Sooo......in other words, it still sounds like your Judson had more
negatives than positives, or one would guess that you would have left it on
after the rebuild?!
Bob
>
>The Judson that I had on my 948 was a pure delight. The car ran great, 45%
>hp increase as measured on a dyno and no overheating problems. It did not
>care what elevation I drove at, from sea level to over 10, 000 ft. The
only
>thing that was not consistent with the advertisments was the gas mileage
(it
>was worse) and the blower oil consumption (it used more). However, my unit
>was installed in 1960 by a professional shop which was a dealer for Judson.
>The car was driven for almost two years, about 40,000 miles, before the
>blower was removed. My father was driving the car and suffered a broken
>crankshaft. When we did the rebuild he wanted the SU's back for the better
>gas mileage.
>
>Bob and Annice
>1960 Bugeye (Mk. IV in disguise)
>1966 Sprite Mk. III (Still in Boxes)
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