Street Supercharging

by Ganahl, Pat

• ISBN13: 9781884089299
• ISBN10: 1884089291
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Cartech Inc

Summary

For brute horsepower, nothing can equal a high-winding supercharged engine. From basic design and selection to hands-on installation tips, this easy-to-understand book explores many types and brands of superchargers. Filled with technical and practical advice from top experts, plus a listing of blower and accessory manufacturers. A definitive reference on modern supercharging.

Table of Contents

Blower Basics	4	(12)
Superchargers - Exotic Or Practical?	4	(2)
What is a Supercharger?	6	(1)
What a Supercharger Does	7	(2)
Types of Superchargers	9	(3)
Blower Background	12	(8)
History of Automotive Supercharging	12	(8)
Swap Meet Gems	20	(12)
Early McCulloch Blowers	21	(1)
The Frenzel	21	(1)
The S.Co.T./Italmeccanica	22	(1)
Early GMC Kits	23	(1)
The Pepco	24	(1)
KF/Fageol Superchargers	25	(1)
The Penco	26	(1)
Magnacharger	27	(1)
Other Roots Blowers	28	(1)
The Judson	29	(1)
The Latham	29	(3)
How Blowers Work	32	(14)
The Imperfect World of Supercharging	32	(1)
Density, Volume and Pressure	33	(1)
The Gas Law	34	(1)
The Problem of Heat	34	(1)
Blower Efficiency	35	(1)
Adiabatic Efficiency	35	(2)
Mechanical Efficiency	37	(1)
Volumetric Efficiency	38	(2)
The Air Density Ratio	40	(1)
The Limits of Supercharging	41	(2)
Expansion Ratio and Thermal Efficiency	43	(1)
So Let's Get Practical	44	(2)
Roots Blowers	46
Part 1: ``Jimmies''	46	(4)
Strengthening the GMC Blower	50	(3)
Setting The Clearances	53	(1)
How to Build a Street GMC Blower	54	(6)
How to Check a Used Blower	60	(3)
PART 2: The Blower Builders	62	(1)
Dyer's Machine Service	63	(1)
Blower Drive Service	63	(1)
Weiand	64	(2)
Don Hampton	66	(1)
Gene Mooneyham	66	(1)
Littlefield Blowers	67	(1)
Mike Kuhl	68	(1)
PART 3: Other Roots-Type Blowers	68	(1)
The Wade	68	(2)
B&M Automotive	70	(1)
Eaton	71	(3)
Other Types of Blowers	74	(1)
Centrifugal Blowers	74	(4)
Centrifugal Superchargers vs. Turbos	78	(1)
The Paxton Supercharger	79	(5)
Vortech	84	(1)
Accessible Technologies	85	(1)
Powerdyne	86	(2)
The Lysholm Screw-Type Compressor	88	(1)
Whipple Industries	89	(2)
Kenne Bell	91	(1)
Vane-Type Superchargers	91	(2)
The Shorrock	93	(1)
The Judson	94	(1)
The Bendix Supercharger	95	(1)
The Holley/Wankel	96	(4)
Supercharging on the Street	98	(2)
Block, Crank, Rods	100	(1)
Pistons and Rings	101	(3)
Cylinder Heads	104	(2)
Camshafts and Valve Train	106	(1)
Carburetion	107	(11)
Draw-Through Systems	108	(3)
Building Holley Carbs for Blowers	111	(3)
Building Carter Carbs for Blowers	114	(2)
Blow-Through Systems	116	(2)
Ignition Systems	118	(3)
Headers and Exhaust	121	(1)
The Cooling System	121	(1)
Blower Accessories	122	(4)
Nitrous Oxide Injection	122	(1)
Air Cleaners	123	(1)
Gauges	124	(2)
Supercharger Product Guide	126