I read in Moss's infomercial magazine, British Motoring, that the TR6
supercharger kit has been release for sale. While I don't have any immediate
plans for such a modification to my car, it IS interesting and kinda nice that
someone finally developed something like this for Triumphs for a change. I also
give them credit for developing versions for both early and later cylinder
heads. The only part that seems out of place is the downdraft Holley two barrel
carb. It's probably cheaper and brings down the price of the kit, but somehow
it just doesn't look right. I keep thinking, "There should be a big SU bolted
on the end of the blower!"
At first I gulped at the $3500 price tag, but after considering what it would
cost to increase performance by more traditional means (head grind and porting,
new valves, cam, new valve springs, lifters, more carbs, exhaust system, etc.)
the price almost seems reasonable. For people like me who don't have All The
Tools In The World, this could be halfway doable.
The first question that came to my mind was what kind of burden would this
put on the cooling system? In an article in the magazine by Robert Goldman, it
was said that cooling wasn't an issue in their test mule, even in 90 degree
plus weather. He states it's because the blower delivers the mixture more
evenly to each cylinder and with greater efficiency. Somehow that doesn't seem
right when you're pushing six pounds of boost into the cylinders. I can almost
hear the detonation! I know that some people on this list have fitted blowers
to their cars. Does this jibe with your experience?
Don't want to start an argument - just think this something of interest to
many of us.
JIm
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