Actually Buddy I'm gonna make my own snout as it will have to mate to the location on my manifold, but I am looking for a set of pulleys and a belt, I have the crank snout and will machine the upper when I make the drive assy. Also a rear cover is needed. I might make my own or whatever. still trying to figure it all out, but I have more time than money, or so the saying goes........
My cousin Cecil Farrington who tractor pulls rigged up a homebrew blower on his big tractor. Compressed air! poor Cecil. he didnt know it wont work. (Man does it ever work too.! I had never heard a 6V71 GMC diesel at 6000RPM before. He replaced the turbo with the compressed air because of a rule allowing only one supercharger.) He has been riding me to try it on my slant six rail. So far I have resisted. Did the math though. Not really a great volume of air in a 1/4 mile pass. I think it was 67 cubic feet or something worst case senrio. Anyway. Blower. go for it. GMC? Scott? Magnusen? Eaton M90 or what? Don
What pulleys do you need? I have some extra belts also. I'll check on the rear cover when I get home this weekend. I also have an upper crank snout, I believe. You're welcome to whatever I have that you can use.
Buddy I'm looking for something that will put me in the 20% range or there abouts or anything that will give me a start like a 46x55........
Don.. 4-71 is what I have, and love those tractor guys and their home brewed thinking. Crewed on a buddy,s Allison in the early eighty's and what a rush it was all home made parts, made my day. Buddy that sounds kool.............
Looking forward to follow the uppgrade Carl We are also thingking of making a new setup with 14mm pullys. I happened to find a magnesium pully Kjell .............................. Taildragger&fenderless
Kjell it will all come in stages.....3-2, 4-2 then huffer so I have time, long as I don't kick the bucket................
! Carl you really makes me! I will live longer! So when are you going to the next stage? Br Kjell .............................. Taildragger&fenderless
Before next stage I still have some running to do with the 3-2's----- in fact I am working on this........ so much for today I'm tired.............
I like your stories....pictures are worth more than thousands of words! Are you documenting results as you go? Would be cool to see results somehow "graphed" or displayed on one page. Looking forward to future posts. Dennis
Looking good Carl We is also looking to make a new scoop for the Hilborn We'll see what we can do this winter. Kjell .................................. Taildragger&fenderless
See you at Eagle! Maybe we can get all the dragsters to pit with each other... Or at least all the flatheads! Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
Hey your're always welcome Trent More on the scoop.....Opening should be 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 Just have to weld the adapters and bend ....... But ran out of material so its off to Blue Collar monday.......
Well got some more done today........... welded up the adapters........ made the box....... stuffed it together...... Tacked it together and made sure it still fit..... Then all that was left was welding it together.......... Now I hope it is big enough or its back to the drawing board..... gotta get more air in!!!!!!!!
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