Thread: Supercharger/ Blower: Where to start?

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well there alot of guys that can build you a build up and maybe for less money in the bottom end with better parts one guy comes to mind is Jerry Clayton and the other is P.Mc or some thing like that a blower now that,s that big alum thing that sits on the intake like this ? i not going to say any names but you not getting much for your money cast crank ? rebuilt blower with new end plates ? HYD cam flat lifter cam not a hyd roller ?all for $7697 stock iron heads ? a deal ?

Originally Posted by btsave

I am considering beefing up my 350 sbc ('78) in my '34 Ford Tudor and not really certain where to start. I have a mild cam and an currently running a 4BBL Edelbrock. Any suggestions from more experienced builders as what to start looking at? Where to go for specifics? Which inline blower to use for a street driven rod and which carb to best mate it to. Not looking to run 12 sec quarters, but would like to leave the corvette next to me behind (or at least the Saab).....

To do this right, you need to change to a supercharger cam so you do not bleed off boost from overlap. You want a tight lobe center of around 114 degrees. However, the more important question is your present compression ratio. Ideally, a compression around 8.0 or 8.5:1 if you want to use a Roots-style blower. The small 144 blower now available from Holley worked quite nicely on my 350 some years ago. You don't necessarily have to have forged pistons and forged crank with it although these parts would be preferable. I used a 750 Holley with a 50cc accelerator pump which I ran a little on the rich side just to be safe. A lean condition can spell death to a supercharged engine. The only thing I did not like about this combination was due to the 350 TH tranny. I really needed an overdrive tranny for cruising on the interstate. PM me if you have any further questions. I would have used that combination again on my present ride, but when Holley bought out B&M's blower line, they doubled the price. I built a 383 instead.

well there is more then one way to skin a cat . if any one need a good price on a blower P.M me i am dealer for a blower company . i built some blower engines and tuned them in just roots for street and marine use ... machine and built many engine s for blowers and turbos and alot of Nos to ....MY stuff holds up. can give you a very long list of guys i have work with ...if you need a blower engine and blower and dyno time all set up to Rock and Roll that can be done as well i built many at 9.5 and 10.1 with 110/112 lsa that will rip you F%ucking head off