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Shine Runner? Blown 312 V-8. 55 or 57? Did they have Paxton or similar superchargers back then?
Anyone know the purpose of the checkered V-belts?
Anyone know the purpose of the checkered V-belts?
My money's on 1957. I believe Paxton superchargers existed before WW2, though not sure if many were installed as factory. No idea on the belts..
I know they used some sort of supercharger on aircraft but no clue when they started placing them on autos.
Not sure who made them, but some configurations of the Bugatti Type 35 from the mid 1920's (35B and 35C) came with blowers...and the engines were absolute works of art...the type 35 was truly revolutionary in a number of ways.
There were a number of WW2 aircraft that used supercharging, both allied and axis. They also often employed water/alcohol injection for WEP (war emergency power - used frequently to get your ass out of trouble, I believe). I love my warbirds but my knowledge is a bit rusty at the moment.
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For anyone wondering why the P47 was so massive, this might clear things up a bit...
The pilot basically sat on top of all this as well as some large fuel cells. The P47 was a big girl with a hefty appetite for the go juice.
Automotive superchargers have been out there at least since the '20s, but they didn't become "popular" until post WWII. In the mid-late '50s into the early '60s Studebaker/Packard had factory supercharged cars, and I know Ford had some offerings too.
Factory Studebaker set up.
There have been some interesting setups offered, from the original Roots...
and various mountings of centrifugal.
And even this crazy bastard that came about in the late '50s IIRC. Latham Axial Flow supercharger. It works and sounds like a jet engine.
I knew they'd been around in various forms & versions but wasn't sure about the one pictured.
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