Supercharged!!

So does any one know anything about superchargers for T1 motors. I hear a lot about turbo this and turbo that. However, nothing about superchargers. I know some supercharger were made back in the fifties but is anyone still making kits for the T1? If anyone has any leads on who sells a kit or even if you have see one on a T1 please respond. I seen this Porsche at the Pomona Show on 10-19 and it got me thinking? 7 PSI boost and 34% more H/p WOW that could be FUN!!
DS.
(Message Edited 10/26/2003 6:43:02 PM)

The guy that supercharges VW's is named Landy. you can find his ad in the back of Hot VW's.

The Judson vane-type supercharger was made for 1,300cc VW's, 1,250cc and 1,500cc MG's, 2,000cc Triumphs, and I think 4-cylinder Austin Healeys. They are now collectors items.

Shorrock or Paxton superchargers could probably be adapted to a VW but you might have to use one of the custom type cooling systems.

There are several different turbo setups available.

The Judson is a old speed collectors item.

I think he ment something more like
this

www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/index.mv?photo+82648.jpg

It's a pic of the Dick Landy Industries VW kit.

The new Vortec superchargers might be a better answer for the VW, but it still has some size problems.

Aaron
(Message Edited 10/27/2003 12:26:07 PM)

The new compact from Ford in LTA and Europe (Ford Fiesta) comes with a 1.0 liter supercharged engine. This charger can generate 8 PSI of pressure and enought air flow to drive an 1600cc engine.

It has been manufactured by Eaton in Brazil. The cost is around US$250 (only the charger). You are going to invest around US$100 more on a custom made pair of pulleys and belt.

I saw some beetles running with this Eaton supercharger in a show in Brazil. The coolest one was using the charger and a quadrijet carb. and the owner told me that the engine (1600cc) is generating around 110HP at low revs. (under 6k rpm).

Try www.blower.com.br

rgds, venzi

I thought supercharging worked best in low compression engines. Since most of our VW engines have rather high compression ratios, it would seem the addition of the extra boost would be a recipe for destruction in short order. Particularly with the VW style of piston which is held on by only four bolts through the fins so to speak.

I hope my perception is incorrect as I would love to boost my CB engine and blow away nearly any street challenger.

Theoretically, you can turbo or supercharge any compression ratio, but practicaly you have to watch out for detonation of the air/fuel mix before the spark ignites it. You can put additives in the gas to raise the octane rating to a high enough value. I don't know much about the VW engine studs, but I suspect they would have to be strengthened. The heads may also need to be strengthened if you plan to drive more than a few miles.

Marcio,

I went to the link you provided, but my Portugese is a little rusty :)

Do you have any direct links to the VW emgine with the Eaton blower? Or a link to somewhere I could by the Eaton?

Thanks
Aaron

Go to

autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/blownbugs/

it is a club for supercharged T1 and TIVs.

I am building a EFI, supercharged T1 and to the best of my knowledge I'm the only one that has done it with a Spyder. I'm using a vane type because of the size limitations. You will have to build a bullet proof motor and take a lot of time doing the research to put it together right. I've already spent three months and $7,000.00 and have another month and thousand dollars to go. I would be happy to share what I have learned but there isn't enough space to do it here. Send me an e-mail with any questions and I would be happy to answer them.

By the way, supercharger and turbo guys disagree about which makes more power, either way, forced induction will give your Spyder more than enough power to blow away the muscle car crowd.

And if you don't want to do all of the work and design your own supercharging system CB performance has and bolt on turbo/FI kit for under $2K that you can put on with simple hand tools over a weekend.

To use a supercharger or turbocharger, one can not have a crate engine. If he does, then he will do nothing, but tear the living hell out of it. However, if he does not have a crate engine and actually used high performance parts in the assembly of his engine--meaning, parts that can take one hell of a beating--then he is already half way there. The rest of the issues will exists in air flow and compression.

Mike