through) 2. no visible mods (like that giant cop-magnet hole in the hood) 3. weighs less 4. requires less parasitic drag per pound of boost 5. lower charge temperature Disadvantage: not much torque increases until it's spun up, so it needs a looser convert to launch. Advantage over NA: equal and tuned header length is relatively unimportant, but should use primary OD based on power delivered, not engine size. Not many seem to understand the hows and whys of #5
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Re: New slant six blower
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02/21/19 07:56 PM
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Luke Duke was running a boosted Slant Six in the 80s, before boosted became a thing. Turbo and roots I believe. Yeah I remember him he had roots type blower driven by v belt and from what I can recall the damn thing ran pretty good. He was certainly a character even broke down his wheels and tires to run slicks for the day... He's world famous with old 75&80 guys. I'm not even gonna say what he's up to these days.
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Re: New slant six blower
[Re: fourgearsavoy]
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02/22/19 12:14 PM
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An Eaton works very well (lighter, smaller, cheaper, and more efficient than GMC 4-71 etc.) but the plumbing has to be doped out. Easiest is blow-through with just a filter to replace the TB, but you need to make a box to cover the entire discharge side and adapt to your intake. I've seen pictures (no details) of a 90° turn at the TB for a 4 bbl. adapter. The Eaton case can be rotated 90° or 180° to make plumbing easier. Needs no external lubrication or drain. Probably works with aftermarket 6 rib belt kits. There are several nose drive lengths available so that the discharge window can be put (more or less) where you want it. The Eaton M numbers are the charge volume of 1 rotation: M90 is 90" (about right for moderate boost on a slant), etc. and typically turn 2 to 3 × engine speed. More of my comments on my site: http://victorylibrary.com/mopar/blower/blower.htm
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