Sorry about the double post, I screwed up somewhere.
Setup so nice he posted it twice
Sorry about the double post, I screwed up somewhere.
Man, I just got a techno-woodie.
if I had the money, that is the way I would go.
All energy turns to heat so any Fi system is going to run hotter than NA But the supercharger itself runs as no more than 80 deg C so there is not a lot of heat next to the impeller housing. So the only heat increase is generated by compressing the air. There is no excess heat in the exhaust as unlike a turbo there is nothing restricting the flow, this also means the cylinders fill much more efficiently. The down side is that the supercharger takes more energy to turn it. In return we get fantastic throttle response and a perfectly linear power delivery. We have changed the design this year to get the supercharger as inboard as possible, and with slight fairing mods it is possible to cover the drive train completely. And by putting the air intake above the blower we have good ground clearance.
Can we get some installed pics of the NEW setup with and without fairings?
My only problem with the supercharger is cutting fairings and/or it sticking out of the plastics. For the top speed stuff, wondering how bad the aero is affected. Anyone in the UK/Europe race one at the Land Speed events?
The engine was all stock when they started, and it's still basically stock. They lowered the compression, got rid of the oil cooler, the kit came with a modified airbox with an innercooler, also added a cooler and resevour for the traction coolant ($100 dollar a quart) and of course the PCV and accessories.