Re: Snapey's 1935 Racing Biposto

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2011/6/27 19:39:39

Back to earth now, I can see where your cut lines will leave the blower. Looks very doable, and it will definitely be crazy enough without building a 2-cycle, 4-cam, 16-cylinder. Those eight little cylinders should do more than enough.
Consider the builder who did the most with the least: Miller and his 4-cylinder intercooled turbo, one of the slickest designs ever. What was that again, something like 91 cid?

So, I think you've got plenty of displacement, and I will just note once again that as far as breathing is concerned, you'll probably have the manifold pressure to push a lot of air through the valves whether it wants to go through or not. Maybe just add a turbo to be sure? Belt and suspenders?

Plenty of hotrods in this country sport blowers and turbos--even twin turbos. Whether these setups actually run or not--or just serve as underhood ornamentation--I've never been able to determine.