DoctorBlade wrote: In reply to Trans_Maro: You know, I didn't realize they were that antique. Time flies. I do like the look of the Super Slot...
Scary huh?
The superchargers they make nowadays only look similar to the old diesel blowers they were scavenging from Detroit Diesels in the '50s and '60s.
I do like the looks of a S.C.o.T crank driven supercharger though. That's an antique but it was -always- intended to be a supercharger 
Knurled wrote:akamcfly wrote: J2000? For real?Wait until he hears about how long the axles were. Rick Dobbertin's goal was to do the most extreme Pro Street car ever. The rollcage was stainless steel that he polished to a mirror finish, for example. He specifically chose the J2000 (he bought it new and negotiated the return of most of its mechanicals to the dealer!) because it was the narrowest shell he could find, and then he stuck the widest tires he could find into it. The answer, by the way, is nine inches each. Picture how narrow a rearend has to be for the axles to be nine inches long... HOLY CRAP WHY DO I EVEN REMEMBER ALL OF THIS???? For perspective, I'm fairly sure that Cliff Burton was still alive when this vehicle debuted.
I remember reading about it in Hot Rod and how many feathers were ruffled by it. I also remember the Testor's model kit of it. One of the most significant Pro Street cars and certainly the most significant Pontiac J2000.
Trans_Maro wrote:DoctorBlade wrote: In reply to Trans_Maro: You know, I didn't realize they were that antique. Time flies. I do like the look of the Super Slot...Scary huh? The superchargers they make nowadays only look similar to the old diesel blowers they were scavenging from Detroit Diesels in the '50s and '60s. I do like the looks of a S.C.o.T crank driven supercharger though. That's an antique but it was -always- intended to be a supercharger
S.C. o. Ts are driven off of belts. Are you thinking of a Potvin? Cause Potvins are bad ass.
Photo credit to Aeronca:
Trivia: the Roots helical type blower was originally designed in the mid 1800's as a solution to deep mine shaft ventilation problems. It had much less air 'leakage' past the lobes than fans, etc and had far fewer moving parts than a piston type compressor. It also did not require lubrication of the lobes.
Obligatory hotlink of a MGA Judson supercharger. I like the fins, an early attempt at intercooling?
Outercooling.
The not so classic look.
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