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03-08-2006, 08:16 PM | #1 | ||
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has anyone done this? ie fit a rootes blower to a 4L ford before? I mean there are turbo and centrifugal blower kits left right and centre, but I cant find any positive displacement kits.
has anyone heard of one? cya Ben |
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03-08-2006, 10:47 PM | #2 | ||
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Sure have. yella Terra made a M90 kit if i recall correctly. Infact there is one for sale at the moment.
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03-08-2006, 11:20 PM | #3 | ||
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so whats a rootes blower?
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04-08-2006, 01:00 AM | #4 | |||
let it burn
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04-08-2006, 01:24 AM | #5 | |||
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04-08-2006, 11:32 AM | #6 | ||
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Thats the one JC.
Thats an M90 with a big snout extension (fabricated by yella terra i believe)
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04-08-2006, 11:33 AM | #7 | |||
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04-08-2006, 09:02 PM | #8 | ||
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so wots the advantage to this compared to a centrifugal vortech or powerdyne blower? power? co$t? easyer to fit?
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04-08-2006, 10:48 PM | #9 | |||
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On the down side though they arent usually as good at top end power. But they sound awesome and provide absolute bucket loads of power as soon as you hit the pedal.
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05-08-2006, 05:23 AM | #10 | ||
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06-08-2006, 07:40 PM | #11 | ||
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i think i want one of these! yep, straight onto the xmas wish list :1syellow1
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