Thread: edelbrock blowers any good?

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Speaking of blowers, I have long been of the opinion that I should own one of the Latham axial-flow superchargers.

I have to admit that I have never seen one, but I've always been fascinated by the concept. To me they just seemed to be more civilized than the big Rootes-type huffers.

Also, they looked to me like a machinist's nightmare.

I'm not looking to buy one, but does anybody know whether any of them are still around?

I think I'll go upstairs and dig through the big pile of crap I call "my Files". Maybe I can find a picture of one.


Jim

Originally Posted by Big Tracks

Speaking of blowers, I have long been of the opinion that I should own one of the Latham axial-flow superchargers.

I have to admit that I have never seen one, but I've always been fascinated by the concept. To me they just seemed to be more civilized than the big Rootes-type huffers.

Also, they looked to me like a machinist's nightmare.

I'm not looking to buy one, but does anybody know whether any of them are still around?

I think I'll go upstairs and dig through the big pile of crap I call "my Files". Maybe I can find a picture of one.


Jim

They're getting pretty rare, but I saw one at the LA Roadster Show swap meet in June. I wasn't really interested, so I didn't inquire about the price.

Given Vic Edelbrock's penchant for offering quality products, I would seriously consider an Edelbrock supercharger if I was going to build another blower motor.

It seems like I read someplace that the Edelbrock blower uses the tried and true Eaton rotors. I think that is common to most of the small superchargers like the Magnacharger and the OEM blowers like GM uses.

Tom